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Dubai crown prince settles hospital bill of Nigerian couple stranded with quadruplets

Daily Dispatch July 30, 2020

Hamdan bin Mohammed, Dubai crown prince, has paid the hospital bill of a Nigerian family that was stranded in the Middle East country. According to CNN, the prince directed his office to assist the couple after he got wind of their situation from news reports. Tijani and Suliyah Abdulkareem had

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Trump wants US 2020 election postponed

Daily Dispatch July 30, 2020

United States President, Donald Trump has called for the postponement of the 2020 election. On Thursday, the American leader made the call on Twitter. Trump expressed concern that the election would be fraudulent. His reason was the controversial universal mail-in voting. “With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the […]

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COVID-19: President goes into isolation as VP tests positive

Daily Dispatch July 30, 2020

Gambian President Adama Barrow has gone into self-isolation after Vice President Isatou Touray tested positive for COVID-19. “The Office of the President informs the public that Her Excellency, the Vice President, Dr. Isatou Touray, has been tested positive of COVID-19. “Consequently, the President, Adama Barrow, will be on self-isolation with immediate effect for two

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Mali opposition rejects ECOWAS plan, insists president quit

Daily Dispatch July 28, 2020

By AFP A protest movement that has sprung up in Mali, shaking President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita’s grip on power, on Tuesday rejected a compromise put forward by regional leaders and insisted that he quit. In a statement, the so-called June 5 Movement said it “demands the resignation of Mr. Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and his regime […]

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Dubai Police charges Nigerian woman with robbery, judgment day fixed

Daily Dispatch July 28, 2020

A Nigerian woman will know her fate on 20 August in Dubai when judgment will be delivered after a trial for assault and robbery. The unidentified 23 year-old Nigerian was tried at the Dubai Court of First Instance on Monday. She allegedly assaulted an Arab tourist, after luring him to a flat and robbed him […]

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Ghanian president says poor citizens to enjoy free electricity till 2021

Daily Dispatch July 26, 2020

To cushion the effects of economic hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo led Ghanaian government has extended free electricity to poor citizens till January 2021. The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, made the announcement on Thursday, adding that all citizens irrespective of social status would enjoy free water supply for the next three