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Nigeria is my problem – Buhari

Daily Dispatch December 7, 2017

“Nigeria is my problem,’’ President Muhammadu Buhari, currently on his first working visit to Kano, northern commercial city, has declared. “I will continue to do my best. Nigeria is my target and I will remain focused to move the country forward,” Buhari said at a dinner to welcome him on

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PHOTOS: Illegal immigrants in Libya waiting for repatriation  

Daily Dispatch December 6, 2017

African migrants queue to receive clothing aid prior to repatriation, at a detention center in the Libyan capital Tripoli’s eastern suburb of Tajoura on December 5, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD TURKIA African migrants queue to ride onto a bus on their way to be repatriated, at a detention center in the Libyan capital […]

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Buhari sets 500 inmates free in Kano

Daily Dispatch December 6, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday pardoned 500  inmates of the Kurmawa Central Prisons in Kano metropolis as part of Federal Government’s efforts to decongest prisons. Buhari granted the pardon when he arrived at the place in company with the state Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje and others. The president was on a two-day official visit to Kano […]

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Breaking: Baru cuts short London trip as fuel queues return

Daily Dispatch December 5, 2017

Maikanti Baru, the group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has cut short his trip to London, UK, as queues returned to the country’s filling stations. Baru was due to receive the Forbes Oil & Gas Man of the Year Award 2017 on Tuesday but had to fly back to the country because of what […]

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Parlous state of economy: I almost ran away from Nigeria in 2016- Buhari

Daily Dispatch December 5, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that he once considered running away from Nigeria in the early days of his administration. Buhari said he considered running away from Nigeria due to the parlous state of the economy that he inherited from the immediate past administration. Speaking in Cote d’Ivoire, Buhari said the situation was so bad […]

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President Buhari expresses worry over delay in repatriation of stolen funds

Daily Dispatch December 4, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed disappointment with western countries over delay, or outright refusal, to repatriate more stolen funds stashed in their countries, by ex-Nigerian government officials. He reiterated that the funds will go a long way in assisting the country build the much-needed infrastructure and create jobs for youth, as well as discourage those