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President Buhari was banned from entering US for 15 years over extreme religious views – Ex-VP Atiku Abubakar

Daily Dispatch December 2, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari was banned from entering the United States because Americans had reservations about his religious views, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar said Friday. Critics have long accused Mr. Buhari of holding extreme religious views that antithetical to modern democratic

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Why I cannot visit United States – Ex-VP Atiku Abubakar

Daily Dispatch December 2, 2017

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has explained why he could not enter the United States. There have been concerns that Mr. Abubakar was avoiding a trip to America because he fears a warrant was out for his arrest there. But Mr. Abubakar, who is expected to run for president in 2019, said in an interview […]

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BREAKING: 15 killed, 53 injured in Borno market suicide attacks

Daily Dispatch December 2, 2017

Fifteen persons were on Saturday killed and 53 others injured in a twin suicide bomb attacks on Biu market. Biu is the biggest town in the South of Borno State, and this is one of the worst attacks on the town by suspected members of Boko Haram. According to a statement by the spokesman for […]

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Jonathan: Borno Governor Frustrated Boko Haram War, My Achievements Incomparable

Daily Dispatch December 2, 2017

A former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, on Friday said the Borno State Governor, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, frustrated the war against the Boko Haram insurgents. So also did he say that contrary to opinion in some sections of the country, the achievements of his administration were incomparable. Jonathan, who was reacting to the speeches at the […]

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‘Nigerians selling us in Libya more wicked than Arabs’ — returnees recount ordeal

Daily Dispatch December 2, 2017

Some Nigerian returnees from Libya have recounted how they were sold as slaves in the country, with some claiming that their fellow countrymen were actively involved. A report by CNN had uncovered auctions of Africans, including Nigerians, in Libya. The report had generated global outcry and condemnation, with President Muhammadu Buhari ordering the evacuation of

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EFCC Asked Us To Remove Maina’s Name From Stop List, He’s A US Citizen – Immigration

Daily Dispatch November 30, 2017

The Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, Mohammed Babandede, has disclosed that the former Chairman of the Presidential Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, is a citizen of the United States of America and is in possession of three international passports. The NIS boss, who appeared before House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on the […]