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BREAKING: DHQ declares IPOB a terrorist organisation

Daily Dispatch September 15, 2017

The Defence Headquarters has branded the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a “militant terrorist organisation’’ and urged parents to dissuade their wards from joining the group. In a statement in Abuja on Friday, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, the Director, Defence Information, therefore, restated

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Buhari off to New York to deliver country’s national statement at UNGA 72

Daily Dispatch September 15, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari will Sunday depart for New York to join other world leaders at the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 72).  Presidential spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, in a statement Friday, said the high point of the president’s visit would be his participation in the general debate with the theme “Focusing […]

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Tunisia abolishes Muslim women’s marriage restriction

Daily Dispatch September 15, 2017

The decades-old ban placed on Muslim women from marrying non-Muslim men has been abolished by the Tunisian government. The presidency announced the lift of the ban on Thursday in Tunis. Ms. Saida Garrach, Presidency Spokeswoman posted on her Facebook wall: “Congratulations to the women of Tunisia for the enshrinement of the right to the freedom […]

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I’m sorry for my statement, Minister apologises to APC

Daily Dispatch September 15, 2017

The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajia Aisha Jummai Alhassan, has apologized to the All Progressive Congress APC, over her statement that she would not support President Muhammadu Buhari should he decide to seek reelection in 2019. The minister, had last week  said she would support former Vice Presdent Atiku Abubakar, who is […]

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Army: No! We are not leaving Abia,says Exercise Egwu Eke II is commences today

Daily Dispatch September 15, 2017

The Nigeria army says it is not pulling its troops out of Abia state. In a news conference on Thursday, Okezie Ikpeazu, governor of Abia state, said the army had agreed to pull its troops out of Aba and Umuahia – the two most volatile areas of the state. He also said he was working to ensure […]

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You have not kept “national integration and cohesion” you promised- Catholic Bishops Conference tells Buhari

Daily Dispatch September 15, 2017

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) says President Muhammadu Buhari has not kept to his commitment to “national integration and cohesion” promised Nigerians in his inaugural speech on May 29, 2015. This was contained in a communique issued by Ignatius Ayau Kaigama, president of the CBCN, at the end of a meeting in Taraba state. The bishops […]