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Group condemns Obasanjo, Babangida, Abubakar over alleged plot to replace Buhari in 2019

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2017

Former Heads of State retired Generas – Olusegun Obasanjo, Ibrahim Babangida and Abdulsalami Abubakar have been slammed over reports that the trio are considering the likes of former Governor of Kano state and serving Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso; Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state

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Army accused parents of donating their daughters to Boko Haram as suicide bombers

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2017

The Nigerian Army has accused some parents and guardians, especially those in the North East, of donating their daughters or wards to Boko Haram to use as suicide bombers. The spokesman of the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Sani Usman, said this in a statement on Saturday in which the Nigerian Army appealed for such practice […]

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Military foiled suicide bomb attack, kills 3 insurgents in Maiduguri

Daily Dispatch August 5, 2017

No fewer than three suicide bombers were killed by the military on Friday at Simari area of Maiduguri. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident occurred at Simari, outskirt of Maiduguri at about 10p.m. when a male and two female suicide bombers tried to infiltrate the town. The attack came barely 16 […]

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We must plan a Nigeria without crude oil –Osinbajo

Daily Dispatch August 5, 2017

The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Friday said the government had to redefine a post-oil era in Nigeria, noting that the country must adjust to realities. Osinbajo said this while delivering his speech at the Course 25 Graduation, National Defence College, Abuja. The Acting President spoke on a topic, ‘The Battle has changed’. Osinbajo […]

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REVEALED: Two newly-appointed ICPC board members ‘undergoing multi-million-naira probe’

Daily Dispatch August 5, 2017

Two board members of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other offences Commission (ICPC) whose appointments were approved by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo are being investigated for corruption, according to ICIR. The website said the anti-corruption agency is currently probing Maimuna Aliyu and Sa’ad Alanamu for alleged corruption in the region of N1billion. While

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A Nigerian Adekunle Ojo arrested for identity theft

Daily Dispatch August 5, 2017

Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut; Patricia M. Ferrick, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and Joel P. Garland, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, on Friday announced that Daniel Adekunle Ojo, 33, a citizen of […]