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We invited Filipino Doctor to Treat Abacha Because They Are Cheap-Rtd. Gen. Ovadje

Daily Dispatch July 2, 2017

Retired military medical doctor and first African winner of the World Health Organization, WHO, Gold Award, Brig. Gen. Oviemo Ovadje has given reasons why unqualified Filipino doctors were invited to give medical attention to late Head of States, Gen. Sani Abacha. He said the Presidency in

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Biafra: We are for Nigeria – South East governors, leaders, Ohanaeze, others

Daily Dispatch July 2, 2017

South East governors, leaders and other stakeholders have opposed Biafra agitation and reiterated their commitment to a united Nigeria. The leaders also backed the call for full restructuring of the country on the platform of fairness and equity. Chairman of the South East Governors’ Forum, Dave Umahi, announced in the early hours of Sunday in […]

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Ogoni widows file civil writ accusing Shell of complicity in Nigeria killings

Daily Dispatch July 1, 2017

The widows of men who were hanged by Nigeria’s military government in the 1990s have launched a civil case against Shell, accusing it of complicity in their husbands’ executions. Esther Kiobel, the widow of Dr Barinem Kiobel, and three other women whose husbands were hanged in 1995, served a writ in a Dutch court this […]

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Group Asks EFCC To Freeze Zamfara Governor’s Bank Accounts

Daily Dispatch July 1, 2017

A pro-democracy and transparency-focused group, Concerned Nigerians, has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate Mr. Abdul’aziz Yari, governor of Zamfara State, and freeze all of his bank accounts. The group made the demand in a statement signed by Messrs. Deji Adeyanju and John Danfulani, Convener and Secretary respectively.

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Explosion kills four soldiers in Borno

Daily Dispatch July 1, 2017

The army has confirmed that it lost an officer and three soldiers in Borno state on Thursday when their patrol vehicle encountered IED buried on the road between Kangarwa and Alagarno village. Sani Usman, army spokesman, confirmed the incident in a statement on Friday. He said three other soldiers sustained various degrees of injuries, while […]

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Nigerian politicians are sitting on a time bomb-Bisi Akande

Daily Dispatch July 1, 2017

Bisi Akande, former interim national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said the monetisation of politics is a time bomb that “will soon kill Nigerian politicians” if it nothing is done about it. He said that the development of Nigeria’s political system is being curtailed by the practice. NAN reports that Akande stated […]