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Buhari to receive 82 freed Chibok girls today

Daily Dispatch May 7, 2017

The Presidency says the 82 Chibok girls released yesterday are today due in Abuja to be received by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Punlicity, Malam Garba Shehu, said this in a statement late last night. He stated: “The President is

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How we freed Chibok girls – Buhari

Daily Dispatch May 7, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari late on Saturday said the 82 freed Chibok girls were released in exchange for some Boko Haram detainees. So also did the President state that the negotiation for the release of the girls was done in collaboration with the security agencies, the military, the government of Switzerland, the Red Cross, local and […]

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BREAKING: ‘BOKO HARAM RELEASES 80 ABDUCTED CHIBOK GIRLS’

Daily Dispatch May 6, 2017

Terrorist group, Boko Haram has reportedly released 80 of the abducted Chibok girls abducted in 2014, SaharaReporters reports. According to the news platform,  a top military source confirmed the news. According to the source, the release of the 80 abducted school girls came after further negotiations between the group and the Federal Government. He also […]

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JUST IN: America warns citizens about Nigeria, says Boko Haram ‘planning to kidnap westerners’

Daily Dispatch May 6, 2017

Foreign Office has warned westerners travelling to Nigeria to be careful as the Islamic terrorists, Boko Haram is “actively planning to kidnap” westerners to raise ransom money for their fight. The foreign office, according The Telegraph, says the sect is planning to kidnap foreign workers in Bama local government area of Borno state. Part of […]

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Soyinka urges EFCC to prosecute detractors on fight against corruption

Daily Dispatch May 6, 2017

Nigeria’s Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka, on Saturday in Lagos, called for the prosecution of those he described as detractors in the fight against corruption in the country. Prof. Soyinka made the call at the opening of his Vision of the Child Art Exhibition, 2017 edition, at Freedom Park, Lagos with the theme: Enhance the Heritage; […]

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BREAKING: 36 feared dead as 2 passenger buses collide, catch fire on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

Daily Dispatch May 6, 2017

More than 36 people were on Saturday feared dead as two passenger buses collided and caught fire at a Quarry site at Km 96, on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. According to an eyewitness, the two 18-seater buses had a head-on collision and the buses caught fire immediately. “All the passengers in the two buses were burnt […]