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BREAKING: Buhari suspends SGF, Babachir Lawal

Daily Dispatch April 19, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari has suspend Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal. Lawal was suspended along with the DG of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ayodele Oke. A statement signed by Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina

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Boko Haram: Troops eliminate 6 terrorists in Dissa, Borno

Daily Dispatch April 19, 2017

Troops of 192 Battalion, 26 Task Force Brigade, deployed for Operation LAFIYA DOLE, on Tuesday, carried out clearance operation of suspected Boko Haram terrorists’ hideouts at Dissa and Patawe general area, Borno State. During the operation, the troops neutralized 6 Boko Haram terrorists and wounded several others. Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman​, ​Director Army

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Updated: Buhari cancels FEC meeting….presidency explains why meeting did not hold

Daily Dispatch April 19, 2017

The Presidency has explained why the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council did not hold today. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said due to the Easter break, the council secretariat had no time to prepare and circulate memos to ministers. Shehu stated: “The staff on the […]

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Whistle blowing: We are chasing those who stole money – Adeosun

Daily Dispatch April 19, 2017

Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, has told the World Bank and parliamentarians across the world that the whistle-blowing policy of her ministry has yielded positive results. She said the federal government was currently on the trail of those who looted the nation’s economy dry. She made this comment while speaking at the global parliamentary conference […]

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Buhari cancels FEC meeting

Daily Dispatch April 19, 2017

The weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting did not hold today. The Council Chambers of the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, the venue of the meeting, is deserted as of the time of filing this report (11.35am) The Presidency is yet to officially explain the reasons the meeting did not hold. Buhari’s absence at last week’s […]

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Nigeria cannot divide – Osinbajo to agitators

Daily Dispatch April 19, 2017

The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, SA​N, has lambasted those seeking to secede from Nigeria, stressing that the country will not divide. Speaking to a delegation of the northern socio-political group, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) who visited him in his office at the State House, Abuja, Osinbajo condemned those who see nothing good in the […]