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Breaking: Judge kidnapped inside court

Daily Dispatch May 18, 2021

Gunmen have abducted a judge identified as Alhaji Husaini Sama’ila at a Sharia Court in Bauren Zakat village in Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State. It was gathered that the attackers broke into the court around 3pm on Tuesday and abducted the judge. Katsina is one of the states most

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Breaking: Emir of Kano, others escape death as plane suffers engine failure on air

Daily Dispatch May 18, 2021

Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado-Bayero, and many others have escaped death after an aircraft heading to Abuja from Kano developed engine failure, 10 minutes after take-off. According to the report, the plane with the number VM1645 which was slated for take-off 1.30 pm had about a 30 minutes delay. The aircraft later took off around […]

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Breaking: El-Rufai fires Kaduna nurses below level 14 for going on strike

Daily Dispatch May 18, 2021

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has sacked all nurses below grade level 14 in the state for embarking on strike in solidarity with the Nigeria Labour Congress. The governor directed the Ministry of Health in the state to immediately advertise vacancies for the replacement of the dismissed nurses. Kaduna State has been grounded in the […]

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Breaking: Germany to return all Benin artefacts by 2022

Daily Dispatch May 18, 2021

Germany has agreed to return all Benin artefacts by 2022. The artefacts are those taken from the Benin Royal Court following the British incursion in 1849. This was announced on Tuesday at a press briefing in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The event was attended by the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed; Edo State Governor, Godwin […]

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Opinion: Post-COVID19 pandemic, Nigeria and France must seize the chance to strengthen military and economic ties

Daily Dispatch May 18, 2021

By Muhammadu Buhari, President, Federal Republic of Nigeria. Today, leaders from across Africa meet in Paris to discuss plans to recover from the impact of a common enemy – COVID-19. But for African nations from across the Sahel region and beyond, the issues are inseparable from the fight against another common enemy which is terrorism. […]

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IGP Usman flags-off ‘Operation Restore Peace’ in South East

Daily Dispatch May 18, 2021

· Says Special Operation Would Return Region to its Historical Peaceful Path The Inspector-General of Police, Ag. IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc (+), NPM, fdc has flagged-off a new special operational action plan code-named “OPERATION RP” for the stabilization of security order in the South-East Geopolitical Zone of the country. The IGP launched the special […]