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Breaking: Suspected Boko Haram Terrorists Attack Yobe, Burn Down School, Health Centre

Daily Dispatch March 16, 2021

Suspected Boko Haram terrorists on Tuesday, launched another deadly attack on Katarko, a village in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State. The terrorists reportedly stormed the area as early as 5:30am and burnt down a primary school as well as the community healthcare center. Details shortly…..

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Breaking: Shoprite Group Leaves Nigeria

Daily Dispatch March 16, 2021

Shoprite Group has announced its unaudited results for the 26 weeks to 27 December 2020 in which sale of merchandise increased by 4.7% to R83.4 billion while its trading profit increased by 18.3% to R4.7 billion. The Group confirms that the terms of sale have been concluded for the disposal of a 100% equity stake […]

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Governors meet Thursday to deliberate on petrol subsidy, COVID-19 vaccines

Daily Dispatch March 15, 2021

Governors of the 36 states in Nigeria, under the umbrella of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, will meet on Wednesday to discuss issues related to petrol subsidy and COVID-19 vaccines. The governors disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday by Mr. Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, the Head, Media and Public Affairs of NGF Secretariat. The […]

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P&ID Scam: FEC didn’t approve controversial gas supply contract before it was signed – EFCC witness

Daily Dispatch March 15, 2021

An EFCC witness, Umar  Babangida, on Monday told an FCT High Court, that the Federal Executive Council neither signed nor approved the controversial Gas Supply Processing Agreement (GSPA) led to a 9.6billion dollars liability judgment against Nigeria. Babangida told the court that the GSPA was signed between Process and Industrial

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Kidnapping: Post armed guards to every school – Atiku to FG

Daily Dispatch March 15, 2021

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar says there is no better time than now for the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the education sector and to post 24-hour armed guards at every school, especially those in states affected by banditry. Abubakar said this in a terse statement he personally signed on Monday, […]

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Formation of Biafra government, a “theatre of the absurd by attention seekers” – FG

Daily Dispatch March 15, 2021

The Federal Government has described the reported formation of Biafra Customary Government by Asari Dokubo as a “theatre of the absurd by a joker seeking attention’’. Dokubo proclaimed himself as the leader of the new “Biafra de facto customary government” citing “injustice and marginalisation” on the Igbo found in various zones of the country as the reason for […]