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Photo News: Buhari meets Abdulsalami in Makkah

Daily Dispatch June 2, 2019

President Muhammadu Buhari received Chairman of Nigeria’s National Peace Accord Committee and former Head of State Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar in Makkah, Saudi Arabia during the OIC Summit June 2 2019. Buhari and Abdulsalami in Makkah sit for talks

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CAN condemns Buhari’s trip to attend OIC meting after inauguration, says its unconstitutional

Daily Dispatch June 1, 2019

The Christian Association of Nigeria has condemned President Muhammadu Buhari’s trip to the meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, a day after his inauguration, noting that it was unconstitutional and confirmed worries about the alleged Islamisation agenda. CAN added that as Buhari began his second term in office, he should have a blueprint for […]

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Breaking: Gunshots in Kaduna as Police disperse protesting Shi’ites

Daily Dispatch May 31, 2019

There was panic on Friday as Police operatives fired shots into the air to disperse members of the Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky- led Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) otherwise known as Shi’ites, who stormed the streets to protest the continued ‘incarceration’ of their leader, El-Zakzaky and his wife Hajiya Zeenat Ibrahim among some other members of […]

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Saraki loses international appointment as Ambassador-at-large

Daily Dispatch May 30, 2019

Nigeria’s Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki has finally lost appointment as Ambassador-at-large of the International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) for not meeting up with the necessary protocols demanded of the office. In a letter issued and signed by head of the Nigerian Office, Dr. Friday Sani which was made available on Thursday, Dr Saraki was […]

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Obasanjo returns to Abeokuta, says he did not escape plane crash

Daily Dispatch May 29, 2019

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has declared he was not on board the Boeing 777-300 aircraft Ethiopian flight that encountered bad weather during landing at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport on Wednesday. Obasanjo was widely reported to have been among the 393 passengers on the flight from Adiss-Ababa, capital of Ethiopia. But the former President said […]

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Alleged N1b oil fraud: court remands five oil marketers in EFCC custody

Daily Dispatch May 28, 2019

An Ikeja high court Tuesday remanded five oil marketers, alleged to have stolen petroleum products valued N1 billion, property of the United Bank for Africa (UBA). They are to remain in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) pending hearing of their bail application Justice Josephine Oyefeso ordered the five defendants remanded […]