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2019 election : Army to commence ` Operation Python Dance III’ nationwide Jan. 1

Daily Dispatch December 28, 2018

The Nigerian Army on Friday announced the commencement of Exercise Egwu Eke 111, otherwise known as Python Dance, in all parts of the country to combat security challenges during the 2019 general elections. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, who stated this at a flag-off ceremony

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Publish your shareholders, Shehu Sani tells Etisalat, Keystone bank

Daily Dispatch December 28, 2018

The Peoples Redemption Party member representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Shehu Sani, has challenged the management of the communications giant, Etisalat, and Keystone bank to publish the list of their shareholders without further delay. The senator through his verified Twitter handle on Friday said such action by the management

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Boko Haram sacks military bases carts away guntrucks, ammunition, rocket launchers

Daily Dispatch December 28, 2018

Boko Haram sacked two military bases in northeast Nigeria overnight as the jihadist fighters battle for control of a strategic town on Lake Chad, military sources said Thursday. Jihadists from the IS-supported Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) overran a naval base and a multinational joint task force (MNJTF) post in the fishing town of […]

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Breaking: Video: Why we killed Badeh – Suspect

Daily Dispatch December 27, 2018

An armed robbery suspect, Shuaibu Rabi, says he took part in the murder of the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (retd.), because they wanted to rob him. Rabi said this while being interrogated by policemen in Hausa language. Punch obtained a video clip of the interrogation on Thursday. The […]

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APC Presidential Campaign kicks off in Akwa Ibom Friday

Daily Dispatch December 27, 2018

President Muhamnadu Buhari will on Friday, Dec. 28, launch the 2019 Presidential Campaign of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Akwa Ibom. Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu, APC National Publicity Secretary, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Issa-Onilu said the president would use the occasion to present […]

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2019 Elections: Ezekwesili takes campaign to streets of Anambra

Daily Dispatch December 27, 2018

Former education minister and presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, on Thursday, took her campaign to the streets of Onitsha, Anambra State. There on the streets of Onitsha, Ezekwesili interacted with residents and urged them to vote her for president come 2019. According to social media posts by both […]