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No policeman absconded from North East- Moshood, says all 2000 policemen are on ground in high moral

Daily Dispatch December 26, 2018

The Nigerian Police Force Headquarters have denied the media report that 190 policemen deployed to North East absconded. The Police Force in a statement on Wednesday said all 2000 Policemen deployed by the Force to the North East have reported and are on ground on combat operation fighting

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Saraki hails Dogara @ 51

Daily Dispatch December 26, 2018

President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki has hailed the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on the occasion of his 51st birthday. The Senate President commended Dogara’s leadership qualities and statesmanship. Saraki tweeted, “Happy 51st Birthday to Speaker of the House of Representives, Rt. Hon. @YakubDogara. “As you mark another successful year,

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Presidency warns political appointees, govt. officials against “influence peddling for corrupt pecuniary gains and other forms of extortion”

Daily Dispatch December 25, 2018

The Presidency has issued a stern warning to political appointees, government officials and party men against “influence peddling for corrupt pecuniary gains and other forms of extortion.” Malam Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, told State House Correspondents Tuesday in Abuja that complaints of extortions of innocent people by

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Yobe, Zamfara attcks: Sack service chiefs now – PDP tells Buhari

Daily Dispatch December 25, 2018

The Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sack service chiefs over the attack on Kukareta community in Yobe by insurgents; the Zamfara banditry, and perceived worsening insecurity, especially in the North West. The PDP also said the attacks and worsening insecurity have shown that the strategies of President Muhamadu Buhari, as

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2019: APGA presidential candidate begs co-contestants to play by the rules

Daily Dispatch December 25, 2018

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, John Gbor, on Tuesday, appealed to all his co-contestants in the 2019 general elections to ensure they adhere to the rules. He said politics should be used as an instrument to improve the welfare of the people and not to be used for extrajudicial killings. Gbor […]

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2019: IGP Idris will arrest, inject me to death today – Melaye cries out

Daily Dispatch December 25, 2018

The lawmaker representing Kogi West senatorial district in the upper legislative chamber of the National Assembly, Senator Dino Melaye, has alleged that the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Ibrahim Idris has concluded plans to arrest him today. The lawmaker further claimed that the police boss will also inject him (Melaye) to death. In a tweet on […]