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2019 election: IBB lists reasons Buhari should not seek re-election

Daily Dispatch February 4, 2018

A former Military Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida has listed reasons President Muhammadu Buhari should not bother returning to power in 2019. The former Head of State highlighted the rate of killing and blood letting in the country by the Fulani herdsmen and Boko Haram insurgents in different

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Nigeria has no regrets fighting apartheid in South Africa -Buhari

Daily Dispatch February 2, 2018

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said Nigeria had no regret fighting apartheid in South Africa until a full democratic system was established in the country. According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President spoke while receiving the outgoing South African High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Lulu […]

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Boko Haram’s damage of 1,400 schools shocks UNICEF

Daily Dispatch February 2, 2018

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said 1,400 schools have been damaged or destroyed in Borno as a result of years of Boko Haram insurgency in the state. UNICEF stated this in its 2018 Humanitarian Response Plan for Northeast – Adamawa, Borno and Yobe – adding, less than 400 health facilities remained functional across the state. […]

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BREAKING: Herdsmen Killings: Osinbajo in meeting with Governors

Daily Dispatch February 1, 2018

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is currently in a closed door meeting with the governors of Adamawa, Ebonyi, Plateau, Kaduna, and Zamfara states, and the deputy governors of Benue and Oyo states. The meeting is a follow up to the working group formed in the last National Economic Council meeting (NEC) chaired by the Vice President. […]

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80 Cameroonian gendarmes invade Nigerian community, sack residents

Daily Dispatch January 30, 2018

At least more than 80 Cameroonian gendarmes late Monday night crossed the international border between Nigeria and Cameroon and invaded Danare, in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State. The gendarmes, according to sources, claimed that they were fighting Cameroon militants who took refuge in the community. There are well over 5,000 Cameroonian refugees […]

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Presidency, Senate hold security summit Feb. 1

Daily Dispatch January 30, 2018

The Senate in collaboration with the President Muhammadu Buhari and the Executive arm will on Thursday, February 1 and Monday February 5 convene a National Security Summit. In view of the multi-dimensional security challenges facing the nation, the summit will provide an all inclusive platform for heads of security and defence agencies, Governors, traditional rulers,