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[BREAKING] Gunmen abduct five oil workers in Niger Delta

Daily Dispatch January 19, 2018

Five oil workers have been kidnapped in Nigeria’s restive southern Niger Delta region, an area regularly hit by militant attacks and abductions, police told AFP on Friday. Suspected militants seized the workers on Wednesday near the Ajoki community, which borders Edo and Delta States, said

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Communications minister attacks Ajimobi in letter to Buhari, Oyegun

Daily Dispatch January 18, 2018

The Minister of Communications, Alhaji Adebayo Shittu, has petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari; the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun; and a national leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, over the “unbecoming conduct” of the Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi. In the petition dated December 18, 2017, a copy of […]

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Osinbajo speaks on Africa’s economic transformation

Daily Dispatch January 17, 2018

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has told American scholars and professionals that Africa’s impressive economic transformation was being driven by ambitious businessmen and women. These entrepreneurs were stepping beyond national borders and going global, Osinbajo said at the inaugural “Africa Rising’’ lecture of the Harvard University Business School on Tuesday evening. He

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President Barrow Commends Buhari On Leadership Role

Daily Dispatch January 16, 2018

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja met behind closed doors with visiting Gambia’s President Adama Barrow at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Barrow commended President Muhammadu Buhari and Nigeria as a whole for the support given to his country. He further thanked President Buhari for the leadership role he played during the stalemate in the […]

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BREAKING: FG summons US ambassador over Trump’s ‘shithole’ remarks

Daily Dispatch January 15, 2018

The Federal Government has summoned the United States ambassador to Nigeria, Stuart Symington, over the derogatory remarks by President Donald Trump. Trump had  in a fit lambasted immigrants, stating that they were coming from ‘shithole’ countries, a statement that annoyed many concerned nations and generated serious criticisms from the African Union and others. Symington

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BREAKING: Gas explosion leaves 10 dead, others injured

Daily Dispatch January 15, 2018

At least, ten persons have been reported dead while others were severely injured after a gas explosion occurred at Second Coming Gas Plant located on CMD road in Magodo area of Lagos the state. It was learnt that the plant reportedly went up in flames a while ago spreading fast to other facilities in the […]