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BREAKING: Soldier kills suicide bomber in UNIMAID

Daily Dispatch April 10, 2017

One of the soldiers stationed at the University of Maiduguri, UNIMAID, has killed a suicide bomber who attempted to infiltrate the institution through its Works Department. The suicide bomber attempted to infiltrate the institution through the back gate but was gunned down by the soldier.

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EFCC need ‘staunch, Ogbologbo’ lawyers to win cases – Obasanjo

Daily Dispatch April 9, 2017

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, was losing cases because it lacks “staunch ogbologbo lawyers.” Obasanjo said rather than employ competent lawyers, the anti-graft agency goes for outsiders. The former President, who made the remark in Abeokuta, Ogun State was reacting to a charge by President

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How Ndume embarrassed me – Saraki

Daily Dispatch April 9, 2017

The President of the senate, Senator Bukola Saraki, has claimed that former Senate Leader, Senator Ali Ndume, tried to “embarrass” him, by accusing him of importing bullet-proof SUV jeep worth N370million. The upper Legislative Chamber had in March, suspended Ndume for six months for raising false allegations against Saraki and Kogi West lawmaker, Senator Dino

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Germany deports ISIS suspect to Nigeria

Daily Dispatch April 8, 2017

Germany has deported to Nigeria, an alleged Islamic extremist, an ISIS suspect, deemed dangerous by authorities. He is a German citizen, not Nigerian. The German news agency, dpa, reports that the 22-year-old man who was born in Germany and who hadn’t committed a crime, arrived in Lagos Thursday. The unidentified man was one of the […]

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Two suicide bombers die in failed Borno attack

Daily Dispatch April 8, 2017

The Borno Police Command said on Saturday that two suspected female suicide bombers died when one them detonated the Improvised Explosive Devise (IED) strapped on her body. The police said worshippers at Juddumari mosque in Maiduguri noticed the suspects and stopped them from attacking the worshippers in the mosque during the early morning prayer. The […]

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President Buhari appoints new chairpersons for NUC, JAMB, NECO (SEE FULL LIST)

Daily Dispatch April 7, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reconstitution of the boards of 19 agencies and paratatals under the Federal Ministry of Education for a period of four years. Mrs Chinenye Ihuoma, Director of Press in the ministry, made this known in a statement issued and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday […]