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Boko Haram: Troops Kill Fighters, Captures Gun Trucks Stolen From Niger Army

Daily Dispatch March 5, 2017

Troops of 8 Task Force Division, Nigerian Army, on clearance operations under the auspices of Operation LAFIYA DOLE in the North East, Saturday had an encounter with Boko Haram terrorists at Chikun Gudu, northern part of Borno State. Army spokesman, Brig. Gen. Sani Usman, in a statement said

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I was told I will be Nigeria’s last President – Obasanjo

Daily Dispatch March 4, 2017

Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed that he was told that he will be the last president of the country. He stated this in a recent interview with journalists in his Hilltop home in Abeokuta. Obasanjo also said the problem with Nigeria was leadership, but insisted there had been progress made since 1999. […]

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Southern Kaduna Crisis: It Cannot End In A Hurry-Osinbajo

Daily Dispatch March 3, 2017

…….says hate and anger set in Nigeria’s Acting President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo on Friday met stakeholders on the Southern Kaduna killings, saying that the crisis in the region cannot be put to an end in a hurry, because people have developed hate and anger out of the crisis. The Acting President was in Kaduna to […]

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BREAKING: Female suicide bomber blows up NNPC depot in Maiduguri

Daily Dispatch March 3, 2017

A female suicide bomber, believed to be member of the dreaded Boko Haram sect, early hours of Friday, attacked oil deport belonging to the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The bomber died immediately, while 3 tankers laden with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) are currently on flames. A source said that the NNPC depot, located along […]

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I Don’t Know My Genuine Age, says Obasanjo

Daily Dispatch March 2, 2017

Omooba Risawe Chief Olusegun Obasanjo,‎former Nigerian President has confessed   that,he does not know his authentic age,but only recalled that his late mother told him, he was given birth to on a market day. He made the disclosure at 2017 International Youth Variety Day and Public Presentation of Olusegun Obasanjo’s Books for Children, a part […]

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NIGERIANS REACTS TO RAID OF PEACE CORPS HEADQUARTERS, ARREST OF COMMANDANT,OTHER OFFICIALS

Daily Dispatch March 2, 2017

Omooba Risawe Scores of Nigerians have reacted to the Tuesday raid of National Headquarters of Peace Corps of Nigeria,PCN, and arrest of its Commandant General alongside some number officials of the corps. About two persons were alleged to suatained injuries during the raid The reactions which was for and against the raid by a joint […]