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BREAKING: I Need Longer Period Of Rest, says Buhari

Daily Dispatch February 21, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said results of the series of medical checkups he carried out in the cause of his medical vacation had shown that he needed longer period of rest. He said this necessitated his staying back in London, United Kingdom longer than initially planned. The

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Northeast Crisis Centre Stage As Donors Meet In Oslo

Daily Dispatch February 21, 2017

The first-ever international donor conference focusing on the crisis in the north east of Nigeria gets underway in Oslo, Norway this week in hopes of raising more than $1 billion to fund humanitarian response in the northeast and Lake Chad region. The 2017 Humanitarian Response Plan for Nigeria seeks more than $1b targeted at the […]

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Buhari Not In London – Official

Daily Dispatch February 20, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari is not at the Abuja London House, an official told a Guardian reporter. The reporter who had went to the House, the official residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, UK, was told the President was not there. Buhari, currently on an indefinite medical vacation is believed to be […]

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Saraki To read Buhari’s Letters On Vacation Extension, Onnoghen’s Confirmation To Senate On Tuesday

Daily Dispatch February 19, 2017

As plenary resumes on Tuesday after a three-week break, President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki will on resumption read two letters from President Muhammadu Buhari on the extension of his holiday and the nomination of Justice Walter Onoghen as Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN on the floor of the senate. This disclosure was made […]

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With Jonathan, Boko Haram Would Have Taken Over Aso Rock – Presidency

Daily Dispatch February 19, 2017

The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu,  has pleaded with Nigerians to continue exercising patience with the President Muhammadu Buhari administration, describing him as a long distance runner not a sprinter. Garba Shehu, who spoke during an interactive session with Nigeria students and youths organized by the Citizen

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North- East Crisis, Fourth Biggest In The world – UN

Daily Dispatch February 19, 2017

The United Nations (UN) has said the humanitarian crisis in North-East Nigeria is the fourth biggest in the world.   Edward Kallon, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator disclosed this during a Media Breakfast Meeting in Abuja.   While lamenting the pathetic condition of victims of the Boko Haram insurgents in the country’s North- East region, […]