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I didn’t receive 2bn from recovered loots – Malami

Daily Dispatch May 27, 2021

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami SAN, has denied the allegations that two billion naira was paid to his office from the recovered funds.Malami made the denial in a statement by Dr Umar Gwandu, his Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations on

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Insecurity: Nigeria is in safe hands – Lai Mohammed

Daily Dispatch May 27, 2021

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has urged Nigerians not to succumb to the apocalyptic or doomsday predictions about the country because such predictions won’t come to pass. He assured that Nigeria is in safe hands despite the current security challenges bedevilling the country The Minister gave the charge on Thursday while […]

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Kaduna air crash: Nigerian Air Force sets up committee

Daily Dispatch May 25, 2021

Four days after the Kaduna air crash that claimed the lives of Army Chief, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and other officers, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has constituted an audit committee. The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao formed a team of serving and retired senior officers to conduct a safety […]

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UN calls for release of Mali’s President, others

Daily Dispatch May 25, 2021

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for civilian leaders in Mali to be released after military officers upset with a government reshuffle detained the president and prime minister at an army camp outside the capital. “I am deeply concerned by news of detention of civilian leaders of the Malian transition,” Guterres said on […]

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Agian gunmen burn down Iwollo Police Division in Enugu, kill four

Daily Dispatch May 25, 2021

Gunmen on Tuesday attacked Iwollo Oghe Police Station in Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State, killing four officers. The officers died of gunshot wounds sustained in a gun duel while trying to repel the attack. “The hoodlums, who came to the Station in their numbers, opened fire on Police Operatives on duty but were […]

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Saudi king solidarises with Nigeria, mourns Attahiru, others

Daily Dispatch May 24, 2021

The King of Saudi Arabia, Salman Bin Abdulaziz, has commiserated with President Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and Nigeria over the death of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru, and 10 other military officers. The officers were on board the Air Force jet that crashed in Kaduna on Friday. In a statement issued on […]