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Amotekun: South West Governors Meet IGP On Thursday

Daily Dispatch February 5, 2020

Governors of the Southwestern will meet with the Inspector-General, Mohammed Adamu, on Thursday to continue discussions on the operation of the security network for the region, also known as Operation Amotekun. Chairman of the South-West Governors Forum and Ondo Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, who

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Foreign Minister Onyeama hopeful US drop Nigeria from Visa blacklist

Daily Dispatch February 5, 2020

Nigeria’s foreign minister, Geoffrey Onyeama said Tuesday that he is confident his country will be removed soon from a list of countries facing visa restrictions, because it is already addressing U.S. concerns. After meeting with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the State Department, Geoffrey Onyeama acknowledged he had been “somewhat blindsided” by the visa […]

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Jonathan, Obasanjo meet on peace at global summit

Daily Dispatch February 4, 2020

Former presidents of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, and Olusegun Obasanjo met at the ongoing World Summit 2020 focused on ways to ensuring peace around the world. In a tweet on Tuesday, Jonathan expressed his delight at meeting with Obasanjo. Jonathan served as the President of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015 while Obasanjo served as military head […]

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Visa Ban: We Informed Nigeria Of Impending Action Since March 2019, Says US

Daily Dispatch February 3, 2020

The United States of America government says it notified all foreign governments of a change in its performance metrics for identity-management and information sharing criteria on March 11, 2019. In a proclamation published on the White House website, the US said Nigeria and the five other affected countries were among the worst-performing in the world. […]

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Insecurity: Situation in Northeast is getting worse – Senator Ndume

Daily Dispatch February 3, 2020

The lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Ali Ndume has decried the situation in the Northeast saying it is getting worse by the day. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Ndume regretted that the resurgence of the Boko Haram /Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) keeps

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“Our love for our state made us to join APC”- Imo Speaker

Daily Dispatch February 3, 2020

The Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Collins Chiji, has given reasons why 26 out of 27 members of the House left their parties for the All Progressives Congress after Hope Uzodinma of the APC was declared governor. Before the Supreme Court judgment that declared Uzodinma governor, most members of the Assembly belonged […]