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”Helicopter drops guns for us” -Arrested bandit confesses

Daily Dispatch August 21, 2019

A bandit, Aliu Musa, after his arrest revealed that his gang gets their weapons delivered to them by a helicopter. The 20-year old on Wednesday narrated that he once watched helicopter drop weapons for his boss inside Dinya Forest in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State. “I once saw

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We’re not aware of Wadume’s presence and arrest- Layin Mai Allo residents

Daily Dispatch August 21, 2019

Residents of Hotoro Layin Mai Allo and Yandodo Hotorol in Nassarawa local government area of Kano state are still baffled over the arrest of Hamisu Bala Wadume, a suspected kidnap kingpin in their neighbourhood. The Nation reported. Wadume, who was trailed to his hide out in Hotoro Layin Mai Allo, has been whisked to the […]

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Breaking: Buhari names Mamman Minister of Power, Fashola to handle works and housing

Daily Dispatch August 21, 2019

President Buhari has named Sale Mamman as the Minister of Power with Babatunde Fashola named Minister of Works And Housing. The President announced this after inaugurating his cabinet in Abuja on Wednesday. Mr Fashola had served as Minister of Power, Works, and Housing under President Buhari’s first term. Mamman was a former assistant director electrician […]

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#RevolutionNow: Court refuses to release Sowore

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2019

A Federal High Court in Lagos has declined to order the release of SaharaReporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore and other persons in connection with the August 5, #RevolutionNow protest. Vacation judge, Justice Nicholas Oweibo, said he needed to first hear from the Federal Government, Department of State Services (DSS) and the Inspector-General of Police (IGP). He […]

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Attack: I’m unruffled- Ekweremadu

Daily Dispatch August 19, 2019

Former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, Monday evening, said he was unruffled by the attack on him by members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra in Nuremberg, Germany at the weekend. Ekweremadu advised Nigerians, including Igbo leaders, to feel free to travel to any part of the world they wished to, maintaining […]

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Attack on Ekweremadu, “uncivilised, undemocratic” – Atiku

Daily Dispatch August 19, 2019

Atiku Abubakar, 2019 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, has condemned the attack on former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, in Germany. Atiku described the attack on Ekweremadu as uncivilised and undemocratic. Some members of IPOB had attacked Ekweremadu in Nuremberg, Germany, on Saturday