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Killing of Police: Buhari orders Army HQ to investigate incident

Daily Dispatch August 8, 2019

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Defence Headquarters to commence immediate investigation of incident involving the troops of 93 Battalion, Takum, Taraba, which resulted to the death of three police officers and a civilian. The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar,

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APC describes ex-President Goodluck Jonathan as “push and stat president”

Daily Dispatch August 8, 2019

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena, has cautioned the former President Goodluck Jonathan to be mindful of making misguided comments so as not to ridicule his person. Nabena Further stated that the former president never won any election even in his home state of Bayelsa. The APC deputy spokesman was […]

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Osagie, SUN Newspaper MD resigns

Daily Dispatch August 8, 2019

The Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of The Sun Newspaper, Mr. Eric Osagie, has resigned his appointment. He resigned a few minutes ago following expiration of his term. A source close to the paper told our correspondent that the management of the Newspaper have been in a meeting since morning over the expiration of the term of the […]

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Breaking: Soldiers free arrested kidnap kingpin, kill 3 policemen & one civilian

Daily Dispatch August 7, 2019

Some rogue Nigerian soldiers have opened fire on police operatives, who arrested a suspected kidnap kingpin in Ibi, Taraba State and were taking him, in handcuffs to Jalingo, the capital. The soldiers killed 3 of the police operatives, who were members of the IG Intelligence Response Team and a civilian. And then did the unexpected: […]

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Breaking: Judge denies FG’s request to detain Sowore for 90 days

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2019

A Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, has denied the request of the Federal Government for an ex-parte order to keep convener of RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, for at least 90 days. The human rights crusader was picked up in a Lagos hotel in the early hours of Saturday by operatives of the Department […]

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#RevolutionNow: Court to rule on Sowore’s detention order Thursday

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2019

An Abuja Federal High Court will, on Thursday, rule in the application filed by the Department of State Service (DSS), seeking an order to detain Mr. Omoyele Sowore, the African Action Congress (AAC)’s presidential candidate in the 2019 elections, for 90 days pending the conclusion of its investigation. In an exparte order with number: FHC/ABJ/CS/915/19, […]