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Nigerians protest in Abuja, write Buhari over insecurity

Daily Dispatch July 17, 2019

Nigerians are protesting the high level of insecurity in the country, which has claimed the lives of innocent ones. The protesting citizens from different ethnic groups also wrote a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, demanding an urgent action to put an end to the killings. This comes few

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PDP asks Buhari to declare state of emergency on security

Daily Dispatch July 16, 2019

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency on Nigeria’s security. National Chairman of the party, Mr Uche Secondus, made the call while briefing reporters on Tuesday in Abuja on the PDP’s position on security in the country. He condemned the murder of Mrs Funke Olakunrin, […]

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House of Reps commends President Buhari for signing ACFTA

Daily Dispatch July 16, 2019

The House of Representatives has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA). This was sequel to a unanimous adoption of a motion by Rep. Odebunmi Dokun (APC-Oyo) at plenary on Tuesday. Earlier, Dokun recalled that Buhari, at the extra-ordinary session of the Assembly of African Union Heads of States […]

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Insecurity: Senate President Lawan proposes national security summit

Daily Dispatch July 16, 2019

President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan is proposing a national security summit to address the security situation in the country. Senator Lawan’s proposition forms part of his contribution to a motion raised by Senator Ayo Akinyelure on the murder of Mrs Funke Olakurin, daughter of the Afenifere leader. Senator Lawan believes it’s the duty of […]

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PEPT: Buhari played video where INEC said it could not transmit election results electronically

Daily Dispatch July 16, 2019

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Yakubu Mahmood has explained why the results of last general elections could not be transmitted electronically. This is contrary to the claim by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its 2019 presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, that the results of the last elections were transmitted to a […]

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Insecurity: Miyetti Allah calls for Obasanjo’s arrest, says Fulani should not be blamed for the rate of insecurity in the country

Daily Dispatch July 15, 2019

The apex Fulani socio-cultural organisation in Nigeria, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has criticised Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, for blaming herdsmen for the insecurity in the country, while calling for the arrest of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Obasanjo had written an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari on the prevalence of insecurity in the country,