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Eid el-Kabir: Speaker Dogara Preaches Love, Tolerance

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2018

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has enjoined the Muslim Ummah and Nigerians in general to imbibe the spirit of sacrifice, love and tolerance for the peace, unity and  progress of the country. In a goodwill message to Muslims to mark the Eid el-kabir Sallah

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I cannot be in the same political party with Saraki b’cos light and darkness cannot exist together- Former PDP chairman

Daily Dispatch August 19, 2018

The founding chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Kwara State, Pa Kunle Suleiman, has revealed that he once told Olusola Saraki, father of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki that they will never be in the same political party. The politician, who left the party recently following the defection of Saraki to the […]

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Kofi Anna’s death means an end of a golden era in global politics – Saraki

Daily Dispatch August 18, 2018

The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki has described the death of former Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), Kofi Annan, as the end of a golden era in global politics and international relations. In a statement by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Mr Yusuph Olaniyonu, Saraki described the late Annan as […]

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Buratai, 49 senior officers takes language proficiency test in Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba

Daily Dispatch August 16, 2018

Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai and 49 senior officers on Wednesday at the Army Headquarters, Abuja took a language proficiency test in Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba languages. The army spokesperson, Texas Chukwu, a brigadier general, said the test was part of the army’s effort to ensure that all personnel are proficient in the […]

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Boko Haram funded by charitable donations,extortion, smuggling and kidnapping- UN report

Daily Dispatch August 16, 2018

The predominance of the cash economy is a major factor fuelling the nefarious activities of the Boko Haram and other terrorist groups in the Lake Chad Basin region, a UN report has revealed. This was contained in the 22nd Report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, pursuant to resolution 2368 (2017) concerning Islamic […]

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Why we suspended consular services – US

Daily Dispatch August 15, 2018

The U.S. Embassy Nigeria says it has temporarily suspended its consular services in Abuja due to reasons beyond its control. The embassy in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja maintained that its Consulate Office in Lagos was not affected by the development. While expressing regret on the inconvenience the development it might cause to applicants, […]