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Breaking: Nigerian Army tackles TY Danjuma, urges Nigerians shun his advice

Daily Dispatch March 25, 2018

Nigerian military has on Sunday classified the statement credited to a former Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma, as an unfortunate statement coming out from a highly distinguished statesman especially now the military has embarked on demilitarization of the North

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Amnesty for Boko Haram will be counterproductive, SERAP writes Buhari

Daily Dispatch March 25, 2018

A civil society group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari urging him to “drop the proposed policy to grant amnesty to members of the Boko Haram terrorist group in the interests of justice”. The group said that any amnesty programme for the group would be counter-productive, “and […]

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Senator Saraki: Our prayers over Dapchi girls have been answered

Daily Dispatch March 21, 2018

President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has described the release of 101 of the 110 abducted Dapchi schoolgirls as the answer to prayers of millions of Nigerians. In a statements signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, Saraki commended President Muhammadu Buhari, the Nigerian security forces and the government of Yobe […]

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No money was found in our house-Boro’s wife

Daily Dispatch March 21, 2018

Embattled former Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator of Amnesty Programme, Brig. Gen. Paul Boroh (retd) has reacted to reports of $9 million cash being found at his residence. The former presidential aide dismissed the reports as untrue. Reports emerged on Wednesday that the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes […]

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No ransom was paid boko haram for the release of Dapchi school girls-Lai Mohammed

Daily Dispatch March 21, 2018

Lai Mohammed, minister of information, says the federal government did not give money to Boko Haram insurgents for the release of the Dapchi schoolgirls. Mohammed said this while speaking with state house correspondents in Abuja on Wednesday. He admitted that the government negotiated with the sect but said violence and confrontation were ruled out. The […]

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Mama Boko Haram rejoices over release of Dapchi school girls

Daily Dispatch March 21, 2018

A human right activist, Mrs Aisha Wakil, on Wednesday expressed joy over the release of Dapchi school girls from Boko Haram captivity. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the Federal Government announced release of the girls who were abducted by the insurgents at Government Science and Technical School, Dapchi on February 19. The insurgents […]