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Salkida reply FG, insist 98 Chibok schoolgirls are dead

Daily Dispatch April 15, 2018

Ahmad Salkida, journalist known for having access to the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents, insists that 98 of 113 Chibok schoolgirls in captivity have died. In a series of tweets on Saturday, Salkida said many of the girls died as a result of crossfires from security forces that were supposed to

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Blaming Gadaffi: Femi Adesina claims Nigerians twisted Buhari’s words

Daily Dispatch April 14, 2018

Presidential spokesman Femi Adesina has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s comments on former Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, on the killings by herdsmen in Nigeria were misinterpreted to score cheap political goals. Mr Buhari had on Wednesday in London told Archbishop Justin Welby that the farmers/herdsmen clashes were made worse by the influx of armed gunmen […]

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Leave Gaddafi out of your incompetence, you’ve failed Nigerians-PDP tells Buhari

Daily Dispatch April 13, 2018

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Thursday, told President Muhammadu Buhari to admit that he has failed in his promise to end insurgency in the country, instead of blaming late Muammar Gaddafi of Libya. Kola Ologbodinya, spokesman of the party in a statement said “For Buhari to have ran to Archbishop Justin Welby to declare that […]

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Uproar in Senate as Abaribe accused Buhari of incompetence

Daily Dispatch April 12, 2018

Thursday’s plenary at the Senate was almost disrupted following a deafening uproar following a claim by Senator Enyinnaya Harcourt Abaribe that President Muhammadu Buhari is incompetent. Abaribe’s allegation followed an adopted order 43 which he raised in reference to the excuse which the President gave while in London that the killer herdsmen were allegedly trained […]

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2019: We will be praying for you, Archbishop of Canterbury assures Buhari

Daily Dispatch April 11, 2018

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby during his visit to Abuja House London, to see President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed the church would be praying for him following his declaration for a second term in office. “You have my best wishes on your recent decision. I read your declaration speech. We are neutral as a […]

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Army nabs Boko Haram’s bomb specialist

Daily Dispatch April 10, 2018

Mr. Adamu Hassan, a Boko Haram insurgent specialised in making Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) has been nabbed by the Nigerian army. Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, the Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Operation Lafiya Dole, said the military apprehended the suspect in Kaltungo town of Gombe state. The suspect was arrested during a joint operation with Department […]