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Nigerian govt can’t tackle trafficking cartel let alone Boko Haram – CNN reporter

Daily Dispatch February 28, 2018

CNN undercover reporter, Nima Elbagir has described the Nigerian government as no match to human trafficking cartel in the country, adding that a government which cannot curtail an organised human trafficking cartel could not fight an insurgent group like Boko Haram. Elbagir made the remarks

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2019: Former CBN Deputy Governor, Prof. Kingsley Moghalu declares for Presidential election

Daily Dispatch February 28, 2018

Former Deputy Governor of Central Bank, Professor Kingsley Moghalu on Wednesday declares his intention to run come 2019 presidential election. Moghalu who made his intention know at a World press conference held at inside Shehu Musa Ya’adua conference centre, said it is time for a radical change in the political leadership of Nigeria. ” It […]

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Full text of Buhari’s letter to NASS rejecting Peace Corps

Daily Dispatch February 28, 2018

Full text of the letter written by President Muhammadu Buhari to the House of Representatives, rejecting the bill for the establishment of Peace Corps of Nigeria. President Muhammadu Buhari had on Tuesday written the Green Chamber, stating his reason for rejecting the bill. In the letter obtained by our reporter, the president wrote: “Pursue to section […]

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Dapchi schoolgirls: 37 in JSS, 73 in SSS says FG

Daily Dispatch February 27, 2018

The Federal Government has released the names and other details of the 110 girls who have yet to be accounted for, following the attack on the Government Girls Science and Technical College (GGSTC), Dapchi, Yobe State, on 19 Feb. 2018. Out of the 110 missing girls, 8 are in JSS1, 17 in JSS2, 12 in […]

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Presidency puts off this week’s FEC meeting

Daily Dispatch February 26, 2018

The Presidency on Monday said the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council will not hold this Wednesday. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a two-paragraph statement made available to journalists. Adesina attributed the cancellation of the meeting to President Muhammadu Buhari’s scheduled participation in

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Fresh Boko Haram abductions threaten gains for girls’ education in Nigeria

Daily Dispatch February 24, 2018

The kidnapping of dozens more schoolgirls in northeast Nigeria by Boko Haram militants could undermine efforts to keep girls in schools and threaten progress on women’s education in the region, experts said on Friday. At least 76 schoolgirls from the village of Dapchi were snatched by a faction of the Islamist group this week, according […]