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Senate to discuss T. Y. Danjuma’s self-defence comment on Wednesday

Daily Dispatch March 27, 2018

Following a point of order raised by Senator Yusuf Yusuf on the need for an investigation into the recent comment by former Minister of Defence, Theophilus Danjuma, the Senate has fixed Wednesday’s plenary to discuss the issue. The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, however, suppressed ‘nay’

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PDP’s apology to Nigerians: Move to the next step, return looted funds- Lai Mohammed

Daily Dispatch March 27, 2018

PDP’S APOLOGY TO NIGERIANS: MOVE TO THE NEXT STEP, RETURN LOOTED FUNDS – FG The Federal Government has asked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to go the whole hog with its apology to Nigerians by returning all the funds looted from the public treasury under its watch during its 16 years in power. In a […]

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ISS: Dapchi girls set free for religious reasons

Daily Dispatch March 26, 2018

South African think tank, the Institute for Security Studies, says it believes that the release of 107 youngsters – 105 schoolgirls and two young boys – by Islamic group Boko Haram was due to their religious background. In an interview with News24, ISS senior researcher Martin Ewi said the group realised their mistake after the […]

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Dapchi girls: How I made Boko Haram release abducted students – Aisha [VIDEO]

Daily Dispatch March 26, 2018

Aisha Wakil, human right activist has revealed her role in the release of abducted students from Government Girls Technical College in Dapchi, Yobe State. Wakil, also known as Mama Boko Haram said she pressured the insurgent group into releasing the girls abducted on February 19, 2018. Speaking with Channels Television, Wakil claimed that her role […]

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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 Central Region of the Country. The headquarter through its public relations

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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 […]