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2019: President Buhari healthy enough to seek re-election – Presidency

Daily Dispatch January 21, 2018

A presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, has said President Muhammadu Buhari is presently in a better state of health than in 2015, to seek re-election in the 2019 general elections. Mr. Adesina said this while speaking with State House correspondents in Abuja on Sunday. He said though the

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Breaking: Herdsmen set Falae’s farm ablaze in Ondo

Daily Dispatch January 21, 2018

Men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have set on fire the farm of a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Olu Falae. The farm is located in Ondo State. Before now, Chief Falae’s farm had been attacked several times by herdsmen, with some of them kidnapping him two years ago. The kidnappers […]

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[BREAKING] Fulani herders must register with N5,000 in host communities, Fayose orders

Daily Dispatch January 21, 2018

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has ordered Fulani herdsmen to register with N5,000 in their host communities for identity and location. He also told Serikin Fulani in the state, Muhammed Abashe, that he will be held responsible for any further attack in the state. The governor, who was furious about the recent killing of a […]

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Breaking: Four Americans, Canadians Kidnapped In Kaduna Regain Freedom

Daily Dispatch January 20, 2018

Four Americans and Canadians kidnapped at gunpoint in Kaduna State have regained their freedom, The PUNCH is reporting.The highly authoritative newspaper said a senior police officer informed it that the victims were rescued around 7.30am on Saturday in fairly good conditions and had been handed over to American Embassy in Abuja for medical attention.Two suspected […]

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Let’s not sweep restructuring `under the carpet’—Obasanjo

Daily Dispatch January 19, 2018

Former President, Chief Olusengun Obasanjo, has cautioned against hushing the call for restructuring in Nigeria. Obasanjo made the call while presenting a plaque to Prof. Ehosa Osaghae, the Convocation Lecturer at the National Open University (NOUN) on Friday in Abuja. “We should not sweep the quest for restructuring under the carpet. “Let us talk about […]

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Osinbajo inaugurates committee to trace sources of terrorists’ fund

Daily Dispatch January 19, 2018

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday inaugurated the National Sanctions Committee at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The committee is saddled with the responsibility of tracing and freezing sources of funds for terrorists. At the brief ceremony, Osinbajo restated the present administration’s commitment to eliminating terrorism in the country. The Attorney-General of the