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Army to Launch Operation Crocodile Smile II in South South, South West

Daily Dispatch September 17, 2017

As Operation Python Dance in the South-East region continues to generate controversy, the Nigerian Army said on Saturday that it would launch an operation, Crocodile Smile II, which would cover the South-South region and some parts of the South-West. The Director, Army Public Relations,

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UN General Assembly: Buhari is fit and in excellent shape- Onyeama

Daily Dispatch September 16, 2017

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, on Saturday declared that President Muhammadu Buhari is fit and in excellent shape. He spoke to newsmen at the UN headquarters in New York. Onyeama said Buhari is “firing up” to lead the Nigerian delegation to the 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly. Onyeama dismissed speculations in some […]

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US calls for calm in Army-IPOB clash

Daily Dispatch September 15, 2017

The United States Government has called for calm as violence between the Nigerian Army and the secessionist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra, continues to cause tension within the South-East. The US Diplomatic Mission to Nigeria said in a tweet on Friday that it was joining well-meaning Nigerians to sue for peace. The US, tweeted […]

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Anxiety in Kaduna as Igbos lock-up their stalls

Daily Dispatch September 15, 2017

The action of Igbos in Kaduna Friday created anxiety as all their stalls were under lock and key, thus, suspending business activities. DailyTrust observed that all stalls belonging to Igbos in the state metropolis and its environs were put under lock and key for reasons unknown to the people. Residents of the state therefore became […]

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Nigerian Senate a merciless, ruthless organisation, behave ”like locusts” – Sagay

Daily Dispatch September 15, 2017

The Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Itse Sagay, has described the Nigerian Senate as “a merciless and ruthless organisation” with no value. Mr. Sagay who also added that the lawmakers behaved ”like locusts” said this on the sidelines of the Hallmarks of Labour Foundation Reunion Symposium held at the Nigerian Institute of […]

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Kanu’s action endangering Igbo living in North – Arewa youths

Daily Dispatch September 14, 2017

A Kaduna-based youth organisation, the Arewa Youth Forum (AYF), on Thursday, called on the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu, and his supporters to stop endangering the lives of their kinsmen resident in other part of the country especially in the North. The group believed that the IPOB was planning to […]