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We survived on weeds for refusing to fight for Boko Haram – escapee

Daily Dispatch August 29, 2017

A 25-year old housewife and mother of five, Aisha Bukar, has recounted her ordeal in the hands of Boko-Haram insurgents, saying she, her husband, mother-in-law and children, fed on ‘weeds’ to survive. Mrs. Bukar, one of the captives of the insurgents, escaped from their enclave after a military

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Abacha loot: Why we are finding it difficult to recover funds from US – Presidency [VIDEO]

Daily Dispatch August 28, 2017

The Presidency has disclosed why Nigerian government is finding it difficult to repatriate looted funds stashed in the United States, US, by the late Military Head of State, Gen Sani Abacha (rtd). Senior Special Assistant to President Mohammed Buhari on Prosecutions, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla, revealed that the failure of the immediate past administration was responsible […]

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15,000 rendered homeless as flood submerges seven communities in Benue

Daily Dispatch August 28, 2017

No fewer than 15,000 persons have been rendered homeless as flood wreaked havocs in Benue communities during the weekend. The affected areas include Benue radio station and Wurukum Market. Other communities affected were Welfare Quarters, Benue State University community, New Kanshio village, Rice Mill Wadata, as well as Idye and Achusa villages.The State Commissioners for

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Anyaoku, Akinriade, Utomi, Duke others plans to engage FG on national integration

Daily Dispatch August 27, 2017

Notable Statesmen and Eminent Leaders of thought across the country have concluded plans to mobilise national consensus and popular harmony on the agitations for the Restructuring of Nigeria to forestall possible degeneration of the festering ethnic political acrimony in the country These feelers emerged last week in Lagos at a media interaction organised by a […]

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Boko Haram factions ready for talks, says ex-commander

Daily Dispatch August 27, 2017

Two factions of the Boko Haram insurgency group may be ready for talks with the Federal Government, Abdulkadir Abubakar, a former commander of the group has claimed. Abubakar, also known as Abu Muhammad, was the chief intelligence officer of the Boko Haram group and one of its top commanders, until his arrest in June by […]

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EFCC freezes N8. 6billion in Bola Shagaya’s accounts

Daily Dispatch August 27, 2017

The EFCC has frozen over N8, 627,458,773.36 billion in three accounts of an associate and close friend of former first lady, Mrs Patience Jonathan, Hajiya Muinat Bola Shagaya. According to a report by The Nation, Shagaya’s relationship with about 10 firms/account names are also being investigated by the EFCC. The Kwara-born billionaire is however fighting […]