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Boko Haram: US, British Army here to support operations, not for combat – Gen. Irabor

Daily Dispatch May 30, 2017

The United States Army as well as their British counterparts operating in the northeast region of Nigeria were said to be around to support and give necessary advice to Nigerian soldiers fighting Boko Haram insurgency and not to participate in combat operations. The outgoing Theatre Commander,

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Buhari’s Health: Katsina cancels Democracy Day celebration

Daily Dispatch May 29, 2017

There was no celebration of Democracy Day in Katsina on Monday as many residents stayed indoors for the better part of the day. Business activities in the markets and commercial centres in the town also went on normally. There was no official statement from the government to celebrate the day while there were no formal […]

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Ramadan: Pray for Nigerian leaders, Dogara urges Muslims

Daily Dispatch May 28, 2017

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has enjoined the Muslim Ummah to use the opportunity provided by the Holy month of Ramadan to continue to pray for the leadership of the country, its peaceful coexistence and speedy economic revival. The Speaker made the call in a statement signed by his spokesman, Turaki […]

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NYSC member from Lagos State dies in Kebbi

Daily Dispatch May 26, 2017

A member of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) serving in Kebbi State, Yusuf Ege Olaide, with registration number KB/16 A/379, has passed away. State Coordinator, Alhaji Lawal Turawa, made the disclosure on Thursday during the swearing in ceremony on Batch A stream I at the NYSC permanent camp, Dakingeri. Turawa commended the state government […]

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Biafra: We did not plan to wipe out Igbos – Obasanjo

Daily Dispatch May 25, 2017

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has stated that it was not the intention of the Federal Government to wipe out Igbos during the civil war. Obasanjo made this comment at an event tagged, ‘Memory and Nation Building: Biafra 50 years later’, which held in Abuja on Thursday. The event was held to mark 50 years of […]

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BREAKING: FG tenders nine cash-filed boxes recovered from Justice Ngwuta

Daily Dispatch May 25, 2017

The Federal Government on Thursday tendered nine bags and boxes filled with local and foreign currencies before a Federal High Court in Abuja , that was allegedly recovered from a Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Sylvester Ngwuta. The items were said to have been recovered from Justice Ngwuta’s official residence in Abuja during a search operation […]