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Sen. identities 20 of the chibok girls released by Boko Haram

Daily Dispatch May 7, 2017

Member of the Senate representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Senator Shehu Sani, has identified 20 of the 82 Chibok girls recently released by Boko Haram in a Facebook post. They are Kwata Simon, Grace Dauda, Jummai Dauda, Thabita Pogo, Yanke Shetima, Jummai Miutah, Juliana Yakubu,

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Nigerian Community in South Africa Commends FG. Over 82 Release Chibok School Girls

Daily Dispatch May 7, 2017

The Nigerian Community in South Africa on Sunday commended the Federal Government for securing the release of 82 Chibok girls held in captivity by Boko Haram group. On the night of April 14, 2014, 276 female students were kidnapped from the Government Secondary School in Chibok town, Borno State. With the latest development, the Federal […]

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We will not watch you humiliate Ike Ekweremadu – Ohanaeze warns Buhari, EFCC

Daily Dispatch May 6, 2017

The Igbo socio-political organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has warned the Federal Government and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, that it will not sit idle and watch the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu being humiliated. Ohanaeze gave the warning while reacting to a recent alarm raised by Ekweremadu, where he alleged that the EFCC […]

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Breaking: Service Chiefs in Aso Rock

Daily Dispatch May 5, 2017

Three Service Chiefs visited the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja Friday morning. They were the Chief of Army Staff, Lt-General Tukur Buratai; the Chief Of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Sadique Abubakar and the Chief Of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Iba. The reason for the early morning visit is yet unknown. The military […]

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Emefiele briefs Buhari today

Daily Dispatch May 4, 2017

Twenty-four hours after the President’s absence from the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Emefiele, met Muhammadu Buhari behind closed doors. Mr Emefiele told journalists after the meeting, that the President expressed delight over the news that the sustainable increase […]

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Ekweremadu: We will not succumb to cheap blackmail- EFCC

Daily Dispatch May 4, 2017

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has advised the Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, to verify reports before making public allegations. The commission said it would not succumb to cheap blackmail. In a statement signed by its spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren on Wednesday, EFCC debunked the claims by Ekweremadu that it was planning […]