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Nigeria, EU plan agreement on repatriation

Daily Dispatch April 9, 2017

Nigeria and European Union are working to have an agreement that will facilitate the repatriation of Nigerians living illegally in EU countries. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja that the EU also sought to engage with the

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Buhari, Tinubu felicitate with Dangote @ 60

Daily Dispatch April 9, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari and a National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, have felicitated with Africa’s renowned businessman and philanthropist, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on his 60th birthday. In separate statements, Buhari and Tinubu described Dangote as a successful businessman worth emulating. In a statement on Sunday, Buhari said he

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N448.85M: EFCC Searches for the Shop owner

Daily Dispatch April 8, 2017

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is trailing the owner of N448.85m discovered in a shopping plaza in Lagos State, spokesman of the commission in Lagos, Mr. Sam Amadin said. Amadin said the agency was making efforts to reach the owner of the complex, with a view to knowing who rented the said shop 64. […]

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There Are Over 3 Million Almajiris in Kano – Ganduje

Daily Dispatch April 7, 2017

Governor Umar Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has revealed that over three million almajiris from the North and some neigbouring countries live in the state. Speaking at the Kaduna Economic and Investment Summit, the governor said a recent survey carried out in the state established the huge number. He said, “In Kano, we undertook a […]

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Buhari not on warpath with National Assembly – Enang

Daily Dispatch April 6, 2017

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Ita Enang, has denied any rift between the President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly. Enang said this while answering questions from State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said, “I am here to confirm to you that the relationship between […]

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Boko Haram faction denies claims of starvation in new video

Daily Dispatch April 5, 2017

The faction of the rogue Boko Haram militant group led by Abubakar Shekau released a video on Tuesday denying that fighters are dying of hunger in its  strongholds in the northeast. “There is no food that we lack in this forest of Sambisa. It is not true that we have run out of food supply […]