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U.S Donates 8 Military Grade Tents To Nigeria Police

Daily Dispatch January 13, 2017

The U.S. on Friday donated eight military grade multi-purpose tents to the Nigeria Police for quick return of civil authorities in communities liberated from the Boko Haram insurgents. Ms Rosalyn Wiese, the Director, U.S. International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, presented the items

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Southern Kaduna Crisis: Military Introduce “Operation Kunama 11”

Daily Dispatch January 12, 2017

In a bid to ending the massacre ravaging Southern Kaduna, the military has introduce a drilling exercise codenamed “Operation Kunama 11”. Also plan are underway to rename its exercise in the South East code-named “Operation Python Dance” in order to contain kidnapping in the region. These were parts of the resolutions reached at the Presidential

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Boko Haram scandal: UN strikes back at Governor Shettima

Daily Dispatch January 12, 2017

Following his attack on UN organizations, the UN Resident Humanitarian Coordinator to Nigeria, Edward Kallon, has refuted Borno Gov. Kashim Shettima’s allegations of under-performance and misuse of funds. Kallon said this during a courtesy visit to the Executive Director of Victims Support Fund (VSF), Sunday Ochoche, on Wednesday in Abuja, that UN agencies had scaled […]

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Allow Saro-wiwa’s Widow Access To Legal Document- Shell’s Lawyer Told

Daily Dispatch January 12, 2017

The widow of an activist executed after protesting against Royal Dutch Shell’s oil production in Nigeria has won access to legal documents for use in a legal case for damages against the oil giant that she says she plans to launch in the Netherlands. A U.S. judge in December told Shell’s U.S. lawyers to give […]

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$300m Diaspora Fund Out In March-Adeosun

Daily Dispatch January 11, 2017

Ola Adetunji Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun has disclosed that the  much-awaited $300 million Diaspora Bond will be rolled out in March, just has she announced the introduction of Family Home Fun for Nigerians in Diaspora. Adeosun, broke news at a meeting with Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on […]

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U.S To Strengthen Bilateral Relations With Ogun Govt.

Daily Dispatch January 10, 2017

Omooba Risawe The United States of America Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Stuart Symington has said that his country intends to strengthen the existing bilateral relations with Nigeria, saying this has become necessary to consolidate on the economic ties between both nations for more mutual benefits. Mr. Symington disclosed this in Abeokuta when he paid a […]