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Canada to Offer Temporary Residency to Travellers Stranded by U.S

Daily Dispatch January 30, 2017

Canada will offer temporary residency to travellers stranded by U.S. President Donald Trump’s orders temporarily barring people from seven Muslim-majority countries, a senior official said on Monday. Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen told a news conference he did not know how many people might

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Drug charges: NDLEA Vows To Push for Kashamu’s Arrest‎, Extradition

Daily Dispatch January 30, 2017

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has vowed to push for the arrest of Senator Buruji Kashamu. The agency said it has been “emboldened and strengthened” by the latest ruling of a United States court, which ruled that the senator must face drug charges. The US appeal court on Friday upheld the ruling against Kashamu, […]

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Bad governance: FCT indigenes back Tuface, donates 10,000 T-shirts for protest

Daily Dispatch January 29, 2017

Some young indgenes of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have declared support for the planned protest against bad governance in the country recently announced by the popular artist Tuface Idibia, even as the youth group has printed over 10,000 T-shirts in support of the event. Tuface had announced that he and others well known artists […]

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Buhari’s Latest Picture In London Attracts Social media Comments

Daily Dispatch January 28, 2017 Post a comment

A cross section of Nigerians have continued to comment on the latest picture of President Muhammadu Buhari, who is currently on a 10-day working leave in London, UK. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the new picture, which was posted on Friday night, showed the president in a relaxed posture with some of […]

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How Justice Yunusa Received N1.5m From Rickey Tarfa- EFCC

Daily Dispatch January 27, 2017

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Thursday informed the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja that Justice Mohammed Yunusa admitted collecting N1.5m from embattled Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Rickey Tarfa. The anti-graft agency claimed that Justice Yunusa did not deny collecting money from Tarfa, when the judge honoured an invitation by the anti-graft […]

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Buchi Emecheta: Nigerian author who championed girls dies aged 72

Daily Dispatch January 26, 2017

Nigerian author Buchi Emecheta, whose works included The Joys of Motherhood, Second-Class Citizen and The Bride Price, has died at her home in London at the age of 72. Emecheta’s books were on the national curricula of several African countries. She was known for championing women and girls in her writing, though famously rejected description […]