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PDP commiserate with APC over Chairman’s demise

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2020

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Akwa Ibom State chapter has commiserated with its All Progressives Congress, APC, counterpart over the death of its State Chairman, Late Ini Okopido. Okopido died in the early hours of Wednesday at the Ibom Specialty Hospital after a brief illness, the APC had

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Nigerian soldier raped by five bandits gets pregnant, dismissed by Army

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2020

The Nigerian Army has dismissed a soldier for getting pregnant after she was raped by suspected bandits while travelling to Ogbomoso, Oyo State, The Punch is reporting. The rape victim was charged with a one count of “conduct prejudicial to service discipline,” found guilty and dismissed from the regiment. She, however, declined to speak on […]

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Al-Qaeda penetrating North West of Nigeria — US

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2020

The United States has disclosed that the Al-Qaeda insurgent group has started to penetrate the North West of Nigeria. The Commander of US Special Operations Command Africa, Major General Dagvin R.M. Anderson, who disclosed this during a briefing, said the group is also expanding to other parts of West Africa. Anderson, who spoke at a […]

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Nigeria Benefits From $1.87m COVID-19 Impact Support

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2020

Nigeria is one of 12 countries across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) receiving a share of a 3M grant totalling $1,875,000, being directed to projects supporting nutrition, mental and physical health, education and COVID-19 awareness, according to the most pressing local needs and country status of the pandemic. Specifically, United Way Greater Nigeria, the […]

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Katsina Baby Trafficking: National Association Of Nigerian Nurses Disown ‘Colleagues’

Daily Dispatch August 5, 2020

The Katsina State Council of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives has on Wednesday disowned and described the two suspected female nurses arrested by the police in the state as fake and imposters. Identified as Misira Tijjani and Grace Ejigu of the Okmos Clinic in Kofar Kaura quarters, Katsina state, the two suspected […]

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Nigerians are not banned from Dubai – Official clarifies

Daily Dispatch August 5, 2020

An official from the Dubai Tourism confirmed that it has not banned Nigerians from visiting the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Stella Fubara-Obinwa, its Director Africa, International Operations, made the clarification during a webinar organised by the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA), themed “Tourism Business Opportunities in Face of New Normal.”