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Labour party alleges NLC, TUC of conspiracy to distabilise the party

Daily Dispatch November 21, 2018

Labour Party has alleged Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and the Trade Union Congress, TUC of plan to call an illegal and unconstitutional convention. The party in a statement issued by its Director of Publicity and Media Strategy, Yinka Richards in Abuja condemned in strongest terms and

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Boko Haram has killed 2,300 teachers, destroyed 1,000 schools – UNESCO

Daily Dispatch November 21, 2018

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) says Boko Haram has killed 2,300 teachers in Nigeria’s northeast since the start of the insurgency in 2009. In the 2018 UNESCO global education monitoring report (GEM), the UN agency said 19,000 teachers have been displaced in the region, affecting access to education. “In north-eastern Nigeria,

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“My Transition Hours”: Yoruba Ronu disagrees with Jonathan over state of economy

Daily Dispatch November 21, 2018

The Yoruba Ronu Leadership Forum says it disagrees with former President Goodluck Jonathan on his assessment of the current state of the nation’s economy in his book ‘My Transition Hours’. The forum says the economy is better under President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. The Yoruba Socio-Cultural group expressed its reservation to Jonathan’s allegation in a statement

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US Embassy to close Abuja, Lagos offices Thursday

Daily Dispatch November 21, 2018

The United States Embassy in Nigeria has announced that its offices in Abuja and Lagos would be closed on Thursday, November 22, 2018. The US Embassy stated that the closure would be in observance of Thanksgiving. The embassy announced the closure in a post through its official Twitter handle, @USEmbassyAbuja The tweet read: “The U.S. […]

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Customs officers kill woman in Lagos

Daily Dispatch November 21, 2018

The Nigeria Police in Badagry, said it had arrested seven customs officers over the killing one Mrs Patience Oni and injuring an innocent man at Forte Oil Filling Station near popular Badagry Roundabout in Lagos state. The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Badagry Police Station, Mr Samson Akhiromen, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in […]

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Obaseki approves Ehiozuwa as new head of service

Daily Dispatch November 21, 2018

ABIODUN JIMOH, BENIN CITY  Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has approved the appointment of Isaac Ebose Ehiozuwa as the new Head of Service of the state. Ehiozuwa takes over from Mrs Gladys Idahor who retired from the Edo State civil service last week. A statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie […]