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Police ordered to pay N1 million to magistrate for violation of human rights

Daily Dispatch October 31, 2018

A Kano State High Court, on Wednesday ordered the Nigerian Police Force to pay N1 million as compensation to a magistrate, Hajara Hamza, for violating her fundamental rights. The Judge, Justice Ibrahim Karaye, gave the order in his ruling on the case instituted on March 8, 2018. Hamza had

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AEMA set to award young and innovative Africans in South Africa.

Daily Dispatch October 31, 2018

By Punarimam Fehintola The founder of The African Economic Merit Awards McEva Temofe said it is important for Africans to realise that youths in Africa are blessed with potentials , innovation that has not been utilised and rewarded. He made this Statement at the unveiling of the Africa Economic merit award  nominees in Abuja.   […]

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How Jonah Jang ‘diverted’ N2 billion MSMEs fund – witnesses

Daily Dispatch October 30, 2018

A witness, Mr Uchenna Igwe, who was a Senior Manager, Zenith Bank, Branch Head, Jos in 2015, has told the Plateau state High Court sitting in Jos how the administration of former Plateau Governor, Senator David Jang, allegedly diverted the sum of N2 billion disbursed by the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) for Micro, Small […]

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Again Shiites clash with security operatives in Abuja

Daily Dispatch October 30, 2018

Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) have clashed with security operatives again in Abuja. The incident, which is the third in less than one week, occurred on Tuesday in the city centre of the Federal Capital Territory. The group said its members were holding a procession to mark the 2018 Arbaeen, a Muslim […]

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Shiites: PDP expresses concern over extra-judicial killings

Daily Dispatch October 30, 2018

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed concern over what it saw as the mounting tension, escalating public restiveness, violence and rising cases of extra-judicial killings in the country, under the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration. A statement issued by Kola Ologbondiyan, its National Publicity Secretary, in Abuja on

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Amnesty International expresses concerns over Shiites, Soldiers clash

Daily Dispatch October 30, 2018

Amnesty International Nigeria has expressed concerns over the clash between members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria known as Shiites and officers of the Nigerian army. Members of Shiites had on Monday, in Abuja held a march to protest the detention of their leader El-Zakzaky and other members by the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur […]