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Institutions, businesses seek reprieve on Lagos-Badagry expressway

Daily Dispatch October 14, 2018

Stakeholders in the education and business sectors in Lagos have called on government to expedite action on the rehabilitation of the Lagos-Badagry expressway to alleviate the plight of commuters. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the highway, along which several institutions and

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Buhari pays tribute to late Justice Edozie, describe him as a jurist who applied law in principle

Daily Dispatch October 14, 2018

President Muhammadu Buhari has paid tribute to a former Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Justice Dennis Edozie, describing him as an accomplished jurist who diligently applied the law in principle. Buhari in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja, condoled with the family of the […]

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SERAP describes FG’s travel ban on 50 high-profile Nigerians as illegal

Daily Dispatch October 14, 2018

A human-rights group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), have reacted to the Federal Government’s travel ban on 50 high-profile Nigerians describing it as illegal. The group in a statement signed on Sunday by the Deputy Director, Timothy Adewale, said the order banning the alleged high-profile corrupt Nigerians from travelling abroad is arbitrary,

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Army Chief visits troops in frontline

Daily Dispatch October 14, 2018

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai has visited troops fighting Boko Haram Terrorists in the North East. Speaking during the visit, Gen Buratai commended the troops for their resilience and doggedness in the ongoing fight against insurgency. The COAS who was represented by the  Corps Commander Nigerian Army Electrical and Mechanical […]

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Bystander killed by Sokoto police for Tambuwal

Daily Dispatch October 14, 2018

An innocent bystander was  killed by a police stray bullet on Saturday as hoodlums allegedly attacked Governor Aminu Tambuwal’s motorcade in Sokoto. The victim, identified as Imran Ahmad-Alkanci, was on his way home after visiting  relations when he was shot. The source said the 22-year-old was trying to board a commercial motorcycle when the bullet […]

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Nigerian Army partners with UN on humanitarian affairs

Daily Dispatch October 14, 2018

The Nigerian Army is set to partner with the United Nations Office for the Coordination Humanitarian Affairs ( UN-OCHA) to develop capacity that will enhance their professionalism in promoting humanitarian principles and conduct during insurgency. The Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division Brigadier General Abdulmalik Bulama Biu, gave the assurance on Saturday