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Danger looms as Cameroon releases excess water from Lagdo Dam

Daily Dispatch September 13, 2018

There are palpable fear in Adamawa and its environs as the State Police Command has urged those living in riverine communities to relocate before Saturday, Sept. 15 to avoid impending flood. The command in a statement issued on Thursday by the Acting Public Relations Officer, DSP Habibu Musa,

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Amosun’s delegate stranded in Abuja airport, attempts to sleep at airport

Daily Dispatch September 13, 2018

Ogun State All Progressives Congress [APC] Chairmen who were taken to Abuja to defend the Governor Ibikunle Amosun “consensus list” were reported stranded at the Nmandi Azikwe Airport, Abuja yesterday night when they could not get a flight to take them back home and there was no hotel arrangement for them to spend the night. […]

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Minimum wage: Workers ready for showdown, back NLC ultimatum

Daily Dispatch September 13, 2018

Nigerian workers have thrown their weight behind the 14-day ultimatum issued by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), to the Federal Government over delay regarding new minimum wage. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Labour leaders had on Wednesday cautioned the Federal Government against foot-dragging on the new minimum wage and allow the […]

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Breaking: Court orders DSS to pay N10.5m to Jones Abiri

Daily Dispatch September 13, 2018

The the Department of State Services (DSS) has been ordered by a Federal High Court to pay the sum of N10.5 million as compensation to journalist, Jones Abiri, over his illegal detention for two years. Justice Nnamdi Dimgba who gave the judgement on Thursday, stated that the DSS did not deny arresting and detaining him […]

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Boko Haram did not capture Damasak town – Nigerian Army

Daily Dispatch September 13, 2018

The Nigerian Army has denied some media reports claiming Boko Haram terrorists have captured Damasak down in Borno state, describing the the reports as capable of misleading members of the general public and the world at large. Army spokesman, Texas Chukwu, in a statement sent to journalists, said the Nigerian troops instead neutralized the terrorists […]

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BREAKING: NULGE declares strike, opposes Fayose’s last minute employment

Daily Dispatch September 13, 2018

The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees in Ekiti State has declared an indefinite strike against Governor Ayodele Fayose, beginning from Friday, for alleged negligence of workers welfare and unpaid salary arrears. The workers are aggrieved that despite their goodwill to the administration, the state government had failed to honour an agreement signed recently at