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I have forgiven those that searched my house – Clark

Daily Dispatch September 8, 2018

Elder statesman, Edwin Clark, says he has forgiven those that invaded his house over alleged stockpiling of firearms. He made the statement  when Sen. Shehu Sani (APC- Kaduna) visited him in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that some policemen on Sept. 4, searched  Clark’s house for

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Boko Haram: Scores of sect members killed as NAF bombs Sambisa

Daily Dispatch September 8, 2018

The Nigerian Air Force has said the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE, has successfully destroyed some Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT) facilities and equipment at Alafa Yagayaga in Sambisa forest. According to the Air Force, ATF has also destroyed a suspected BHT ammunition depot in Kusuma on the fringes of Lake Chad, Borno. […]

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Flood: FG raises alert in 12 states

Daily Dispatch September 7, 2018

The Federal Government Nigeria, Friday warned that nine states on the axis of River Niger and three others on the River Benue axis were set to experience floods. The warning follows a comprehensive assessment by the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NHSA) showing that all indices that preceded the  2012 flood disaster were manifesting The states at risk of […]

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Police raid in clark’s Home: Secondus blasts Police, FG

Daily Dispatch September 7, 2018

…..says IGP should take responsibility, as he would have taken credit if they succeeded. The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus has fiercely criticized the Federal Government and the Police for the disgraceful way it raided the home of the elderstatesman and former Minister of Information, Chief Edwin K. Clark […]

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Presidential panel to recover $7bn bailout funds from commercial banks

Daily Dispatch September 7, 2018

The Special Presidential Panel for the Recovery of Public Property is to recover the seven billion dollars bailout fund granted commercial banks between 2006 and 2008. The panel Chairman, Mr Okoi Obono-Obla , said in Abuja on Friday that the banks had yet to refund the money over a decade after. Obono-Obla said that the […]

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Troops kill 14 Boko Haram fighters

Daily Dispatch September 7, 2018

The Nigerian Army says troops of the Operation Lafiya Dole have killed 14 Boko Haram insurgents and rescued 21 persons who were abducted by them (Boko Haram) in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno. The Director of Army Public Relations, Texas Chukwu, that the hostages were rescued on Thursday when the military raided a hideout […]