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Suicide bomber kills 7 in Borno

Daily Dispatch July 23, 2018

A male suicide bomber has killed seven worshipers during morning prayer in a Mosque on Monday in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno. Malam Ali Kolo, the Head of Vigilance Group in the area, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Kolo said seven other persons including a child,

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NIGERIA: EKITI WORKERS GIVE GOVERNOR FAYOSE 14-DAY ULTIMATUM OVER UNPAID SALARIES

Daily Dispatch July 23, 2018

One week after the ruling party in Ekiti state lost re-election to the government house, Ekiti workers have issued a fourteen-day ultimatum to Governor Ayo Fayose to pay all arrears of salaries and pensions of retirees. Acting under the aegis of Ekiti State Organized Labour, the workers said the Fayose government must clear all arrears […]

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Osun guber: Governor Aregbesola hails PDP for holding free, fair primaries

Daily Dispatch July 22, 2018

The Governor of Osun state, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has lauded the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for holding one of the most credible primaries in Nigeria. The PDP had on Saturday, conducted primaries for governorship aspirants, where the Senator representing Osun Central, Ademola Adeleke, emerged winner in a keenly-contested exercise. Receiving the Chairman of

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To end Boko Haram insurgency, include Muslim ummah in de-radicalisation process —SCSN

Daily Dispatch July 22, 2018

The Supreme Council of Shari’ah in Nigeria has decried its alleged exclusion from de-radicalising and rehabilitation of repentant members of Boko Haram insurgents. The SCSN comprises of the Council of ulamas (scholars) and the imams (preachers). They maintained that if the All Progressives Congress government had involved the SCSN in the process of de-radicalising the

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Stranded Nigerians: Govt. to arrest and prosecute swindling travel agents

Daily Dispatch July 22, 2018

Travel agents accused of swindling Nigerians who travelled to Russia for the 2018 World Cup tournament are to be arrested and prosecuted. The agents were reported to have cancelled the return tickets of Nigerian football fans and making them stranded after the 2018 tournament. The Nigerian Ambassador to Russia, Prof. Steve Ugba, said in an […]

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Obaseki urges Edo workers to embrace housing scheme 

Daily Dispatch July 22, 2018

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has urged the state government workers to embrace the federal government housing scheme to enable them become homeowners after retirement. Obaseki gave the advice in Benin during a sensitisation programme on the federal housing mortgage scheme for public sector workers in the state, organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)