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The only way to survive in Abuja is to organise protests – Ekweremadu tells protesters

Daily Dispatch July 3, 2018

Ike Ekweremadu, deputy senate president, says one way to earn a living in Abuja, the country’s capital city, is to organise protests. Ekweremadu said this on the floor of the senate while contributing to a debate on a motion sponsored by Barnabas Gamade, senator representing Benue north-east.

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Olisha Metuh’s alleged money laundering: Judge ordered Channels TV to play its morning programme, ‘Sunrise Daily’

Daily Dispatch July 3, 2018

The trial of the former national publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh has resumed at the Federal High Court in Abuja. In a short bench ruling on Tuesday, the trial judge, Justice Okon Abang, ordered Channels Television to play the DVD of its morning program, Sunrise Daily, where issues on the […]

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I made over 500 IEDs used for suicide missions by Boko Haram–Teenager

Daily Dispatch July 3, 2018

A 15 year-old former Boko Haram bomb maker has made a chilling confession about how he made over 500 underwear Improvised Explosive Devices(IEDs) used by insurgents for suicide missions on soft targets in the last five years. Ali Goni was only ten years old and in primary six when he was kidnapped in Bama. The […]

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FG tasks African leaders on corruption

Daily Dispatch July 2, 2018

The Federal Government has stressed the need for African countries to continue to strengthen anti-corruption laws and enforcement institutions and systems. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, made the call at the just concluded 33rd Session of Executive Council of African Union in Mauritania. A statement by Ms Sarah Sanda,  the Special  Assistant  to […]

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‘Presidency Not Committed To Security’, PDP Reacts To Police Protest

Daily Dispatch July 2, 2018

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the street protest by police personnel on special duty in Borno State has confirmed that the “Presidency has not been committed to providing security” for the people. The party made the claim in a statement by their National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Monday hours after the police personnel […]

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Southern Peoples Forum Leader Accuses Miyetti Allah Of Terrorism

Daily Dispatch July 2, 2018

The Publicity Secretary of Southern Peoples forum, Isuwa Dogo, has accused leaders of Miyetti Allah of engaging in and sponsoring terrorist activities. Dogo made these claims on Monday, on Channels Television programme, Sunrise Daily. According to him, local Fulani residents are not responsible for the incessant killings across the country but the Miyetti-Allah Cattle