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Over 500,000 people killed annually by small arms – UN study

Daily Dispatch June 19, 2018

More than 500,000 people are killed annually by revolvers, pistols, assault rifles, machine guns and other similar weapons, a new UN report, ‘Small Arms Survey’, has found. UN Chef de Cabinet Maria Viotti said the small arms and light weapons, which ended up on battlefields or urban streets and

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Court stops AUPCTRE from embarking on strike

Daily Dispatch June 19, 2018

The National Industrial Court, Abuja, has stopped the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Technical and Recreational Employees (AUPCTRE) branch of the Investment and Security Tribunal (IST) from embarking on any strike action. Justice Sanusi Kado, who gave the order on Tuesday, held that the order will be subsisting pending the hearing and determination of the […]

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Nigerian Army arrests two suspected terrorists in Benue

Daily Dispatch June 19, 2018

Troops of 72 and 93 Battalions have arrested two suspected members of a militia gang terrorizing residents of Katsina Ala in Benue State and its environs, following a tip off. The troops also recovered dangerous weapons including: one locally made gun, one pistol, seven rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, one round of 9mm ammunition. Texas […]

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Edo Chief of Staff drags Guardian newspapers to court, demands N252.5m as claim

Daily Dispatch June 19, 2018

Chief of Staff to Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, Taiwo Akerele, has dragged Guardian Newspaper to Edo State High Court, Benin City over a report on the Internally Displaced Persons(IDPs) rice and other relief items allegedly diverted. The suit filed by the chief of staff will be entertained on Tuesday at court 8, while in his […]

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Group demands immediate arrest of Saraki over Offa robber

Daily Dispatch June 19, 2018

As ENDS registered NGO commences protests for security today, Tuesday, we are circulating our letter of protest with our demands to the Nigerian authorities for total security overhaul. Our protests will commence in Abuja at noon at Millennium park, and across states around the nation and at Nigerian High Commissions abroad. Our letter to the Presidency, House of […]

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ISIS threat: FG orders tighter security on local flights

Daily Dispatch June 19, 2018

The federal government has ordered an intensified screening of passengers and luggage on news that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria is planning to attack commercial flights. This was made known in a letter sent from the office of the secretary-general of the federation to the director-general of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, the […]