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Buhari commiserates with Tunde Bakare over mother’s death

Daily Dispatch May 14, 2018

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday commiserated with his former running mate,  Pastor Tunde Bakare, on the death of his mother,  Abigail. Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in a statement said the President commiserated with the General Overseer of Latter

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Kwara First Lady, 1000 women pray for Nigeria

Daily Dispatch May 14, 2018

Mrs Omolewa Ahmed, the Wife of Gov. Abdul-Fattah Ahmed, on Monday advised Nigerians not to relent in their prayers for restoration of the nation’s peace and security. Ahmed, the Founder of Life Empowers Anchors Hope (LEAH), who gave the advice at second edition of ‘Kwara Mothers Pray’, said the prayer was to seek divine intervention […]

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Leah Sharibu marks 15th birthday in Boko Haram custody

Daily Dispatch May 14, 2018

The kidnapped teenage student, Leah Sharibu, will on Monday mark her 15th birthday in the custody of her captors. Miss Sharibu is the only one of the schoolgirls kidnapped from Dapchi still with the terror group, Boko Haram. It is now almost two months since the Nigerian government negotiated the release of the 105 abducted Dapchi girls. […]

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Gunmen attack Nigerian Air Force helipad, kill airman

Daily Dispatch May 14, 2018

The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, headquarters has said that its helicopter landing site, Helipad, in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital was attacked by unknown gunmen on Sunday. NAF, however, disclosed that its personnel on guard duty at the facility were able to repel the attackers in a shootout. A statement by the NAF’s Director of Public […]

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PDP mourns late CAN General Secretary

Daily Dispatch May 14, 2018

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday, described the death of General Secretary of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Musa Asake, as shocking and painful. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja, the party said that the demise of Asake’s death as big blow to humanity. “We note […]

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Buhari begins two-day visit to Jigawa today

Daily Dispatch May 14, 2018

President Muhammadu Buhari begins a visit to Dutse, Jigawa state today.The visit, which was initially scheduled for 7 May, was postponed because President Buhari went to London to keep an appointment with his doctor. He returned on Friday and said he was well.”I just went for a further medical check-up and I am alright, thank […]