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NLC: Declare state of emergency to stop the killings

Daily Dispatch April 29, 2018

The National President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba, has called on the Federal Government to immediately declare a State of Emergency on security in the country, saying much innocent blood is being shed daily without sufficient action from authorities to stop the violence. The

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Atiku Abubakar: Nigeria’s president that cannot visit U.S

Daily Dispatch April 29, 2018

It is not a constitutional provision that one must visit the United States of America before becoming the president of Nigeria, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar , an aspirant, has said. The Vice President from 1999 to 2007 told the BBC Hausa service that he could be Nigeria’s president without visiting the USA. According to […]

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Eight feared killed as bandits attack Kaduna town

Daily Dispatch April 29, 2018

There was mourning yet again in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Saturday after armed bandits killed eight local miners in the area. The incident occurred at about 11 a.m., according to sources. The bandits were said to have stormed the forest where the local miners were carrying out their activities and […]

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Pope Francis decries Benue church attack

Daily Dispatch April 29, 2018

Pope Francis has decried an attack on a church in Nigeria that killed 15 people, including two priests. In remarks Sunday to the public in St. Peter’s Square, the pontiff prayed that Nigeria’s Christian community can find harmony and peace. The massacre last week occurred in Benue state in central Nigeria, which has recently seen […]

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Herdsmen killings: My heart bleeds for Nigeria -Gowon

Daily Dispatch April 28, 2018

Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon has said that his heart bleeds over the killing of innocent Nigerians by herdsmen and Boko Haram insurgents. He described the killings as “man’s inhumanity to man”. Gowon who spoke Saturday, when he paid courtesy call on Governor Rochas Okorocha at the Government House Owerri, Stated that “Nigeria […]

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Police arrest 500 suspects across Benue, Taraba, Adamawa

Daily Dispatch April 28, 2018

The Nigeria Police Force is poised to effectively curb insecurity across the federation and close to five hundred suspects have recently been arrested across Benue, Taraba and Adamawa states, Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Jimoh Moshood has said. “Honestly we are dealing with the situation head on, that is why we deploy strategies to prevent […]