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El-Zakzaky: Buhari-led government becoming lawless, oppressive – Group

Daily Dispatch April 16, 2018

Centrum Initiative for Development and Fundamental Rights Advocacy, CEDRA, a non-Governmental Organization, has described as “lawless and suppressive” the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government’s attitude towards the yearnings and aspirations of aggrieved groups in the country. CEDRA

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German engineer abducted in Kano, police escort killed

Daily Dispatch April 16, 2018

The Kano State police command said some unidentified gunmen on Monday in Kano killed a police escort and abducted a German engineer, identified as Mr. Michael Cremza. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Magaji Majiya, confirmed the incident in a statement in Kano. He said the gunmen trailed Cremza’s car to Sabon Titi Madobi Road […]

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El-Zakzaky: Police arrests 115 Shiites as normalcy returns to Abuja

Daily Dispatch April 16, 2018

The FCT Police Command on Monday confirmed that normalcy has returned to parts of Maitama following a violent clash between members of the El-Zakzaky-led Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) and security operatives. Crisis broke out following the refusal of security operatives to allow members of the sect to stage their daily sit-out in demand for […]

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Shiite, Police violent clash: PDP calls for immediate inquiry

Daily Dispatch April 16, 2018

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday called for an immediate inquest into the alleged violent clash between security forces and members of the Shiite movement, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The clash, which rendered human and vehicular movement cumbersome, lasted for several hours as men of the Nigeria Police Force struggled to […]

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N1 billion claim: Court dismisses Nigerian Army’s preliminary objection

Daily Dispatch April 16, 2018

The National Industrial Court, Abuja, on Monday dismissed the preliminary objection raised by the Nigerian Army, in a suit filed by retired Col. Danladi Hassan, seeking N1 billion as damages and to void his compulsory retirement. Hassan who instituted the suit is seeking to void his alleged compulsory retirement, reinstatement and payment of compensatory and […]

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Police forcefully disperse Abuja protesters + video

Daily Dispatch April 16, 2018

The police have forcefully dispersed protesters in Abuja, the Nigerian capital. Eyewitnesses said they ran for safety as the police fired teargas to disperse the protesters at the Unity Fountain, beside Transcorp hotel. The protesters are believed to be Shiites demanding the release of their leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky who has been detained without trial for […]