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Nigeria has 22 million cattle worth N3.4 trillion

Daily Dispatch April 16, 2018

Nigeria has a total of 22 million cattle valued at N3.4 trillion aside the staggering number of goats and sheep. This makes up about 50 percent of Nigeria’s total national budget. Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Nomadic Education, Prof. Bashir Haruna Usman, disclosed this, on

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Four policemen killed as gunmen attack Benue community

Daily Dispatch April 16, 2018

No fewer than four policemen serving with the Benue state command have been killed when suspected gunmen attacked Anyibe community in Logo LGA of the state. The incident took place on Sunday night. Moses Yamu, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, in Benue told DAILY POST on Monday that the gunmen invaded the community at […]

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US, Nigeria hold military summit in Abuja

Daily Dispatch April 16, 2018

Military top brass from across Africa on Monday kicked off a conference co-hosted by the United States aimed at boosting cooperation between countries fighting extremist groups. The African Land Forces Summit brings together “land force chiefs from across Africa for candid dialogue” to improve security, said the US Army in an April 10 statement. Military […]

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Saraki to FG: Rescue the remaining Chibok schoolgirls, Dapchi schoolgirl, Leah Sharibu

Daily Dispatch April 15, 2018

Senate President. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Sunday canvassed for concerted efforts by governments, security agencies, religious and community leaders, to rescue the remaining 112 Chibok Girls and the Dapchi school girl, Leah Sharibu, from Boko Haram’s captivity. In a statement by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, in Abuja, Saraki said even though

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PDP Social Media Handler Arrested

Daily Dispatch April 15, 2018

A social media handler of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mansur Ahmed, has been arrested. The media handler, according to available information, was arrested by operatives of the Jigawa State Police Command. Reasons for Ahmed’s arrest was not stated as at press time. However, it is believed that his critical comments on the Jigawa State Government […]

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We won’t relent on looters’ list-FG

Daily Dispatch April 15, 2018

The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that no amount of pressure, including the antics of hack writers and threats of litigation, will prevent it from releasing more names of the alleged looters of the public treasury. In a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said since […]