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Herdsmen strike in Taraba, kill five, raze houses

Daily Dispatch March 16, 2018

Several persons were said to have been killed and property worth millions of naira destroyed following a series of attacks on Takum and Ussa local government areas of Taraba State by herdsmen. Senior Special Assistant to the Executive Chairman of Ussa Local Government on Media and Special

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Adeboye visits Benue, says ‘I wept when I saw people weeping’

Daily Dispatch March 16, 2018

The General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Friday expressed displeasure with the mindless killings of people by Fulani herdsmen in Benue State and other parts of the country. Adeboye, alongside his wife, Folu, made his feelings known when he visited Benue to condole with Governor Samuel Ortom and pray for […]

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I offered N60m out of €1m Evans demanded, he rejected it —Kidnap survivor tells court

Daily Dispatch March 16, 2018

A Lagos-based businessman, Donatus Dunu, who was kidnapped sometime in February 2017, appeared before the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja on Friday to narrate his ordeal in the kidnappers’ den where he spent 88 days and how he managed to escape before his captors could make good their threat to murder him. He said […]

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Court of appeal orders continuation of Dino Melaye’s recall

Daily Dispatch March 16, 2018

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has thrown out an application by Senator Dino Melaye seeking to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from initiating the process of his recall. An Abuja Federal High Court had in September, 2017 given the electoral umpire the go-ahead to begin Melaye’s recall process. Justice Mohammed Mustapha-led two […]

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MRA Calls for Speedy Presidential Assent to Digital Rights and Freedom Bill

Daily Dispatch March 16, 2018

Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the Digital Rights and Freedom Bill into law as soon as he receives it from the National Assembly, saying it is the most practical way for his Administration to demonstrate its support for Internet freedom for Nigerians. In a statement in Lagos, MRA […]

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[BREAKING] Olusosun dump : Three pupils collapse as smoke forces closure of schools

Daily Dispatch March 16, 2018

Three pupils of Ikosi High School, Ketu, have reportedly collapsed following heavy smoke from the Olusosun dump in Ojota area. The environmental pollution, which began on Wednesday after a fire outbreak at the site, has forced many residents and business owners to run for safety. On Friday when our correspondent visited Ikosi, primary and secondary […]