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Insurgency: Saudi Arabia donates $10m to Nigeria

Daily Dispatch March 6, 2018

Saudi Arabia has donated of $10 million to aid the fight against the insurgency as Nigeria. Saudi Arabia’s donation is part of the King Salman’s Humanitarian Aid and Relief Programme. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Defence Minister, Mr. Nasir Mutbak, said in Abuja on Tuesday that the donation is for

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Police arrest suspected cultist, recovers grenades, military uniform, others

Daily Dispatch March 6, 2018

The Police Command in Bayelsa on Tuesday said it had arrested a suspected cult member and pipeline vandal, Temona Alison, that had been operating in the state. The Spokesman of the command, DSP Asinim Butswat, disclosed this in a statement which he made available to newsmen in Yenagoa. Butswat said four hand grenades, one live […]

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Consult your home oracles for miracles, Nigerian does not have enough – Shehu Sani tells George Weah

Daily Dispatch March 6, 2018

Shehu Sani, Senator representing Kaduna Central, on Tuesday reacted to the visit of President of Liberia, George Weah to his Nigerian counterpart, Muhammadu Buhari. Weah had yesterday met with Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Reacting to Weah’s visit, Sani, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, warned the Liberian President against taking advice from

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Suicide bomber kills three CJTF members in Borno

Daily Dispatch March 6, 2018

The Police in Borno on Tuesday confirmed that three members of the Civilian Joint Task Force were killed and 17 other persons injured in a Monday night suicide bomb attack in Maiduguri. The Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Joseph Kwaji, , said in a statement issued in Maiduguri that the incident occurred at about 8:30 […]

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12 million girls become child brides yearly – UNICEF

Daily Dispatch March 6, 2018

An estimated 12 million girls under 18 are getting married every year globally, according to new data from UNICEF released on Tuesday. The newly collated figures signal a 15 per cent drop in the last decade, from one in four to approximately one in five girls. UNICEF warned that if child marriage continues at the […]

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PenCom approves N8.26bn as death benefits in third quarter of 2017

Daily Dispatch March 6, 2018

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has approved N8.26 billion as death benefits to beneficiaries of 2,391 deceased employees during the third quarter of 2017. PenCom in its 2017 third quarter report posted on its website indicated that the approval in the quarter moved the cumulative death benefits payments to a total of N129.70 billion.. PenCom […]