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NDLEA seizes 404.9kg marijuana in FCT

Daily Dispatch March 2, 2018

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recorded a major breakthrough in its fight against hard drugs after it intercepted 404.9 kg of cannabis sativa, popularly known as marijuana, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Spokesman of the FCT Command of the agency, Mr Peter Adegbe,

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Trucks of fertilizer disappeared under previous govts – Buhari

Daily Dispatch March 2, 2018

President Muhammadu Buhari again on Friday took a swipe at his predecessors, saying trucks conveying fertilizer disappeared “miraculously” in transit under previous governments. Buhari spoke while granting audience to members of the Presidential Fertilizer Initiative at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He expressed delight that contrary to what happened under previous

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Alh. Yakub Missioner Ansarul-Islam Ikare Lived His Life for Islam, Humanity

Daily Dispatch March 2, 2018

A cross section of clerics in Ilorin have applauded the life and times of the late Missioner of Ansarul-Islam Society of Nigeria, Ikare, Ondo State, Alhaji Yakub Daniyal Alabi Aliagan, popularly known and addressed as Alhaji Ikare as they all acknowledged that the late Islamic scholar lived his life for the propagation of Islam, Islamic […]

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Buhari: ECOWAS needs to be leaner, smarter

Daily Dispatch March 2, 2018

President Muhammadu Buhari has called for a nimble-footed Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS. The Nigerian leader made the call when he received the new President of the ECOWAS Commission, Mr Jean Claude Brou at the State House in Abuja. President Buhari said ECOWAS should be run as a leaner and smarter organisation by […]

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Boko Haram abducts 3 people in Madagali, Adamawa

Daily Dispatch March 2, 2018

Boko Haram insurgents on Thursday, abducted three people from Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa state. Eye witnesses in Kaya village told Daily Trust that the militants shot a woman and abducted three men at night, while residents fled to the bush and returned in the morning. “Boko Haram insurgents launched surprise attacked on us […]

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Ambode pays N838m to 141 pensioners

Daily Dispatch March 2, 2018

Lagos State Governor, Akinwumi Ambode, has released N838 million for payment of accrued pensions to 141 retirees for February. A statement by the Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC), signed by its Director-General, Mrs Folashade Onanuga, said that the amount was paid to the retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). She gave the assurance that […]