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Gas cylinder explosion kills 3 in Zuba

Daily Dispatch February 26, 2018

Three persons have been confirmed killed by gas explosion, while two others sustained various levels of injuries in Zuba community of Gwagwalada area council, at the weekend. Our reporter gathered that the deceased were the gas seller, a customer who brought the gas for refill and another

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Why many Nigerians are in Chinese Prisons – Envoy

Daily Dispatch February 26, 2018

Mr Wale Oloko, the Consul-General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Guangzhou, China, on Monday said that many Nigerians were in various Prisons in Guangdong Province for overstaying their visas. Oloko told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that some other Nigerians were also arrested for engaging in drug trafficking and other criminal offences that […]

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Dapchi: Muslims question withdrawal of troops before schoolgirls’ abduction

Daily Dispatch February 26, 2018

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC​) has condemned the abduction of 110 girls from Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State. ​Its Director, Prof Isha Akintola, in a statement on Monday, however, lamented that the incident occurred after troops were asked to leave the area. It expressed worry by the similarity in coincidental circumstances […]

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Payment of tithe not mandatory, no curses attached – Pastor Adeyemi

Daily Dispatch February 26, 2018

The Senior Pastor of Daystar Church, Pastor Sam Adeyemi, has given his views on payment of tithe by Christians. According to the cleric, curses attached to failure to pay tithe have expired and only worked in the Old Testament. The pastor said this while addressing his congregation yesterday, where he also pointed out that tithe […]

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NDDC awards scholarship to children of slain policeman

Daily Dispatch February 26, 2018

The Niger Delta Development Commission has awarded scholarship to seven surviving children of Sgt. Chukwudi Iboko, who died in a shootout with armed robbers. NDDC’s Managing Director, Mr. Nsima Ekere, said this in a statement issued on Sunday in Port Harcourt by the commission’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr. Ibitoye Abosede. The statement said that […]

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NAF deploys more jets in search of Dapchi school girls

Daily Dispatch February 25, 2018

The Nigeria Air Force (NAF), has deployed additional air assets, including Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) platforms to the North East Zone to intensify efforts at locating the missing Dapchi girls in Yobe. The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Vice-Marshal Olatokunbo Adesanya, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja.