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Troops arrest herdsman with bullet-proof vest

Daily Dispatch February 25, 2018

Troops on patrol have arrested a herdsman with a locally made bullet proof and cutlass at Chegba village in Logo Local Government Area of Benue. A statement signed by Col. Aliyu Yusuf on Sunday said the suspect had been handed over to the police. Yusuf also said that troops during the patrol

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Woman gives birth after being rescued from kidnappers (Photos)

Daily Dispatch February 25, 2018

A Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) team on Sunday morning rescued a pregnant woman from suspected kidnappers in Badagry, Lagos. The Corps Public Education Officer, Mr Bisi Kazeem, said in a statement on Sunday that the woman gave birth to a baby boy immediately after she was rescued. Vehicle used by the suspected kidnappers “At […]

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Governor Gaidam faults Nigerian Army over mismanagement of insurgency

Daily Dispatch February 24, 2018

Governor of Yobe State, Ibrahim Gaidam, has blamed the security personnel helping in the management of the insurgency in the state for escalating the insurgency in the state by applying the wrong strategy in the state Geidam made the assertion, on Friday evening when the Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, paid a sympathy visit […]

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TUC to governors: Resign if you can’t pay workers

Daily Dispatch February 24, 2018

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) on Saturday advised state governors who could not address workers’ problems to resign. The TUC President, Mr Bobboi Kaigama, said in Lagos that workers could no longer vouch for state governments that non-payment of salaries was as a result of lack of funds. He said that the non-payment […]

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NDDC partners Innoson to train Niger Delta youth

Daily Dispatch February 24, 2018

The Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Victor Ndoma-Egba, has said the commission would partner with Innoson Kiara Academy in training Niger Delta youth. Mr Ndoma-Egba stated this on Friday when he paid a courtesy call on the chairman of Innoson Group, Innocent Chukwuma, at his Nnewi office. Innoson Kiara Academy is the training […]

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NSCDC arrests Boko Haram suspect in Edo

Daily Dispatch February 24, 2018

The Edo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps confirmed the arrest of of a self-confessed Boko Haram suspect. According to the Commandant of the NSCDC, Mr Makinde Ayinla, the suspect who gave his name as Sani was arrested in the early hours of Saturday. “Our men deployed to guard the premises […]