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State police: Not only frightening but threatening- MSSN

Daily Dispatch February 19, 2018

The Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN) has on Sunday described the recent clamour from some quarters for the establishment of state police as not only frightening but threatening, looking at how security issues and politics are handled by some state governors. MSSN while sympathizing

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FG distributes 135, 500 bags of rice to displaced persons in North-east

Daily Dispatch February 19, 2018

The Government of People’s Republic of China has donated 135, 500 bags of rice for distribution to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) by Boko Haram insurgency in the North-east region. Mr Bashir Garga, National Zonal Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), made the disclosure in a statement on Monday in Maiduguri. Garga said the commodity was […]

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PSC reinstates five policemen accused of killing Boko Haram founder

Daily Dispatch February 19, 2018

Five Nigerian police officers who were accused of killing Boko Haram’s founder, Mohammed Yusuf, while in their custody, have been reinstated, a police oversight body said on Monday. The officers were charged with committing a terrorist act and unlawfully killing the Islamist group’s spiritual leader during days of unrest in the northeast city of Maiduguri […]

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Insecurity: Why Buhari should be supported not blamed – Uba

Daily Dispatch February 19, 2018

A Lagos based Businessman, Mr Vincent Uba has frowned at the reactions of Nigerians to the recent attacks by suspected herdsmen in Benue and some other parts of the country. In a statement made available to our correspondent on Monday, Uba, a former President of Catholic Brothers’ Forum, said that it was unfortunate that many […]

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ACF opposes state police, says its a recipe for more crises

Daily Dispatch February 19, 2018

The pan-Northern socio-political organisation, Arewa Consultative Forum, on Monday expressed its opposition to the creation of state police. The 36 state governors had endorsed the creation of state police to, according to them, address rising insecurity in the country. The governors’ endorsement was a follow-up after Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo supported its creation.

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Vital corruption lesson from South Africa- MURIC, says those who stole Nigeria’s money want President Muhammadu Buhari dead

Daily Dispatch February 19, 2018

Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has alleged that those who stole Nigeria’s money want President Muhammadu Buhari dead. MURIC noted that Buhari has blocked looters’ “access to easy money.” In a statement signed on Monday by its Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, the group also claimed that looters are using their loots to fight and “de-market President […]