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3 girls suffocate inside parked car in Kano

Daily Dispatch February 17, 2018

The Kano State Police Command confirmed on Saturday that three girls died of suffocation inside a parked car in Sabon Gari area of Kano metropolis. “The car has been parked there for more than one year; the girls were playing around it and later locked themselves inside. “Apparently, they could

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Army denies freeing herdsmen in Edo

Daily Dispatch February 17, 2018

The 4 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Benin, has denied killing any vigilante member or freeing any suspected herdsmen in Edo. Capt Mohammed Maidawa, Assistant Director Army Public Relations, made this known in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Benin, on Saturday. According to Maidawa, the attention of the Headquarters 4 Brigade […]

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Herdsmen killings: 10 persons arrested for burning IDPs’ houses in Nasarawa, Benue

Daily Dispatch February 17, 2018

The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested ten persons for allegedly setting ablaze houses deserted by the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nasarawa/Benue border towns. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Nasarawa, DSP Idirisu Kennedy, stated this on Saturday while addressing journalists at the command headquarters in Lafia. Kennedy said amazingly some

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NAPTIP says 2,114 returnees evacuated from Libya

Daily Dispatch February 17, 2018

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) said over 2,114 Nigerian returnees from Libya had been brought to the country from January till date. The Head, Press & Public Relations of NAPTIP, Mr Josiah Emerole, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Saturday. Emerole quoted the Director-General of the agency, […]

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JUSUN begins indefinite strike in Nasarawa

Daily Dispatch February 17, 2018

The Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Nasarawa State Chapter, has commenced an indefinite strike following the failure of state’s Chief Judge to meet their demands on welfare issues. The Chairman of the union, Mr Jimoh Musa, made the disclosure in an interview with newsmen in Lafia on Saturday. Musa said the decision to embark […]

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Zamfara killings: Yari vindicates me on $1bn withdrawal- Fayose…decries killings 

Daily Dispatch February 17, 2018

Ekiti State Governor, Chief Ayodele Fayose, has said the claim by Zamfara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari, that security agencies failed to respond to the alert given them to prevent the massacre of people in Zamfara has vindicated his stance that no extra $1billion needed to be deducted from the Excess Crude Oil Account to […]