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Police raid shrine in Osun, discover shallow graves

Daily Dispatch February 17, 2018

Operatives of the Osun State Police Command have raided another shrine suspected to be ritualists’ den in Ilobu Town in Irepodun Local Government Area of the state. According to the Commissioner of Police, Mr Fimihan Adeoye, who led the operation, the shrine which is a centre for nefarious

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Mass Wedding: Catholic priest sponsors 136 couples in Nasarawa state

Daily Dispatch February 17, 2018

Reverend Fr. Lawrence Soja-Anyembugu, Parish Priest in charge of St Sylvester Catholic Church, New Nyanya, Nasarawa state, has sponsored the marriage of 136 couples within two weeks. Soja-Anyembugu, announced this to newsmen on Saturday during the marriage matrimony of 83 couples in commemoration of his 10th priestly anniversary in St Patrick Catholic Church, Akwanga,

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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 not open the door and […]

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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, […]