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BREAKING: Fulani herdsmen kill SARS boss

Daily Dispatch February 7, 2018

The Officer-in-Charge of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, Saki Unit in Oyo State Police Command, has been killed by Fulani herdsmen. Nigerian Tribune reports that the SARS boss, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP, was killed on Tuesday night. He was said to have been macheted to

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Wike donates N200m to Benue IDPs

Daily Dispatch February 7, 2018

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday donated N200m to the people of Benue who were displaced from their homes following herdsmen invasion of their communities. Wike also called for comprehensive measures to resolve the “unfortunate killing” of Benue people by persons suspected to be Fulani herdsmen. The governor said the donation was for the […]

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Breaking: Police Apologise To Babangida’s Spokesman For Declaring Him Wanted

Daily Dispatch February 7, 2018

The Nigeria Police Force has apologised to Kassim Afegbua, the spokesman of Nigeria’s former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, for declaring him wanted.The apology was tendered on Wednesday when Afegbua went to the Force Headquarters to turn himself in after he was declared wanted by the Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood.Moshood, who also

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Police grills Babangida’s spokesman, Afegbua over statement on Buhari

Daily Dispatch February 7, 2018

Spokesman of former Military President, Ibrahim Babangida, Kassim Afegbua has arrived Police headquartered in Abuja. He is still being interrogated as at the time of filing this report. Afegbua had been declared wanted over a letter he issued on President Buhari on behalf on Babangida. Police spokesman, Jimoh Moshood, had accused Afeguba of “making false […]

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Oby Ezekwesili picks thrash at Kuje market + photos

Daily Dispatch February 7, 2018

Nigeria’s former education minister, Mrs Oby Ezekwesili, has hit the Kuje market to clean up the mess caused by traders. The Co-convener of Bring Back Our Girls movement has initiated PickThatTrash, IFNG, reports. Oby Ezekwesili leads others to clean up Kuje market The former World Bank’s Vice President, led some of her supporters to pick thrash […]

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EFCC arrests 15 ‘Yahoo boys, recovers charms, cars, coffins (PHOTOS)

Daily Dispatch February 6, 2018

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, have arrested 15 suspected Internet fraudsters for offences bordering on obtaining by false pretence, lottery scam and love scam. The suspects were identified as Adeyemi Tiwatope, 20; Odeyemi Olawale, 20; Nike Afolabi Olaiya, 20; Awe Abimbola Ireti, 23; Yusuf Aliu Oluwafemi, 20; Osidipe