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[BREAKING] Lagos command dismisses nine policemen, demotes 25

Daily Dispatch January 2, 2018

The Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday said it has dismissed nine policemen found culpable of various offences. Twenty five other cops were reportedly demoted for offences bordering on gross insubordination, incivility and drunkenness, among others.  According to a statement by the state

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30,000 Nigerian soldiers homeless – Former Army chief, Ihejirika

Daily Dispatch January 2, 2018

Former Chief Of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant-General Azubuike Ihejirika (retd), has revealed that about 30,000 soldiers have no accommodation. Gen. Ihejirika, said the situation had forced army authorities to keep troops fighting Boko Haram insurgents for as long as three years in the North East, whereas they ought to spend between nine months and one […]

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President Buhari, Governor El-Rufai insensitive to killings in Southern Kaduna – CEDRA

Daily Dispatch January 2, 2018

Centrum Initiative For Development and Fundamental Rights Advocacy, CEDRA, has condemned in strongest terms, President Buhari’s “insensitivity” to killings in Southern Kaduna. It said Buhari has refused to speak against the killings and has also failed to visit the area. The group said it has lost courage in Buhari’s ability to advise Governor Nasir El-Eufai, […]

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Lai Mohammed mourns creative genius, Tunde Oloyede

Daily Dispatch January 2, 2018

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described the death of former Village Headmaster Producer, Chief Tunde Oloyede, as a big blow to the Creative Industry in particular and the nation in general. In a statement issued in Lagos on Tuesday, the Minister said Chief Oloyede’s demise has robbed the nation’s Creative […]

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God will punish me if I distribute public funds to few individuals – Gov. Obaseki

Daily Dispatch January 2, 2018

Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has said that the days are gone in Nigeria when idle funds existed. He said such funds were usually distributed to persons and groups for doing nothing. Against this backdrop, Obaseki said God will punish him if he distributed the commonwealth of the masses to a few cronies and […]

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Three Reverend Sisters still with kidnappers

Daily Dispatch January 2, 2018

About 49 days after they were kidnapped in Edo state, three reverend sisters were still held by their abductors, causing a concern in Catholic Church. Their continued stay with the kidnapers is dangerous for the sister, being women, the Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins, has warned. He appealed to the enforcement agencies […]