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EMIR OF LAFIA URGES CITIZENS NOT TO SMEAR LEADERS FOR SELFISH INTEREST

Daily Dispatch September 8, 2017

The Emir of Lafia, Dr Isah Mustapha-Agwai 1, has appealed to Nigerians not to smear or bring down those in positions of authority for personal interests, saying only God could give and take power. Mustapha-Agwai made the appeal when the IGP Ibrahim Kpotun-Idris visited him in his palace on

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SARS officials kill man who murdered six policemen, 19 worshippers

Daily Dispatch September 8, 2017

The Kogi Police Command said on Friday that the state would experience peace with the killing of the notorious serial killer, Lukman Issah, a.k.a Commander, on September 3 at Obeiba. Lukman, according to the police, had killed six policemen and 19 Christian worshippers before he met his waterloo in an operation led by the Special […]

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Atiku vs Buhari: Mama Taraba spent N12m on ghost projects – Nigerian govt

Daily Dispatch September 8, 2017

The Nigerian government has accused Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development for Minister, Aisha Alhassan (Mama Taraba) of spending N12m on ‘familiarisation visits’ to unnamed skill acquisition centres in 2015. This is contained in a report from the Auditor-General’s office. The report came days after Mama Taraba declared support for the presidential ambition of

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Fed govt to end gas flaring soon – Boroh

Daily Dispatch September 8, 2017

Brig. Gen. Paul Boroh, the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Niger Delta, says the Federal Government will soon introduce a programme that will end gas flaring in the Niger Delta. Boroh said this on Friday during the inauguration of a water project in Gelegele-Gbene community near Benin in Ovia North East Local Government […]

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Man Arraigned For Impersonating Lagos Deputy Governor

Daily Dispatch September 8, 2017

A middle-aged man, Adamu Aminu has been arraigned for impersonating Lagos Deputy Governor Idiat Adebule and fraudulently collecting N1million from an unsuspecting victim. The suspect who was arraigned by the Lagos State Government before an Ebute-Metta Magistrate Court allegedly duped the unsuspecting victim under the pretence of raising money for a bogus orphanage falsely

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Boko Haram kills eight farmers in Borno

Daily Dispatch September 8, 2017

Boko Haram jihadists killed eight people in a series of raids on farming communities in northeast Nigeria, civilian militia members and local residents told AFP on Friday. The attacks were carried out by gunmen travelling in pickup trucks and on motorcycles outside the Borno state capital, Maiduguri, on Wednesday and Thursday. Homes were razed, and […]