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Governor Masari Confirms Speaking With Buhari on Phone

Daily Dispatch February 24, 2017

Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari on Saturday said he spoke with President Muhammadu Buhari. According to the governor, ”On Saturday, I spoke with the president on phone, he is hale and hearty. All those castigating rumors on the health condition of the president should think

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BREAKING: FG Sacks All 9 Directors In NCAA

Daily Dispatch February 24, 2017

The Federal Government has sacked all the nine directors of the nine directorates in the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). The development is see as connected to the hard knocks the various key players in the sector recently slammed on the regulatory body in over the unstable state of the aviation sector particularly as it […]

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Lieutenant, 6 Others Killed In Fresh Boko Haram Attack

Daily Dispatch February 24, 2017

A lieutenant has been reportedly killed in a fresh attack by Boko Haram terrorists in Gajiram, a town 80 kilometers away from Maiduguri, Borno state capital. Punch reports that the lieutenant was killed alongside six other soldiers during an attack on a military formation in the area. A civilian vigilante Babakura Kolo said a gun […]

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Akeredolu Reveals Role Buhari Played In His Emergence As Governor

Daily Dispatch February 24, 2017

Newly inaugurated Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, on Thursday disclosed the role President Muhammadu Buhari played in his emergence as governor. In his inaugural speech, the newly sworn-in Governor said his emergence was based on the “steely disposition of the President to always stand against all acts not in consonance with decency, probity and […]

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Abubakar Shekau KILLS Boko Haram’s Spokesman

Daily Dispatch February 24, 2017

  Abubakar Shekau, leader of Boko Haram’s main faction, has admitted killing the group’s purported spokesman over a plot to oust him. In the 50-minute audio recording of a meeting with the inner circle of his militant Islamist group, Shekau said he killed “Tasiu” — also known as Abu Zinnira — who appeared in several […]

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No Nigerian Was Killed in South Africa, FG Backtracks

Daily Dispatch February 24, 2017

The Nigerian government on Thursday, February 24, debunked reports that some Nigerians were killed in a xenophobic attack in South Africa. Since the past week, there have been series of reports of attacks on Nigerians by South Africans. Speaking to journalists after a meeting with the High Commissioner of South Africa to Nigeria, the minister […]