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Bad Weather: Osinbajo Cancel Trip To Ondo State

Daily Dispatch February 17, 2017

Following bad weather report, Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, has rescheduled his planned visit to Ondo State. The trip earlier scheduled for Friday has been moved to Monday. Osinbajo’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, disclosed this in a statement made

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How I Helped Atewe Shared N.8.5bn – Witness

Daily Dispatch February 17, 2017

An Abuja-based businessman, Mr. Nkem Ahidjo, claimed on Friday that N35m out of the N8.5bn allegedly diverted by retired Maj. Gen. Emmanuel Atewe was paid to the Living Faith Church, popularly known as Winners’ Chapel. Atewe served as the Commander of the military Joint Task Force, Operation Pulo Shield, in the Niger Delta before his […]

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Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association Offers To Protect Refineries, Pipelines

Daily Dispatch February 17, 2017

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, MACBAN, North West zone has offered to assist the Federal Government in the protection of refineries and pipelines. The zonal youth leader of MACBAN, Comrade Yusuf Usman gave the call when he led members of the group to pay management of the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company, KRPC, a […]

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Daura Emirate Council Hprayer For Buhari

Daily Dispatch February 17, 2017

The Daura Emirate Council in Katsina State on Friday conducted a marathon prayer session invoking Allah’s protection and good health for President Muhammadu Buhari. The Emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Farouk led the prayers at his palace in Daura, attended by thousands of residents. The President who hails from Daura is currently in London on […]

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FG Wants States To Relocate Village Markets On Highways

Daily Dispatch February 17, 2017

Alhaji Aminu Nabegu, Permanent Secretary Special Services, Office of Secretary to the Government of the Federation, has appealed to Gombe Government to relocate markets on highways. Nabegu, who was in Gombe for a two-day quarterly Federal and States administrators meeting, made the call in Gombe on Friday. He said that the relocation of the village […]

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2017 Budget: N40m To Feed Wildlife In The Presidential Villa

Daily Dispatch February 17, 2017

The lawmaker representing Bayelsa East Senatorial District, Senator Ben Murray Bruce, has hinted that there’s a budget of ₦40m to feed wildlife in the Presidential Villa. He bemoaned why that should be when Nigerians can barely feed. On his Twitter handle ‏@benmurraybruce, Murray-Bruce tweeted: “It breaks my heart that at a time when many Nigerians […]