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Breaking: Northern Christians Disown Bishop Hassan Kukah Over Statements On Buhari’s Administration

Daily Dispatch December 28, 2020

The Northern Christians Forum of Nigeria (NCFN) has distanced itself from statements credited to Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto criticising President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. The group, in a statement signed by its President, Rev. Dr. Josiah Nabut, on

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NDDC: Akpabio committed no sin in appointment of Sole Administrator – South-South forum

Daily Dispatch December 28, 2020

…Accuses agitators of greedFollowing the recent appointment of Mr. Effiong Akwa as the Sole Administrator for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Minister of the Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has been absolved of any wrongdoing.A forum of professional from the South-south on the platform of the South-south

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President Buhari, Kankara Boys and the Imperatives of History

Daily Dispatch December 27, 2020

By    Samaila Suleiman YandakiOn the 17th of December 2020, President Buhari addressed the 344 schoolboys of Government Boys Science Secondary School, Kankara, who were freed by their abductors after six days in captivity. The President, in his words of encouragement, admonished the traumatized children about the futility of historical studies compared to their chosen […]

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Gunmen invade Osun community, kill one, loot shops

Daily Dispatch December 25, 2020

There was confusion in Sabo Area in Osogbo on Friday morning as some hoodlums armed with guns invaded the area, killed one and injured others. The incident degenerated and the hoodlums are now looting shops in those areas. The Nation learnt. It was gathered that the hoodlums had on Thursday night went to the area […]

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New COVID-19 strain: FG Announces Fresh Rules For UK, South African Passengers

Daily Dispatch December 24, 2020

The federal government has announced new travel rules for passengers coming in from South Africa and United Kingdom, where a new variant of COVID-19 has been discovered. Sani Aliyu, national coordinator of the presidential task force on COVID-19, made the announcement at Thursday’s media briefing. He said effective from Monday, all passengers coming into the […]

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Shell dismisses purported takeover of Kidney Island asset

Daily Dispatch December 23, 2020

The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) has dismissed the purported takeover of Kidney Island asset of the SPDC Joint Venture in Port Harcourt by the Rivers State Government in the exercise of rights purportedly  acquired through a court auction process that is still the subject of ongoing appeals at the Court of Appeal […]