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Unlawful arrest: Court orders IGP to pay Delta journalists N350,000 damages

Daily Dispatch September 3, 2020

A Delta State High Court sitting in Otor-Udu, Udu Local Government Area, has ordered the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Adamu Abubakar; the O/C IGP Monitoring Unit, DCP Abba Kyari; and Detective Reuben Noah to pay three journalists the sum of N350,000, being damages over their

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Teacher Held For Allegedly Sodomising Underage Students In Kano

Daily Dispatch August 28, 2020

A 35-year-old teacher, identified as Ibrahim Mohammed has been arrested by operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) for allegedly sodomising two of his underage students. This was coming as the command said it has also arrested one suspected human trafficker and rescued six victims. The NAPTIP Zonal Commander […]

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Just In: Buhari attends virtual ECOWAS extraordinary summit over Mali crisis

Daily Dispatch August 28, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently attending the second extraordinary summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Heads of State and Government over the socio-political situation in Mali. Details Later…

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Attack On Journalist: NUJ Should Blacklist Fani-Kayode- Penpushing Publisher

Daily Dispatch August 27, 2020

By ABIODUN JIMOH, ABEOKUTA The leadership of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) have been charged to  blacklist the former Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, if he fails to apologise to the Daily Trust reporter he attacked and the Union. Founder of Penpushing Media, Prince Dimeji Kayode-Adedeji, made this call while featuring on a live […]

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NIJ Governing Council: Abiodun Hails Osoba’s Appointment As Chairman

Daily Dispatch August 26, 2020

By ABIODUN JIMOH, ABEOKUTAGovernor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has lauded the appointment of former Ogun State governor, Aremo Olusegun Osoba, as chairman of the Governing Council of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ).Gov Abiodun believed it as a true call to service and one suitable enough to be described fittingly as fixing a […]

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CAN chairman tests positive for COVID-19

Daily Dispatch August 23, 2020

The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Adamawa State, Bishop Dami Mamza, has tested positive for COVID-19. Mamza, who is also the Catholic Bishop of Yola Diocese and a member of the state’s COVID-19 Containment Committee, confirmed this in a statement on Sunday. He disclosed that his COVID-19 status was confirmed by […]