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Zion pastor dies, leaves behind 32 wives, 520 children, 1,300 grandchildren

Daily Dispatch July 7, 2021

A Zambian Pastor has died leaving behind 32 wives, 520 children, and 1,300 grandchildren. According to a close cousin, the Pastor was of the Zion Church in Choma District.Kebby Mutetete revealed that his brother-in-law, only known as Bishop Simutwe, is 68 years old and has over 1,300

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1,179 students abducted in seven years, says Prof. Dickson Akoh

Daily Dispatch April 21, 2021

The National Commandant of Peace Corps of Nigeria, Prof. Dickson Akoh, said the organisation would continue to deploy personnel to protect schools against bandits. According to him, 1,179 students have been abducted in seven years in Nigeria. He said, “The sustained and repressive attacks by way of invasion, killings, pillaging, kidnapping for ransom and rape […]

NEWS

2,619 killed, 1,190 abducted by Bandits in Zamfara – Govt

Daily Dispatch April 2, 2021

No fewer than 2,619 people have been killed in various attacks by bandits in Zamfara, authorities in the state have said. The Commissioner of Information in Zamfara, Ibrahim Dosara, noted that the deaths were recorded in the state between 2011 and 2019. Addressing a press conference on Friday in Kaduna State, he disclosed that the […]

Breaking: 1,993 prisoners escaped in Edo, weapons looted – FG

Daily Dispatch October 20, 2020

The federal government has confirmed that two Custodial Centres in Benin City and Oko in Edo State were attacked on Monday. Mohammed Manga, Director of Public Relations in the Ministry of Interior, gave the update in a statement on Tuesday. He disclosed that at the last count, 1,993 inmates in legal custody had escaped. Manga […]

HEALTH

1,455 Coronavirus positive Lagosians run away from admission

Daily Dispatch August 9, 2020

The Lagos State Government has said that 1,455 Lagosians who tested positive for the deadly Coronavirus pandemic are yet to turn up for admission at the various isolation centres. Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi disclosed this on his Twitter handle, saying that the affected Lagosians were still active and could spread the virus within […]