NEWS

Two UNILAG female students die in Lagos hotel fire

Daily Dispatch August 12, 2017

Two students of the University of Lagos have been reported dead from injuries sustained in a midnight fire at a Lagos hotel. The victims reportedly died of burns days after they were trapped in the hotel room where they were guests. Their identities were given as Roli Odugwu, a 200-Level Mass

Sport

Wayne Rooney marks Everton return with winner against Stoke

Daily Dispatch August 12, 2017

Wayne Rooney’s first goal back in blue inspired boyhood club Everton to a narrow 1-0 opening-weekend victory against Stoke. After 13 record-breaking years at Manchester United, the 31-year-old made the ideal mark on his Premier League homecoming. Rooney’s header late in the first half – his first competitive goal for the club in 4,869 days – broke the […]

Sport

Crystal Palace 0 Huddersfield Town 3: Mounie at double as terrific Terriers make stunning Premier League debut

Daily Dispatch August 12, 2017

Huddersfield Town made a dream start to life in the Premier League as Steve Mounie’s double helped ruin Frank de Boer’s Crystal Palace debut with a 3-0 win at Selhurst Park. Pegged as relegation favourites after ensuring promotion via the Championship play-offs, David Wagner’s men dictated matters in the first half and made top-flight history […]

Sport

English Premier League results

Daily Dispatch August 12, 2017

English Premier League results on Saturday, the opening weekend of the 2017-18 season: Chelsea 2 (Morata 69, Luiz 88) Burnley 3 (Vokes 24, 43, Ward 39) Crystal Palace 0 Huddersfield 3 (Ward 24-og, Mounie 26, 78) Everton 1 (Rooney 45+1) Stoke 0 Southampton 0 Swansea 0 Watford 3 (Okaka 8, Doucoure 32, Britos 90+3) Liverpool 3 (Mane 29, Firmino 55-pen, Salah 57) West Brom 1

Politics

PDP Will Not Support Separatist Agenda – Akpabio

Daily Dispatch August 12, 2017

The Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senate Caucus, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, has assured Nigerians that the party will not support any separatist agenda in the country. Akpabio made this known while speaking at the Non-Elective Convention of the PDP in Abuja on Saturday. He said the party would continue to promote anything that would […]

Sport

BREAKING: Burnley stun Chelsea 2-3 at Stamford Bridge

Daily Dispatch August 12, 2017

It was a day of horror for Chelsea, English Premier League defending champions as they slumped at home 2-3 in the hands of Burnley in less than 42 minutes of play. It was their first league match of the season. In a match, which the champions dominated, Gary Cahill first brought home the first horror […]