NEWS

Med-View Urges FG to deepen support for ‎pilgrims

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2017

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Med-View Airline, Alhaji Muneer Bankole has urged the Federal Government to deepen support for Nigerian pilgrims during Hajj operations. Bankole, during a chat with news men on Wednesday at his corporate office in Ikeja, Lagos, also disclosed

LEAD STORY 2

Protesters Storm Shell Flow Station in Rivers, Demand Better Jobs

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2017

Hundreds of protesters stormed a crude oil flow station owned by Shell Friday demanding better jobs and forcing staff to be airlifted out, community leaders said. Protesters complained they did not benefit from oil production in their area, a common refrain in the impoverished swampland that produces most of Nigeria’s oil. They also demanded an end […]

BUSINESS

Microsoft Championship : Zenith Bank to sponsor more students

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2017

Zenith Bank says it will encourage more Nigerian students to participate in the annual Microsoft Office Specialist Championship. The annual Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship is a global competition that tests students’ skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Miss Katherine Eta, a Nigerian secondary school student, came third in the last championship

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Kenyan police on alert ahead election announcement

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2017

Kenyan police took security precautions on Friday ahead of an expected announcement of re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta. He won re-election despite allegations of vote rigging by opposition leader Raila Odinga. Police stationed extra forces at the airport in the western city of Kisumu in a bid to forestall any protests. The city is in […]

COLUMNS

OZUBULU MASSACRE: THE HIDDEN TRUTH REVEALED-By Somuadila Ugwummadu

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2017

Following different versions of false news peddled by the Nigerian media and most regrettably, respected individuals, to narrate the very unfortunate incident that happened at St Philips Catholic Church, Amakwa Ozubulu, We, in our culture has dug out the details of this event and how it deteriorated to the August 6 massacre. Aloysius Ikegwuonu (Bishop), […]

BUSINESS

Africa, U.S talks on AGOA end in deadlock

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2017

Talks between African and U.S. officials to review the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) free trade deal ended with no decision. There is a mutual feeling that AGOA has achieved little since it was set up. President Donald Trump’s top trade negotiator Robert Lighthizer and other U.S. officials have been in the tiny West […]