NEWS

Group to PSC: Disregard complaints against promotion exercise

Daily Dispatch August 9, 2017

A Civil Society Organization, The Progressives, on Tuesday lauded the reward system embarked upon by the Inspector General of Police‎, Ibrahim Idris, for police officers who have distinguished themselves in fighting crime. The group, in a statement issued by its Executive Director, O.M.

FEATURES

Lagos, Abuja mansions, millions of dollars – the ‘loot traced to Diezani’

Daily Dispatch August 9, 2017

Tony Orilade and Aisha Gambari, officials of the public affairs directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have written a piece on the wealth recovered from Diezani Alison-Madueke, former minister of petroleum resources. In the piece entitled: ‘Diezani Alison-Madueke: What an Apetite’, the officials gave details of the investigations to track one of

NEWS

Road sweeper uncovers kidnappers’ den in Lagos

Daily Dispatch August 8, 2017

A female road sweeper with the Lagos state government on Tuesday morning has uncovered a kidnappers’ den under a covert at Ijaiye area, along old Abeokuta-Lagos expressway. The middle-age woman identified as Mrs Munirat Aduke said she had resumed to start her daily sweeping routine when she heard the low voice of a woman calling […]

LEAD STORY 2

Take the fight to terrorists hideouts, Buratai charges troops

Daily Dispatch August 8, 2017

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has again charged troops to move deep into the bushes to engage and clear remnants of the Boko Haram terrorists from the North-East region. “You must take this fight to their hideouts. You must go further, that should be the next state.’’ Buratai gave the charge on […]

HEALTH

States, FCT to contribute N 23b to HIV-AIDS response porgramme – NACA boss

Daily Dispatch August 8, 2017

The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) says it has developed sustainable plan for the funding of comprehensive care for more people living with HIV-AIDS. Dr Sani Aliyu, Director-General, NACA disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. He said that in the new plan, […]

LEAD STORY 2

French interest behind Boko Haram over crude oil in Lake Chad Basin – Columnist

Daily Dispatch August 8, 2017

A columnist, Richards Murphy, writing in the Daily Trust Newspapers of August 8, 2017 on the recent attacks by Boko Haram has warned that other countries cannot benefit from crisis in Nigeria and think there would be no consequences. The warning came with suggestion that other possibilities, like state sponsored terrorism and quest to control […]