NEWS

11 drown in Jigawa rivers

Daily Dispatch August 8, 2017

The Jigawa State Police Command said no fewer than 11 persons had drowned in various rivers in the state in the last one month. A statement issued by the spokesman of the command, SP Abdu Jinjiri, in Dutse on Tuesday described the number of people drowned within such period as “outrageous”. The

Politics

Independent candidacy will remove party impunity – Sen. Oduah

Daily Dispatch August 8, 2017

A National Assembly member, Senator Stella Oduah, said approval of independent candidacy in ongoing review of 1999 Constitution would help in reducing political parties’ impunity in picking candidates for elections. Oduah, who represents Anambra North Senatorial District in the Senate, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja. She said […]

TOP STORIES

‘If I had wanted, we would have taken this country as simple as this’- Al-Mustapha

Daily Dispatch August 8, 2017

Former Chief Security Officer to late Head of State, Gen Sani Abacha, Major Hamzat Al-Mustapha has alleged that he was framed up for the death late Kudirat Abiola, wife of acclaimed winner of 1993 Presidential election, M.K.O. Abiola. Speaking with Sun, Al-Mustapha maintained that he was innocent of the crime, stressing that some people who […]

NEWS

Buhari is like a private citizen at the moment, says presidential aide

Daily Dispatch August 8, 2017

Lauretta Onochie, special assistant to the president on social media, has said Muhammadu Buhari is like “a private citizen at the moment,” and that those requesting for his health status lack respect. Reacting to the protest demanding that the president resigns or resume work, Onochie said no one has a right to ask for the […]

NEWS

WATCH: Many shades of ‘bishop’, the ‘drug baron’ at the centre of Anambra shooting

Daily Dispatch August 7, 2017

A video showing a picture collection of Aloysius Ikegwuonu, better known as bishop, is currently in circulation. The man believed to be a drug dealer based in South Africa, is suspected to be the main target of the violence at St. Philip’s Catholic church in Ozubulu, Anambra state. 12 people died in that incident. In […]

BUSINESS

NNPC eyes $30b windfall, anti-graft committee takes off

Daily Dispatch August 7, 2017

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has disclosed that the four major investments it recently embarked upon with key upstream joint venture partners are capable of providing incremental revenue to the national treasury by over $30 billion within the next 10 years. At the inauguration of the reconstituted NNPC Anti-Corruption Committee in Abuja on Monday,