Sport

I want to go back to England – Ronaldo tells judge in tax evasion case

Daily Dispatch August 5, 2017

Real Madrid forward, Cristiano Ronaldo, has told the judge at his tax trial in Spain that he wants to go back to England. Ronaldo is accused of defrauding authorities of €14.7million. He has been in court fighting those charges, with his comments regarding a possible return to England made on

NEWS

Create Jobs To End Unemployment, VC Tells FADAMA III Beneficiaries

Daily Dispatch August 5, 2017

Beneficiaries of the FADAMA 111 Graduate Unemployed Youth and Women Support (GUYS) programme in Niger state have been urged to support federal government to end unemployment by creating jobs through the skills acquired during the just concluded two weeks intensive training. Vice Chancellor of the state owned, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBU), Lapai, Prof.

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Buhari responsible for problem in Nigeria police –Akiolu

Daily Dispatch August 5, 2017

The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, has blamed President Muhammadu Buhari for the lacuna in the operations of the Nigeria Police Force. Akiolu said that the military government under Buhari between 1983 and 1985 was not committed to the funding of the police, thinking there was a conspiracy in the Force against the regime. The […]

NEWS

Civil servant arraigned for exposing Kogi gov’s Abuja residence

Daily Dispatch August 5, 2017

A 32-year-old civil servant, Mr. Johnson Musa, was on Friday dragged before a Lokoja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly threatening and exposing the Abuja residence of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State. Punch reports that Musa, an indigene of Dekina Local Government Area of the state, was alleged to have taken aerial pictures of the […]

NEWS

Police, others move to rescue kidnapped professor

Daily Dispatch August 5, 2017

Police Command in Enugu State and sister security agencies are collaborating to rescue Prof. Nduka Eya and his driver, who were kidnapped by gunmen on Thursday. The Command’s spokesman, SP Ebere Amaraizu, said this in a statement on Friday in Enugu. Amaraizu said the Enugu-based professor and his driver were abducted in the evening at […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

US submit notice of withdrawal from Paris Climate Accord to UN

Daily Dispatch August 5, 2017

The United States has submitted to the United Nations a formal notice  of withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement. The notification was made Friday, with the UN  Secretary-General António Guterres  appealing  to the U.S. to reconsider its action, in the interest of humanity. President Donald Trump had announced on June 1, 2017 that the U.S. would leave […]