TOP STORIES

Flood kills 10, displaces 7,342 in Plateau

Daily Dispatch August 4, 2017

Ten people lost their lives, while 7,342 others were displaced by flooding in Plateau State between May and July this year, according to a top official of the Plateau State Government. The Executive Secretary of the Plateau State Emergency Agency, Alhaji Hassan Barde, who made the disclosure on

BUSINESS

India considers dumping Nigeria’s oil for US crude

Daily Dispatch August 4, 2017

India’s Hindustan Petroleum Corporation is considering dumping Nigeria’s sweet crude for US oil. This is coming less than three years after the Americans stopped imports of Nigerian oil. After the US stopped the purchase of Nigerian oil under Barack Obama, Nigeria turned to Asia, partularly India and China for oil sale. In 2015-16, India imported […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

UN: Child soldiers in Congo drink victims’ blood

Daily Dispatch August 4, 2017

Child soldiers in Congo were drinking the blood of their victims in a magic ritual meant to make them invincible, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights warned on Friday. The Kamuina Nsapu militia, which regularly stages attacks in the central Kasai region, largely used boys and girls as fighters, many of them between the […]

LEAD STORY 1

God heals, Archbishop Welby says after visiting Buhari

Daily Dispatch August 4, 2017

Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, Friday, paid a personal visit to President Muhammadu Buhari at Abuja House, London. The Archbishop and President Buhari are friends, who share deep respect for each other. Archbishop Welby said he was delighted to see the rapid recovery President Buhari has made from his health challenges, noting that it was […]

LEAD STORY 1

New Minimum wage: NASS ready, waiting for executive – Saraki

Daily Dispatch August 4, 2017

The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, said the National Assembly was ready to consider and pass a new Minimum Wage Bill whenever it was presented by the executive. Saraki, who made this known when he featured in News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja, said that the senate was aware of the […]

Politics

My son has no interest in politics-Saraki

Daily Dispatch August 4, 2017

Bukola Saraki, senate president, has ruled out the possibility of his son participating in the governorship race in Kwara in 2019. Saraki said his son has no interest in pursuing a career in politics. Speaking at the NAN forum in Abuja, Saraki also said he was reluctant about becoming a politician. He said it was untrue that […]