NEWS

Stakeholders decry child-hawking after school hours

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2017

Some stakeholders have condemned child hawking after school hours. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interview in Abuja on Monday, the stakeholders said that child-hawking, especially after school, was against the Child’s Right Act. (2003) which prohibits child-hawking

Sport

ABEOKUTA GOLF CLUB TO ESTABLiSH ACADEMY, CAPTAIN

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2017

The Abeokuta Golf Club has disclosed plan to establish a Golf Academy for youth,to curb social vices prevalent among them. The President of the club,Venerabe Olukunmi Adekunle made the disclosure on Sunday while speaking with journalists,and also sought  for the assistance of the Ogun State government towards the establishment. He noted that,it was a known fact that […]

ENTERTAINMENT

FG to rebuild Sukur World Heritage site destroyed by Boko Haram

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2017

The National Commission for Museum and Monuments (NCMM), says it is exploring ways to rebuild the Sukur world heritage site in Adamawa destroyed by Boko Haram insurgents in 2014. The Director-General of the commission, Malam Yusuf Usman, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. Usman […]

NEWS

Police cautions travellers on use of credit card for air tickets

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2017

The Special Fraud Unit (SFU) of the Nigeria Police on Monday advised air travellers against using credit cards for the purchase of air tickets to avoid being defrauded. The Commissioner of Police in charge of the unit, Mr Ibrahim Lamorde, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. […]

TOP STORIES

Biafra: Call Nnamdi Kanu, Other Agitators To Order – Governor Shettima To Igbo Leaders

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2017

The chairman of the Northern Governors Forum, Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima has called on South East leaders to caution the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, against his “excesses.” Shettima made the call while speaking to journalists after a closed door meeting with the Arewa youth groups over the weekend. […]

BUSINESS

Boko Haram can’t stop oil search, says Njodi UNIMAID VC

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2017

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Maiduguri, Prof. Ibrahim Njodi said despite the recent Boko Haram attack, the search for oil will continue in the Lake Chad basin. Njodi made the commitment pledge when a delegation of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC and the Ministry of Petroleum visited him in Maiduguri. The delegation was led […]