TOP STORIES

Breaking: Senate approves independent candidates for election

Daily Dispatch July 26, 2017

The Senate on Wednesday approved independent candidature for the country’s electoral process. The approval on Wednesday was part of the ongoing amendment of the 1999 Constitution. Before now, only political parties could sponsor candidates for elections in yhe country. Details later…..

TOP STORIES

Breaking: Senate rejects devolution of power

Daily Dispatch July 26, 2017

The Senate on Wednesday rejected the proposal for Devolution of Power in the ongoing consideration of the amendment of the 1999 Constitution.The amendment had sought to move certain items to the concurrent legislative list to give more powers to the States.However, during the electronic voting on the amendment of the Constitution, 46 senators voted in […]

HEALTH

Lagos state government announces cholera outbreak

Daily Dispatch July 25, 2017

The Lagos state Commissioner for Health, Dr Jide Idris, on Tuesday confirmed that two deaths had been recorded from the 27 cases line-listed in acute diarrhoea disease in some local government areas. Idris, alongside his counterpart from the Ministry of Information, Mr Steve Ayorinde, made this known at a joint news conference in Lagos. He […]

LEAD STORY 2

#NotTooYoungToRun: Youths march on NASS, push for removal of political age limits

Daily Dispatch July 25, 2017

Hundreds of young Nigerians marched on the country’s parliament on Tuesday, calling for lawmakers to remove age barriers on political posts, including the presidency. Nigeria’s 1999 constitution stipulates that the president has to be at least 40, while senators and state governors have to be aged 35 or above. But with an increasingly young demographic […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

BREAKING: US House passes sanctions against Russia, others

Daily Dispatch July 25, 2017

The US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to impose tough new sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea, a move that will antagonize the Kremlin as well as European nations fearing economic ramifications. The bill, which passed 419 to three, is a sanctions package that “tightens the screws on our most dangerous adversaries in […]

NEWS

Nigeria Army Promotes 6,199 Soldiers Fighting In North East

Daily Dispatch July 25, 2017

Soldiers fighting Boko Haram in the North East received good news on Tuesday from the military authorities. In recognition of their service to the nation, the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, approved the special promotion of 6,199 of them. This was disclosed in a statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier […]