INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Breaking: Trump Commemorates 9/11 Anniversary With Moment of Silence

Daily Dispatch September 11, 2017

President Donald Trump observed a solemn moment of silence Monday at the White House, his first presidential remembrance of the 9/11 terror attacks. The president and first lady stood stoically on the White House South Lawn, bowing their heads in honor of the moment that the first plane hit the

Sport

Manchester United leave No.7 shirt free for Antoine Griezmann

Daily Dispatch September 11, 2017

Manchester United have left their No.7 shirt free for a major signing – Antoine Griezmann- and put aside £100million in order to do it. The Frenchman is being lined up by Manchester United in a £100m bid The attacker, 26, opted to stay loyal to the La Liga club in the summer after being United’s […]

NEWS

Fayose’s Deputy, Professor Olusola, wife kneel before Fayose

Daily Dispatch September 11, 2017

In what appears to be a spiritual anointing of his deputy as his successor, Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has laid hands on Prof. Kolapo Olusola who had knelt before the altar during a church service. Olusola was in the church on Sunday for a thanksgiving service to mark “his endorsement by various PDP stakeholders […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Cholera outbreak spreads in Congo DR, death toll hits 528

Daily Dispatch September 11, 2017

As violence persist in central Kasai region, Democratic Republic of Congo, displacing  1.4 million residents, no fewer than 528 persons have died following outbreak of cholera in the country. Sources said that outbreaks of the water-borne disease occur regularly in Congo, mainly due to poor sanitation and a lack of access to potable water in the country. […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Breaking: Google launches appeal against €2.4bn EU fine

Daily Dispatch September 11, 2017

Google has launched an appeal against a massive €2.4bn (£2.2bn) antitrust fine handed to it by the EU, according to reports. The tech giant had been expected to fight back against the fine, the largest antitrust fine ever handed out. The AFP reported it had launched the appeal today. Google could not immediately be reached […]

LEAD STORY 2

Customs intercepts over 1000 rifles container at Lagos’ Tin Can port

Daily Dispatch September 11, 2017

The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted a container loaded with 1,100 riffles at Tin Can port, Apapa, Lagos state, marking the third seizure within eight months. It would be recalled that the Tin Can command had previously intercepted no fewer than 1,101 pump action riffles in two different operations at the port. The Controller-General, NCS, Col. […]