NEWS

SARS officials kill man who murdered six policemen, 19 worshippers

Daily Dispatch September 8, 2017

The Kogi Police Command said on Friday that the state would experience peace with the killing of the notorious serial killer, Lukman Issah, a.k.a Commander, on September 3 at Obeiba. Lukman, according to the police, had killed six policemen and 19 Christian worshippers before he met his

Politics

APC warns Atiku, Alhassan to refrain from statements capable of bringing the party to disrepute

Daily Dispatch September 8, 2017

The All Progressives Congress has warned former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Alhassan and other party leaders to refrain from further statements capable of bringing the party to disrepute. The APC National Vice Chairman (North West), Alhaji Inuwa Abdulkadir said this while speaking to newsmen in Abuja, on Friday. He was […]

ENTERTAINMENT

‘I am neither dead nor dying’ – Popular Nigerian Actor, Sadiq Daba

Daily Dispatch September 8, 2017

Popular Nollywood actor, Sadiq Daba, has debunked rumours making the rounds on social media that he is terminally ill and on the verge of dying. A filmmaker, Sonny McDon, had in a Facebook post asked people familiar with the actor to put a call to him, “as he needed encouragement.” He wrote: “Dear colleagues and […]

NEWS

Atiku vs Buhari: Mama Taraba spent N12m on ghost projects – Nigerian govt

Daily Dispatch September 8, 2017

The Nigerian government has accused Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development for Minister, Aisha Alhassan (Mama Taraba) of spending N12m on ‘familiarisation visits’ to unnamed skill acquisition centres in 2015. This is contained in a report from the Auditor-General’s office. The report came days after Mama Taraba declared support for the presidential ambition of

NEWS

Fed govt to end gas flaring soon – Boroh

Daily Dispatch September 8, 2017

Brig. Gen. Paul Boroh, the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Niger Delta, says the Federal Government will soon introduce a programme that will end gas flaring in the Niger Delta. Boroh said this on Friday during the inauguration of a water project in Gelegele-Gbene community near Benin in Ovia North East Local Government […]

NEWS

Man Arraigned For Impersonating Lagos Deputy Governor

Daily Dispatch September 8, 2017

A middle-aged man, Adamu Aminu has been arraigned for impersonating Lagos Deputy Governor Idiat Adebule and fraudulently collecting N1million from an unsuspecting victim. The suspect who was arraigned by the Lagos State Government before an Ebute-Metta Magistrate Court allegedly duped the unsuspecting victim under the pretence of raising money for a bogus orphanage falsely