HEALTH

Lassa fever outbreak affected 19 states — Institute

Daily Dispatch September 7, 2017

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday confirmed, at least one reported Lassa fever case, in each of 19 states in current the outbreak which started in December 2016. The development was published in a report on NCDC’s website. The 19 states are Ogun, Bauchi, Plateau, Ebonyi,

BUSINESS

Hurricane Harvey pushes oil prices to $54 per barrel

Daily Dispatch September 7, 2017

Oil prices rose on Wednesday and remained so on Thursday due to the closure of refineries as a result of Hurricane Harvey, which knocked out refineries, pipelines, and ports in some parts of the United States. By 7am on Thursday morning, Brent crude, the international benchmark, traded at $54.02 per barrel, a 16 cents drop […]

NEWS

We did not accuse FG of killing IPOB members- South-East Governors declares

Daily Dispatch September 7, 2017

The Chairman of the South-east Governors’ Forum, David Umahi, has debunked reports making the rounds alleging that the body met behind closed doors and subsequently accused the federal government of killing members of the Indigenous People Of Biafra, IPOB, and other related issues. Mr. Umahi was reacting to a report credited to one Nwankpa Osita […]

Politics

I will resign if Atiku decides to in contest 2019- Mama Taraba

Daily Dispatch September 7, 2017

The Minister for Women Affairs Jummai Alhassan has said that she would resign if the former Vice President  Atiku Abubakar contest the 2019 elections. In her interview with the BBC, Aisha Alhassan has said that she would dump the cabinet if Atiku will contest the 2019 elections.  “Firstly, what I hoped for even when I […]

NEWS

Buhari is a chameleon that cannot change its skin- Dokpesi

Daily Dispatch September 7, 2017

Chairman emeritus of DAAR Communications Plc, and chieftain of the Advance Peoples’ Democratic Alliance (APDA, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi, has described President Muhammadu Buhari as a chameleon that cannot change its skin. According to him, Buhari’s current style of governance was not different from what he displaye between 1983 and 1985 when he was military […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Hurricane Irma’s death toll hits 10

Daily Dispatch September 7, 2017

At least 10 dead as Hurricane Irma rips through the Caribbean Hurricane Irma, the strongest storm ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean, has so far killed at least 10 people and caused devastating damage as it barrels toward the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Eight people died in the French Caribbean territories of Saint Barthelemy and […]