EDUCATION

Landmark University gets new VC, registrar

Daily Dispatch September 6, 2017

The Board of Regents of Landmark University, Omu Aran, has appointed Prof. Adeniyi Olayanju as the substantive vice-chancellor of the institution. He is the third vice-chancellor of the six-year-old tertiary institution, which was established on March 21, 2011. Olayanju’s appointment was

LEAD STORY 2

Buhari back from Sallah break, resumes duty

Daily Dispatch September 6, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday resumed official duties at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, after Sallah break at his country home, Daura in Katsina State. While in Daura, the President performed the Eid prayers along with thousands of Muslims at the Eid ground on Friday. The President on Monday received associations of farmers, businessmen, youths, elders […]

EDUCATION

Two students of Obafemi Awolowo University in bloody fight over N3.8m union funds

Daily Dispatch September 6, 2017

The Obafemi Awolowo University Students’ Union Vice President, Jacob Tosin, popularly called Emerald, and the Director of Socials, Adedayo Afolabi, also known as Lamba, engaged in fisticuff on Tuesday, at an executive meeting that held at the office of the President of the Union, Oyekan Ibukun. Investigation revealed that the fight is connected to the […]

BUSINESS

Two MTN contractors charged with theft of company’s N3m batteries

Daily Dispatch September 6, 2017

For allegedly stealing batteries valued at N3m belonging to MTN, two men– Ikechukwu Nwobodo and Okechukwu Benjamin– were on Wednesday brought before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. The accused — Nwobodo, 33, a technician and resident of Aguda area of Lagos, and Benjamin, 32, an engineer and resident of Yaba, Lagos — are being […]

TOP STORIES

Audit Report indicts Nigeria’s Accountant General of allegedly failing to provide evidence for crucial transactions

Daily Dispatch September 6, 2017

The 2015 annual audit report on the Federation Account has indicted the office of Accountant General of the Federation, OAGF, over alleged delays that kept the submission behind schedule for several months. But, the OAGF on Tuesday exonerated itself of any blame, saying all documents required for the audit were provided, despite having to work […]

Politics

Buhari’s minister urges Nigerians to vote Atiku as president in 2019

Daily Dispatch September 6, 2017

The Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Alhassan, has endorsed a former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, for the 2019 presidential election. The minister made the endorsement when she led a private visit to Mr. Abubakar, a chieftain of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress. “Your excellency, our father and our president by the grace of God, come […]