NEWS

Soldiers kill 2 Boko Haram commanders on Sallah Day

Daily Dispatch September 6, 2017

Two Boko Haram commanders and deputies to Abubakar Shekau, a factional leader of the terrorists group, were killed in a successful military operations at Alafa in Borno on Sallah day, the News Agency of Nigeria, N AN, reports. Army spokesman, Brig.-Gen Sani Usman, said in a statement on Tuesday

NEWS

Bank Robbery: Police arrests four bank officials

Daily Dispatch September 6, 2017

The Delta State Police Command has arrested the Cash Management Officer, Amina Oyewole ‘f’, the Chief Security Officer and two Drivers of the United Bank for Africa, UBA Branch 1 in Asaba over an armed robbery attack between Otulu/Ubulu-Okiti along Asaba-Benin Expressway on Tuesday September 1, DAILY POST has gathered. In a statement signed by […]

NEWS

Sallah Break: President Buhari departs Daura for Abuja

Daily Dispatch September 6, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari has departed Daura for Abuja after spending his Eid el-Kabir break. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent reports that the presidential helicopter with registration no.NAF-540 left the Daura helipad for Abuja at 10.24 a.m. The president was in company of immediate members of his family, Media Aide Garba Shehu and the […]

NEWS

Flood: Makurdi Camp Registers 4,775 Persons – Manager

Daily Dispatch September 6, 2017

The International Market camp for Internally Displaced Persons in Makurdi has so far registered 4,775 persons, the Camp Manager, James Iorhuna, said. He told the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Makurdi that the camp was in compliance with international standards. The camp was set up following flood which displaced more than 100,000 persons […]

LEAD STORY 2

Full list of high-profile Nigerians under EFCC probe

Daily Dispatch September 6, 2017

The high-profile individuals who are reportedly being probed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) include former governors, ex-ministers, justices and an ex-first lady. According to PUNCH, not less than 100 high-ranking public officials and persons who served in the Goodluck Jonathan administration are in a list seen by its reporters. The list was […]

BUSINESS

Nigeria spends N722bn on expertise importation – Air Peace chief

Daily Dispatch September 6, 2017

The Managing Director of Air Peace Limited, Mr. Allen Onyema, has said that the aviation industry loses over N722.8bn ($2bn) annually to import technical expertise. Onyema said the development was one of the factors weakening the naira and adversely affecting the economy as it was making a high demand on foreign exchange. “The aviation industry […]