NEWS

Shekau: Boko Haram mocks Army’s renewal of ultimatum

Daily Dispatch September 5, 2017

The Boko Haram terrorist sect has taunted the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai’s renewal of 40-day ultimatum handed to his men to either capture or kill Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, after the troops failed to achieve this within an earlier 40-day deadline. In an undated but

Politics

2019: Don’t contest presidency, allow north to complete their term- Senator Chukwuka Itazi urges Igbo politician

Daily Dispatch September 5, 2017

Senator representing Enugu North, Chukwuka Utazi, has warned politicians from the South East against contesting in the 2019 presidential election. Speaking in Abuja, the lawmaker observed that the current political arrangement of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is not in support of the South East producing the next President of Nigeria in 2019. According to […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

We are ready for ‘more gift packages’ for U.S.— N/Korea

Daily Dispatch September 5, 2017

Amid international uproar over North Korea’s latest and biggest nuclear weapons test, one of its top diplomats said on Tuesday his country was ready to send “more gift packages’’ to the U.S. Han Song, North Korea ambassador to the UN, made the announcement in Geneva in his address at the UN-sponsored conference on Disarmament two […]

NEWS

Benue workers begin warning strike over unpaid salaries

Daily Dispatch September 5, 2017

Benue State workers on Tuesday embarked on a 7-day warning strike over the non-payment of salaries and allowances. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who went round some offices, observed that they were all locked as the workers complied with the directive by the Nigerian Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress to stay away from […]

ENTERTAINMENT

I Don’t Enjoy Being Single – Angelina Jolie

Daily Dispatch September 5, 2017

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie says she’s had a “difficult” time since splitting from Brad Pitt last year. She told the Telegraph: “It’s been difficult. I don’t enjoy being single. It’s not something I wanted. There’s nothing nice about it. It’s just hard.” In another interview with Australia’s Sydney Morning Herald, she said she had spent much […]

Politics

Any man who sleeps with the estranged wife of the Ooni of Ife, Zaynab Otiti-Obanor will die- Ifa priest

Daily Dispatch September 5, 2017

An Ifa priest, Yemi Elebuibon, has declared that any man who sleeps with the estranged wife of the Ooni of Ife, Zaynab Otiti-Obanor, faces death. The Ifa devotee also noted that the former queen must undergo some cleansing rituals with any man before they can become intimate. In addition, he said the cleansing process is […]