NEWS

Benue hit by ecological problems – Ortom

Daily Dispatch September 4, 2017

Still baffled by the destruction caused by recent floods in Benue state, Governor Samuel Ortom, has said 21 local governments were facing ecological problems. Ortom told the Minister of State for Environment, Mr Ibrahim Jibril, who visited Makurdi on Monday to assess the damage caused by the

BUSINESS

FIRS generates N2.11tr in 7 months

Daily Dispatch September 4, 2017

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), through tax collections, generated the sum of N2.11 trillion as revenue from January to July, 2017. This is contained in a progress report of the FIRS from Jan. to July, 2017 obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday, showing their revenue performance and impact of the […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS Sport

Stacy Lewis donates £150,000 winnings to Houston flood victims

Daily Dispatch September 4, 2017

Stacy Lewis donated her £150,000 prize money to the flood victims in Houston after winning the Portland Classic. The American began the final day with a three-shot lead but won by one shot from South Korea’s Chun In-gee. Lewis carded a 69 in her last round in Oregon to finish on 20-under, while In-gee shot […]

TOP STORIES

15 die in Cross River flooding

Daily Dispatch September 4, 2017

Fifteen people have lost their lives in severe flooding in 21 communities in Cross River in July and August this year. The Director-General of the Cross River State Emergency Management Agency, Mr John Inaku, made the disclosure while assessing the extent of damage in flooded areas in Calabar South on Monday. Four major streets in […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Brazil breaks up international cocaine ring

Daily Dispatch September 4, 2017

Brazilian police fanned out across five states and the capital early Monday to smash an international drugs trafficking ring that allegedly shipped six tons of cocaine to Europe in the last year alone. More than 800 officers deployed to serve 127 arrest warrants and 190 search warrants in the operation centered on Latin America’s biggest […]

HEALTH

NAF commences medical assistance to Benue flood victims

Daily Dispatch September 4, 2017

The Nigerian Air Force, on Monday inaugurated medical assistance programme to meet the medical needs of the recent flood victims in Makurdi, Benue. The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters, Air Commodore Olatokunbo Adesanya, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. According to Adesanya, the programme was inaugurated by Air Officer Commanding