Politics

Nigeria has gone past quit notice-Kalu….suggests country go back to regionalism

Daily Dispatch July 11, 2017

A former governor of Abia, Dr Orji Kalu, says Nigeria has `gone past quit notice’’ as the various ethnic groups that make up the country have lived harmoniously for many years. Kalu, who was referring to the quit notice issued to Igbo people to leave Northern Nigeria by Arewa youths, said

Politics

PDP Crisis: Some of us may take a bow-Bode George

Daily Dispatch July 11, 2017

Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, has vowed to quit politics if the Supreme Court affirms Ali Modu Sheriff as chairman of the party. In an interview with Vanguard, he stated that “some of us will take a bow and head home”. “I pray that the justices of the […]

NEWS

Your style of agitation is old fashion-Ohanaeze tells Kanu

Daily Dispatch July 11, 2017

Ohanaeze said the current agitation style was out of tune with the body language of Igbo elders who have seen war and its devastation and would not want another calamity. The apex Igbo body made the claim in a statement issued by its National Deputy Publicity Secretary, Chuks Ibegbu. Ohanaeze also frowned at the call […]

LEAD STORY 2

Nigerians slams Aisha Buhari for illustrating the tussle in the presidency with animals

Daily Dispatch July 11, 2017

Some Nigerians have expressed anger over the use of animal metaphors by wife of Nigeria’s President, Aisha Buhari, and the Senator representing Kaduna Centtral in the National Assembly, Shehu Sani, in describing the power play around the State House in recent times. Those who commented on social media said it was wrong to illustrate the […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Amnesty International: Iraq, Allies Violated International Law In Mosul Battle

Daily Dispatch July 11, 2017

Amnesty International said on Tuesday it had identified a pattern of attacks by Iraqi forces and the U.S.-led military coalition backing them in the battle for Mosul that violated international humanitarian law and may amount to war crimes. The rights group said in a report that the Islamic State militant group had flagrantly violated that […]

HEALTH

Gonorrhoea: Hope for possible vaccine

Daily Dispatch July 11, 2017

For the first time, a vaccine a vaccine has tested positive to abilities to act as protection against gonorrhoea, a sexually transmitted infection. Sscientists in New Zealand say study of 15,000 young people, published in the Lancet, showed infections were cut by about a third. This is coming after the World Health Organisation in a recent publication […]