NEWS

EFCC investigator exposes ex-NIMASA DG, others over stolen N754m

Daily Dispatch July 10, 2017

Mr Chukwudi Orji, an EFCC investigator, on Monday at an Ikeja High Court revealed in graphic details how a former Director-General of NIMASA and five other staff members stole N754 million belonging to the agency. Orji made the revelations while testifying at the ongoing trial of Patrick

LEAD STORY 2

NTA reporter shot dead in Benin

Daily Dispatch July 10, 2017

A reporter with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Benin, Mr Lawrence Okojie, was allegedly shot dead by gunmen on Saturday night in Benin. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Okojie was said reported to have been killed around Ogunola Junction, off Siluko Road. The spokesman of the State Police Command, DSP Moses Nkombe, […]

LEAD STORY 1

Death toll in Suleja flood rises to 16

Daily Dispatch July 10, 2017

Death tolls in the weekend flood in Suleja and Tafa local government areas of Niger State has risen to 16, Daily Trust learnt on Monday. Eleven people initially lost their lives in the flood occasioned by heavy down pour that started on Saturday until Sunday morning in the affected local government areas. However a witness, […]

NEWS

PDP, APC Unite Against Political Party Division In Nigeria

Daily Dispatch July 10, 2017

The governors of Ekiti, Akwa Ibom, Abia and Imo states have unanimously cautioned Nigerians against preaching political parties beyond election period. The governors in their separate speeches at the grand reception organized for Governor Udom Emmanuel and wife Martha by the Ibibio Nation at Asan Ibibio, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on Monday stressed the need […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

United States And Iraq Declare Victory Over ISIS In Mosul

Daily Dispatch July 10, 2017

The Iraqi security forces have wrested control of Mosul from ISIS and are now clearing portions of the city’s historic quarter of explosives and hidden enemy fighters, the U.S. military said Monday. The announcement coincided with a triumphant speech by Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, who called the battle “a victory over darkness, brutality and […]

NEWS

Budget 2017: Buhari administration has made adequate provision for every part of the country – Buhari’s Aide

Daily Dispatch July 10, 2017

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu has revealed that with the assent to the 2017 budget, the Federal Government was now keen on constructing the second Niger Bridge. This was in addition to the construction of Abuja-Abaji-Lokoja highway and the Lagos-Ibadan, Kano- Maiduguri and the Enugu – Port Harcourt […]