HEALTH

In Kaduna, Army distributes 1000 mosquito nets to communities

Daily Dispatch July 7, 2017

The 1 Division of the Nigerian Army has distributed more than 1000 treated mosquito nets to residents of Hayin Danmani community in Kaduna North Local Government, Kaduna State. Spokesman of the division, Col. Kingsley Umoh told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Kaduna that the

BUSINESS

Etisalat Debt – Reps Want Telcos’ Financial Accounts Audited

Daily Dispatch July 7, 2017

The board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has held an emergency meeting to review the Etisalat debt issue in its entirety and also the intervention made by the commission. This is even as a House of Representatives panel yesterday intervened in the current financial crisis that is rocking the telecom company in order to […]

NEWS

Unite against `quit notice’ agenda, Don urges Nigerians

Daily Dispatch July 7, 2017

Prof. Abdulhameed Ujo of the Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of Abuja has called for unity among Nigerians to resist the “quite notice” agenda of enemies of Nigeria. Ujo made the call on Friday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. He said the various groups issuing […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

G20: Pope makes case for the poor, marginalised

Daily Dispatch July 7, 2017

Pope Francis on Friday urged world leaders taking part in the G20 summit in Hamburg to give “absolute priority” to the problems of the poor and marginalised and to efforts to end wars. “There is a need to give absolute priority to the poor, refugees, the suffering, evacuees and the excluded, without distinction of nation, […]

HEALTH

STD becoming harder and impossible to treat-WHO

Daily Dispatch July 7, 2017

Gonorrhea is becoming harder and in some cases impossible to treat with antibiotics, the World Health Organization said. “The bacteria that cause gonorrhea are particularly smart. Every time we use a new class of antibiotics to treat the infection, the bacteria evolve to resist them,” said Teodora Wi, a human reproduction specialist at the WHO, […]

NEWS

Badoo: Police, Army, Navy, others meet in Lagos to end killings [PHOTOS]

Daily Dispatch July 7, 2017

Lagos State Police Command has held an outdoor security meeting with stakeholders in Ikorodu area of the state with the aim of finding a lasting solution to the increasing attacks carried out by members of the notorious cult group, Badoo. The meeting was held at the Sabo Junction, opposite Ojokoro Cemetery, Ikorodu and had in […]