Politics

Makarfi blocks PDP caretaker officials from seeking elective positions

Daily Dispatch August 30, 2017

The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Caretaker Committee, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, on Wednesday barred caretaker committee members from seeking elective party positions in their various states. Makarfi issued the restraining order in Abuja, while inaugurating the party’s

HEALTH

Finally, Five Doctors Infected With Lassa Fever Discharged

Daily Dispatch August 30, 2017

Five doctors infected with Lassa fever at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi Araba, have been discharged, according to a statement signed by Dr. Olufemi Fasanmade, Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee for LUTH Management. Fasanmade in a statement on Wednesday said that all the five affected health personnel have been successfully treated and discharged,

TOP STORIES

Fashola: Bear with us on the state of roads… we are constrained

Daily Dispatch August 30, 2017

Babatunde Fashola, minister of power, works and housing, says his ministry is constrained, appealing to Nigerians to exercise patience. Speaking with state house correspondents at the end of the federal executive council meeting, Fashola lamented the effect of the raining season on ministries departments and agencies responsible for civil works and road maintenance. The

HEALTH

UCH doctors to join nationwide strike- Olaopa

Daily Dispatch August 30, 2017

Dr Olusegun Olaopa, the President, Association of Resident Doctors, University College Hospital, Ibadan chapter, on Wednesday said resident doctors in the hospital would commence an indefinite strike on September 4. Olaopa, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Ibadan, said that the decision was in line with directive from the National Executive […]

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Marriage Crisis: Ooni Keeps Mum Over Marriage Crash

Daily Dispatch August 30, 2017

Following the controversies that trailed the collapse of the marriage of the foremost traditional ruler in Yorubaland, Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, the monarch had remained silent over the development. Though, the former wife, Olori Wuraola had in her official instagram page confirmed the clash of the marriage. But efforts to get the […]

Sport

2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier: Ikechukwu Ezenwa to start against Cameroon

Daily Dispatch August 30, 2017

Ikechukwu Ezenwa will start in goal for the Super Eagles against Cameroon in Friday’s 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying cracker in Uyo. This was announced at the team’s press conference held at the Ibom Meridien Hotel, Uyo on Wednesday. Ezenwa captained Nigeria’s Africa Nations Championship squad that eliminated Benin Republic penultimate weekend to qualify for […]