TECHNOLOGY

Nigerian makes drones that smell bombs

Daily Dispatch August 29, 2017

A Nigerian engineer and neuroscientist, Oshiorenoya Agabi, is blazing a trail in America’s Silicon Valley by developing drones that are capable of smelling bombs far away. Agabi is the founder and CEO of the Silicon Valley startup, Koniku, a wetware company, which is the world’s first

NEWS

Dino Melaye is a clown – Lai Mohammed

Daily Dispatch August 29, 2017

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday described lawmaker representing Kogi West at the National Assembly, Senator Dino Melaye as a “clown.” Mohammed made the remark while sharing some photographs of the outspoken Senator at the Notting hill carnival in London. The controversial lawmaker was yesterday pictured at the Nigerian corner of […]

Sport

Arsenal to replace Alexis Sanchez with Julian Draxler

Daily Dispatch August 29, 2017

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has planned for life without Alexis Sanchez, according to Italian journalist Emanuele Giulianelli. The latest reports claim Manchester City have made direct contact with Arsenal and offered winger Raheem Sterling plus cash for the Chilean superstar. Arsene Wenger has publicly stated that Sanchez, 28, will not be sold this summer. But […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Zuckerberg, wife welcome second daughter, name her August

Daily Dispatch August 29, 2017

Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan on Monday welcomed their second daughter whom they named ‘August’. In usual practice, Zuckerberg announced the birth of August on Facebook, saying they hope “she doesn’t grow up too fast”. “Priscilla and I are so happy to welcome our daughter August,” he said adding that they “wrote […]

NEWS

Kogi govt house security on rampage, beats Channels TV reporter to stupor

Daily Dispatch August 29, 2017

Security personnel attached to Kogi state government house went on rampage on Monday night and beat up Channels TV reporter, Segun Salami. Salami is currently receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital in Lokoja, the state capital. Salami told our correspondent that trouble started when one of the security personnel wrongly claimed that he was pointing at […]

NEWS

TCN wheeled out 72,261.7 mw of electricity in four weeks – official

Daily Dispatch August 29, 2017

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Tuesday said it wheeled out 72,261.7 megawatts of electricity in the first four weeks of August. The daily statistics of TCN operations obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) from Nigerian Electricity System Operator (SO), a section of the TCN, indicated that 34,853.3 megawatts was generated between […]