Sport

Dogara Applauds D’Tigress For FIBA AfroBasket Victory, Qualifying For World Cup Tourament

Daily Dispatch August 29, 2017

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has hailed the national female basketball team, D’Tigress, on their victory over Senegal in the 2017 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket tournament in Mali and for qualifying for the 2018 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup in Spain. In a

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Eid-el-Kabir: FG declares Friday, 1 and Monday, 4 Public Holiday

Daily Dispatch August 28, 2017

The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Friday, 1stand Monday 4th September, 2017 as Public Holidays to mark Eid el Kabir celebrations. The Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement on Monday, congratulated Muslim faithful and all Nigerians, urging them to use the occasion to pray […]

EDUCATION

Fire completely destroys Plateau polytechnic female hostel

Daily Dispatch August 28, 2017

The female hostel in the Jos campus of the Plateau State Polytechnic was on Monday completely burnt down by fire. The fire, which started around 8.30 a.m., raged on till 11.44, throwing the entire school into confusion as students and staffers scurried to safety with some bold students making frantic but fruitless efforts to quench […]

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Adamawa hunters solicit for vehicles to boost surveillance in remote areas

Daily Dispatch August 28, 2017

The Bachama Hunters Association in Adamawa has appealed to Gov. Mohammed Bindow to assist it with vehicles to enhance its security surveillance activities in the state. Mr Hassan Mijah, leader of the hunters in Bachama kingdom of Numan Local Government Area of the state, made the appeal on Monday in an interview with News Agency […]

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U.S. Delegation Visit Nigeria Over Boko Haram, Others

Daily Dispatch August 28, 2017

An eight-member Congressional delegation from the U.S. will visit Nigeria from Monday to Thursday to assess the destruction caused by the Boko Haram terrorists as well as strengthen U.S.-Nigeria relations. The delegation would be led by Sen. Christopher Coons (Democrat-Delaware), the U.S. Department of State said. Coons is a member of the Appropriations, Foreign Relations,

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State of Economy: Buhari meets, CBN Gov. Adeosun, Udo Udoma, express statisfactory

Daily Dispatch August 28, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari is delighted over the improving state of the economy, Femi Adesina, his spokesman, has said. In a statement on Monday, Adesina said Buhari spent about two hours receiving briefing from Udoma Udo Udoma, minister of national budget and planning; Kemi Adeosun, minister of finance, and Godwin Emefiele, governor of Central Bank of […]