NEWS

Two Die In Maiduguri’s Suicide Attack

Daily Dispatch August 24, 2017

At least two persons were killed and 11 others injured in a suicide attack at Muna Garage area in Maiduguri, Borno state on Wednesday. The Police Command in Borno on Wednesday confirmed the attack. A statement by Mr. Murtala Ibrahim, Deputy Police Public Relations Officer , said a male suicide

EDUCATION

TETFUND boss uncovers fraud involving lecturers, agency’s staff

Daily Dispatch August 24, 2017

The Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) Abdullahi Baffa, yesterday disclosed that a high-level fraud involving some academics and staff of his agency had been uncovered. According to him, the lecturers and the staff had abused the intervention funds of the agency on pretext that they were pursuing further academic qualifications or attending […]

TOP STORIES

Release of Last N200billion tranche of Paris and London Club refunds: Govs to meet Buhari tomorrow

Daily Dispatch August 24, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari will Friday meet with Governors of the 36 states of the federation at the Presidential Villa to discuss the last tranche of the Paris and London Club refunds. This Day reports that the meeting which is at the request of the Governors, is to seek the President’s approval for the final release […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

BREAKING: Russia ambassador found dead in pool at Khartoum home

Daily Dispatch August 23, 2017

Russia’s ambassador to Sudan, Mirgayas Shirinsky, was found dead in the pool of his Khartoum residence on Wednesday, Sudanese officials said. “The Russian ambassador died this evening at his Khartoum residence,” the foreign ministry said in a statement, without giving a cause of death. A senior police officer told AFP that an initial investigation had […]

TECHNOLOGY

9mobile speaks on service disruptions

Daily Dispatch August 23, 2017

The management of 9mobile has reacted to disruption in services to its subscribers. Millions of customers have been lamenting the 9mobile’s poor call and data network. On Wednesday, 9mobile announced a network outage in one of its data centres as the reason for the service disruption. In a statement signed by Ibrahim Dikko, one of […]

NEWS

NAFDAC arrests men stealing spaghetti dumped for destruction

Daily Dispatch August 23, 2017

Policemen attached to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control, NAFDAC, on Wednesday caught three men stealing items earmarked for destruction at the Okediya Dumpsite, Sagamu, Ogun State. The three men, Kabiru Amar, Yusuf Ahmed and Mohammed Ibrahim, were nabbed carting away cartons of unwholesome spaghetti. Kingsley Ejiofor, Director, Investigation and