BUSINESS

Failed loan: Mubadala of Dubai pulls out of Etisalat-CBN

Daily Dispatch June 24, 2017

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disclosed that Dubai-based investment fund – Mubadala – has pulled out of Etisalat Nigeria after the telecommunications firm failed on Friday to renegotiate a $1.2 billion loan taken out four years ago with 13 Nigerian banks. The CBN made this revelation,

EDUCATION

Usman Danfodio University dismisses lecturer for altering results

Daily Dispatch June 24, 2017

The Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, said it had dismissed a lecturer (names withheld), for altering students’ results. The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Abdullahi Zuru, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Sokoto on Saturday, but declined to mention the affected lecturer’s full details. Zuru said “that management of the university took that drastic action to […]

ENTERTAINMENT

Why I played strong sex scenes in my latest film — Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde

Daily Dispatch June 24, 2017

Leading actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, has returned to Nollywood. After a three-year hiatus, the 39-year-old is lined up to debut “Alter Ego”  alongside Wole Ojo and Jide Kosoko. PREMIUM TIMES had an exclusive interview with the award-winning actress who has appeared in over 300 films. Omotola opens up about her career, marriage and playing a controversial […]

NEWS

Sallah Celebration: Borno Police Restrict Vehicle Movement in Maiduguri and Jere

Daily Dispatch June 24, 2017

The Borno State Police Command has announced a restriction on movement of vehicles during the upcoming Eid celebration in Maiduguri and Jere Local Government Areas of the state. Victor Isuku, the spokesman of the command, announced this in a statement in Maiduguri. The statement said: “In view of the Eid-el-Fitr sallah celebration coming up, Borno Police […]

NEWS

Arrest any member of Arewa youths will cause serious crisis-Junaid

Daily Dispatch June 24, 2017

A Second Republic lawmaker and Northern elder statesman, Junaid Mohammed, has warned that the arrest of any member of the Arewa youths that issued quit notice on Igbos would lead to serious crisis in the region. He gave the warning when he spoke with Punch yesterday, accusing the Federal Government of demonstrating irresponsibility in its […]

HEALTH

Malnutrition, disease loom in Nigeria, others – UNICEF

Daily Dispatch June 24, 2017

The UN Children’s Fund has warned that malnutrition, thirst and disease threaten lives of millions of children in North East Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen. Manuel Fontaine, the UNICEF Director for Emergency Programmes, said in a statement issued in New York, United States of America that continued humanitarian action was crucial in saving children’s […]