LEAD STORY 2

Xenophobic attack video: Ghanaians allegedly kill five Nigerians to protest citizen’s purported murder

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2017

The Police in Sowutoum area of Ghana have arrested a Nigerian man for allegedly stabbing a Ghanaian man to death, claiming the purported victim was a thief. The Nigerian, 48-year-old Thompson Peter, was reported to have said he committed the act in self defence. The incident has reportedly led

NEWS

EFCC plans to abduct me- Adoke cries out

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2017

Mohammed Adoke, former attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice, says he is aware of the threats on his life and the alleged plan of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to “illegally abduct and forcibly drag him to Nigeria.” Adoke in a statement on Sunday said the anti-graft agency was working on […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Journalist revisits how pastor killed 900 followers

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2017

American journalistJeff Guin, released his latest book “The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple” in which he described how the man of God successfully convinced almost a thousand of his followers to move from California to a settlement and killed them all with cyanide. Nearly 40 years later, we are still learning about […]

HEALTH

Kogi traces strange killer disease to gastroenteritis

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2017

The rampaging unknown disease which has killed many people in Kogi state has been diagnosed to be gastroenteritis. It is reported that more than 62 persons have been killed in two weeks when the situation came to limelight, but Kogi State Commissioner for Health, Dr Saka Audu, said on Sunday that the casualty is exaggerated. […]

NEWS

Breaking: Suntai’s Brother Dies

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2017

Barely two hours after the burial of the former governor of Taraba state late Danbaba Danfulani Suntai in Suntai Village, Bali Local Government area of Taraba state, the immediate younger brother of the late former governor Mr. Banangida Suntai died at National Hospital Abuja.

NEWS

Quit Notice: PANDEF assures non-indigenes of their safety

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2017

Leaders of the Pan-Niger Elders Forum (PANDEF), on Saturday, reassured Yoruba, Hausa, and other non-indigenes resident in the Niger Delta of their safety. The leaders spoke against the background of last week’s quit notice to non-natives by a group of militants, coupled with a threat of self-determination by October 1. According to the deputy leader […]