INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Odinga: I will speak Wednesday

Daily Dispatch August 15, 2017

Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga has postponed till Wednesday the declaration of his position on the disputed polls, which the electoral umpire, said he lost to incumbent, Uhuru Kenyatta. He promised on Sunday at a rally in Nairobi, to make his decision known, a stance that could defuse

Politics

We Are Still Cleaning PDP’s Mess – Oshun

Daily Dispatch August 15, 2017

A lawmaker, Moshood Oshun, has said the All Progressives Congress (APC) is still cleaning the mess created by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) two years after the party took over. According to Oshun, in 16 years, the PDP missed the chance to make Nigeria great. The situation got worse during the last five years of […]

BUSINESS

FG to auction N135b bonds August 23 – DMO

Daily Dispatch August 15, 2017

The Federal Government has offered for subscription by auction, N135 billion bonds in its August 23 auction, according to the Debt Management Office. The offering circular obtained from the DMO’s website on Tuesday in Abuja indicated that it would sell N35 billion of a bond, to mature in July, 2021, at 14.50 per cent. It […]

NEWS

Despite Wuse Market attack, Charly Boy announces vigil to hold in front of Abuja House London

Daily Dispatch August 15, 2017

Despite escaping lynching on Tuesday, August 15, at the populous Wuse Market, Abuja, the Charly Boy led anti-Buhari protesters have announced it will hold an all night vigil at the Abuja House in London. One of the group’s leader, Deji Adeyanju, while speaking to journalists said a candle light vigil and procession will take place […]

HEALTH

Indiscriminate dumping of waste causes malaria– Ecologist

Daily Dispatch August 15, 2017

An ecologist, Mr Habib Omotosho, has urged the three tiers of government to invest in liquid waste management and prevent people from indiscriminate dumping of waste to reduce malaria scourge. Omotosho, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, urged people to imbibe the culture of taking care of their environment. […]

BUSINESS

NSE loses N201bn in five hours — closes in red

Daily Dispatch August 15, 2017

The Nigerian Stock Exchange Market (NSE) lost N201 billion in five hours of trading on Tuesday. Market capitalisation on the bourse, which had hit the N13 trillion mark on Wednesday for the first time since October 2014, had closed at N13.08 trillion on Monday. By the end of the morning session on Tuesday, the market […]