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Referendum to recall Melaye begins, turn out impressive

Daily Dispatch June 11, 2017

The process to recall the representative of Kogi West Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Dino Malaye, has commenced. The recall process, which began on Saturday, covers all the seven local government areas of the District. Photographs from one of the centres showed there was

LEAD STORY 1

Nigeria Cannot Afford Another Civil War-Prof. Ibrahim Gambari

Daily Dispatch June 11, 2017

Former Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Prof. Ibrahim Agboola Gambari, has warned that recent events in the country are pointing to the direction of another civil war. According to the professor, hate speeches, ethnic and regional irredentism and intolerance were on the rise in the country. He added that these indicate the seeming […]

SERAP Drags FG, Fashola to Court Over Non-provision of Pre-paid Meters

Daily Dispatch June 11, 2017

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued the Federal Government and the Minister of Power, Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola, SAN over “their collective failure, refusal and/or negligence to enforce their own directives to electricity distribution companies (DISCOs) to provide free prepaid meters to all Nigerians”. The application which was

BUSINESS

STOP THE BRAND BASHING!

Daily Dispatch June 11, 2017

Recently, a brand of sugar took its turn of bashing through an audio message circulated in the social media that its consumption is dangerous to health. Of course, too much sugar is bad for the health. At least so the health experts say! But i urge social media users to please ignore such spurious claims […]

Recall Judges: NJC Accuses Presidency of Lieing

Daily Dispatch June 11, 2017

The National Judicial Council has accused the Presidency of telling lies over the recall of six judges who were suspended by the Council based on allegations of corruption leveled against them. The NJC had last week recalled six of the eight judges suspended. It said since there were no cases against them pending in any […]

Sport

Saudi Arabia bans Messi, Barcelona shirts in ‘war’ against Qatar

Daily Dispatch June 11, 2017

Saudi Arabia war against Qatar has deepened with the latest being criminalising wearing a Barcelona shirt in the country. It means that fans wearing a Lionel Messi or Neymar shirt will go to jail in the Saudi Kingdom. Qatar Airways has been a sponsor of the Catalan team for four seasons, with its name emblazoned […]