INTERNATIONAL NEWS

S/Sudan: Rebels launch attack on government’s forces

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2017

Heavy fighting erupted in the South Sudanese town of Pagak, near the Ethiopian border, when rebels launched an offensive against government forces, the rebels said. Rebel spokesman Lam Gabriel told Reuters that the rebels wanted to regain the town of Pagak, which was captured by government

Politics

Obaseki wants more voting centres in Edo

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2017

The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has made a case for the creation of more voting centres in the state to decongest the existing ones. Obaseki made the request when he received the new Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) posted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to the state at the Government House […]

BUSINESS

Why traffic gridlock persists at Wharf-Apapa road

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2017

The incessant traffic gridlock experiencing by business owners and residents as well as road users at Apapa has become worrisome on daily basis despite the recent Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Federal Government, AG Dangote, Flour Mills and Nigerian Ports Authority to end the menace. Daily Dispatch Newspaper recalls that the problem is as […]

HEALTH

Expert wants FG to use PPP to improve healthcare

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2017

Dr Aminu Mai, General Manager, Hospital Management Board, FCT, urged Federal and state governments to leverage on Public Private Partnership initiatives to address the health challenges in their states. He gave the advice on Friday at the Annual General Meeting and Scientific session of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), FCT chapter in Abuja. The theme […]

NEWS

Med-View Urges FG to deepen support for ‎pilgrims

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2017

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Med-View Airline, Alhaji Muneer Bankole has urged the Federal Government to deepen support for Nigerian pilgrims during Hajj operations. Bankole, during a chat with news men on Wednesday at his corporate office in Ikeja, Lagos, also disclosed ‎that Med-View Airline will airlift  20,000 pilgrims from 18 states across the

LEAD STORY 2

Protesters Storm Shell Flow Station in Rivers, Demand Better Jobs

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2017

Hundreds of protesters stormed a crude oil flow station owned by Shell Friday demanding better jobs and forcing staff to be airlifted out, community leaders said. Protesters complained they did not benefit from oil production in their area, a common refrain in the impoverished swampland that produces most of Nigeria’s oil. They also demanded an end […]