BUSINESS

Microsoft Championship : Zenith Bank to sponsor more students

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2017

Zenith Bank says it will encourage more Nigerian students to participate in the annual Microsoft Office Specialist Championship. The annual Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship is a global competition that tests students’ skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Miss Katherine

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Kenyan police on alert ahead election announcement

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2017

Kenyan police took security precautions on Friday ahead of an expected announcement of re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta. He won re-election despite allegations of vote rigging by opposition leader Raila Odinga. Police stationed extra forces at the airport in the western city of Kisumu in a bid to forestall any protests. The city is in […]

COLUMNS

OZUBULU MASSACRE: THE HIDDEN TRUTH REVEALED-By Somuadila Ugwummadu

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2017

Following different versions of false news peddled by the Nigerian media and most regrettably, respected individuals, to narrate the very unfortunate incident that happened at St Philips Catholic Church, Amakwa Ozubulu, We, in our culture has dug out the details of this event and how it deteriorated to the August 6 massacre. Aloysius Ikegwuonu (Bishop), […]

BUSINESS

Africa, U.S talks on AGOA end in deadlock

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2017

Talks between African and U.S. officials to review the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) free trade deal ended with no decision. There is a mutual feeling that AGOA has achieved little since it was set up. President Donald Trump’s top trade negotiator Robert Lighthizer and other U.S. officials have been in the tiny West […]

TOP STORIES

FG engages experts to de-radicalise convicted insurgents

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2017

Nigeria has engaged psychologists and counsellors to pioneer rehabilitation and de-radicalisation of convicted Boko Haram terrorists. The country is also utilising Islamic scholars to counter extremist narratives by training them on aspects of dialogues and religious counselling. The Deputy Ambassador to the UN, Amb. Samson Itegboje, unveiled the plan when he presented

Politics

APC inaugurates committee on true federalism

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2017

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has inaugurated a 24-member committee on true federalism to articulate the party´s position on restructuring of the country. The National Chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, who inaugurated the committee on Thursday in Abuja, said the party was not opposed to true federalism. According to Odigie-Oyegun, it is […]