NEWS

Gov. Ganduje Reiterates Commitment To National Unity‎

Daily Dispatch August 5, 2017

Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to national unity by insisting that the Igbo people residing in the state would not be allowed to leave. Ganduje made this vow when members of the Igbo Delegates Assembly of the 19 Northern States paid him a

BUSINESS

Dangote, Others Sign MoU To Boost Private Sector’s Investment In Agriculture Value Chain

Daily Dispatch August 5, 2017

Dangote Group and two leading African agricultural organisations — GrowAfrica and Nigeria Agribusiness Group — have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in a bid to boost private sector’s investment in agriculture. The MoU was signed during the GlowAfrica and NABG Private Sector Consultative Meeting held in Lekki, Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Governor, sibling killed by militants

Daily Dispatch August 5, 2017

Mr. Mohamed Dahir Elmi, the governor of Galgadud in the central Somalia region, and his sibling have been killed in Yakshid, a northern suburb of the capital. They were reported to have been killed by Al Shabaab militants on Friday night in the Somali capital of Mogadishu. Africa Review reports that Al Shabaab militants shot dead […]

NEWS

Police rescue abducted don, arrest suspect

Daily Dispatch August 5, 2017

The Police Command in Enugu State on Saturday  rescued abducted Prof. Nduka Eya unhurt while one of the suspects involved in the kidnap was arrested. The command also recovered a locally made gun from the arrested suspect. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Enugu-based  Eya was abducted by unknown gunmen on Thursday […]

LEAD STORY 2

Sick Arthur Nzeribe’s photo goes viral

Daily Dispatch August 5, 2017

The photograph of ageing and possibly sick Chief Francis Arthur Nzeribe, sitting languidly, with medics around him  has gone viral in the social media. It was not clear who broke into Nzeribe private home in Orlu Imo State to take the photograph of the former arms dealer, maverick politician and a man believed to have […]

TOP STORIES

Military foiled suicide bomb attack, kills 3 insurgents in Maiduguri

Daily Dispatch August 5, 2017

No fewer than three suicide bombers were killed by the military on Friday at Simari area of Maiduguri. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident occurred at Simari, outskirt of Maiduguri at about 10p.m. when a male and two female suicide bombers tried to infiltrate the town. The attack came barely 16 […]