Politics

PDP leaders in Yobe decamp to APC [PHOTOS]

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2017

Scores of leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Yobe State, have decamped to the All Progressives Congress, APC. In a ceremony to mark their acceptance into the party in Damaturu, the state capital, the decampees cited the progress being made by the state governor, Ibrahim Gaidam in

BUSINESS

Oil prices hit 2-month high, trades at $53

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2017

Oil prices hit a two-month high on Monday as a result of the tightening of US crude market and the threat of sanctions against OPEC-member, Venezuela. Brent crude futures traded at $52.90 per barrel, its highest since May 25, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) rose by 16 cents to trade at $49.87 per barrel. Oil […]

NEWS

BREAKING: Aluu4: Court sentences police officer, 2 others to death

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2017

Justice Letam Nyordee of a High Court in Port Harcourt has sentenced three out of the seven people facing trial in the killing of four students of the University of Port Harcourt popularly called Aluu4 to death. Those sentenced to death include, ex-Sergeant Lucky Orji, Ikechukwu Luis Amadi and David Chinasa Ogbonda. DAILY POST reports […]

NEWS

Stakeholders decry child-hawking after school hours

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2017

Some stakeholders have condemned child hawking after school hours. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interview in Abuja on Monday, the stakeholders said that child-hawking, especially after school, was against the Child’s Right Act. (2003) which prohibits child-hawking and an abuse of the rights of the child. Section 30(2C) of Part […]

Sport

ABEOKUTA GOLF CLUB TO ESTABLiSH ACADEMY, CAPTAIN

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2017

The Abeokuta Golf Club has disclosed plan to establish a Golf Academy for youth,to curb social vices prevalent among them. The President of the club,Venerabe Olukunmi Adekunle made the disclosure on Sunday while speaking with journalists,and also sought  for the assistance of the Ogun State government towards the establishment. He noted that,it was a known fact that […]

ENTERTAINMENT

FG to rebuild Sukur World Heritage site destroyed by Boko Haram

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2017

The National Commission for Museum and Monuments (NCMM), says it is exploring ways to rebuild the Sukur world heritage site in Adamawa destroyed by Boko Haram insurgents in 2014. The Director-General of the commission, Malam Yusuf Usman, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. Usman […]