INTERNATIONAL NEWS

EU to house refugees with 209m euros

Daily Dispatch July 27, 2017

The European Union Commission (EU), has offered 209 million euros (245 million dollars) in new emergency aid for Greece on Thursday to help refugees stranded in the country to rent homes and pay for basics with cash card. About 62,000 refugees and migrants, mainly Syrians, Afghans and Iraqis

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Michelle Obama reveals racism she suffered while in power, urges women to seize their power and not their scars

Daily Dispatch July 27, 2017

Former United States first lady, Michelle Obama has opened up on the racist attack she endured during her husband’s regime. While making referring to being called an ape and people talking about her buttocks, she urged women to seize their power and not hide their scars. Mrs Obama was speaking at the Women’s Foundation of […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Execution reduces Ohio’s death roll to 138

Daily Dispatch July 27, 2017

The state of Ohio now has 138 people sentenced to death, among the nation’s highest death row populations. The number of those on death roll has dropped by one in the state of Ohio, following an execution on Wednesday; the first time the state will carry out a death sentence in more than three years. […]

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BREAKING: We can’t confirm rescue of NNPC staff, says Kachikwu

Daily Dispatch July 27, 2017

‎Ibe Kachikwu, minister of state for petroleum resources, says he cannot confirm if any of the oil workers kidnapped by Boko Haram has been rescued. He said this while speaking with journalists at the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) towers in Abuja, on Thursday. “We only heard, but can’t confirm if anyone has been rescued,” […]

NEWS

N700m suspicious transaction: Sokoto State Government Reacts

Daily Dispatch July 27, 2017

The Sokoto State government has denied wrongdoing after federal anti-graft agents questioned a member of the Sokoto traditional council, the Sultanate, over a suspicious N700 million transferred to his account by the state government. The spokesperson to Governor Aminu Tambuwal, Imam Imam, said in a statement Thursday that the funds were approved for the purchase of a […]

NEWS

Sokoto kingmaker quizzed as Sultan Abubakar Sa’ad is named in N700million suspicious transaction

Daily Dispatch July 27, 2017

Crack detectives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday and Wednesday interrogated Kabir Tafida, the Sarkin Fada of Sokoto, who also acts as the chief of staff to Sultan Abubakar Sa’ad. Mr. Tafida was questioned over a suspicious transfer of N700 million into his account from the Sokoto State government account, people familiar […]