HEALTH

Meningitis kills 230 leaves 3,774 affected in 15 days amid claim of declining infection rate

Daily Dispatch May 16, 2017

Amid claim of declining infection rate by the National Meningitis Emergency Operations Centre (NMEOC) Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (CSM) has killed 230 and affected 3,774 Nigerians in the last 15 days, The Guardian reports. NAIJ.com gathered that despite speculations that vaccines are in short

Politics

Buhari will contest in 2019 as long as he’s alive, Nigerians should vote him – Rep member, Bala

Daily Dispatch May 16, 2017

Representative of Ikara/Kubua federal constituency of Kaduna state at the House of Representatives, Yusuf Bala, has opined that as long as President Muhammadu Buhari is alive, he will seek re-election in 2019. Bala, a Chieftain of the All Progressives, APC, said the ailment of Buhari should not stop Nigerian from voting for him for a […]

TOP STORIES

Boko Haram: Top wanted leader, Pepper, nabbed by troops

Daily Dispatch May 16, 2017

The Nigerian army troop stationed at Forward Operation Base, Potiskum has arrested a suspected notorious Boko Haram commander in Yobe state. According to a statement by the Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman, Adamu was arrested with the help of local vigilantes. The suspect, a 35-year-old man called Abubaka Adamu, popularly […]

TOP STORIES

Saraki, Dogara bought Dino Melay’s books for N23.4m

Daily Dispatch May 16, 2017

Leadership of National Assembly on Monday bought Senator Dino Melaye’s book ‘Antidotes for Corruption’ for Twenty Three Million  Four Hundred Thousand Naira (N23.4m) The book which was launched yesterday in Abuja has virtuallyboth present and former Peoples Democratic Party PDP bigwigs including wife of the immediate past president, Patience Jonathan in

ENTERTAINMENT

OGUN FIBAN MEMBER BECOMES SECRETARY TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Daily Dispatch May 16, 2017

A frontline member of Ogun State Chapter of the Freelance and Independent Broadcasters’ Association of Nigeria (FIBAN)  Adewale Dada, popularly known as “The Good” was sworned-in as the Secretary to the Ade-Odo/Ota Local Government. The ceremony held at the local government secretariat in Ota  was witnessed by many people from different places, who came

EDUCATION

JAMB releases UTME results

Daily Dispatch May 16, 2017

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has released the results of the United Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), conducted last Saturday. This was confirmed by the Registrar of the board, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, while speaking during the monitoring of the ongoing UTME exams, along with the Minister of State for Education, Prof. Anthony Anwukah, in […]