NEWS

317 ex-agitators graduate from U.S., UK varsities Published July 14, 2017

Daily Dispatch July 14, 2017

The Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta, retired Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh, says no fewer than 317 ex-agitators have graduated from different institutions in the U.S. and UK in 2017. Boroh, who is also the Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, disclosed this in New York of

NEWS

Stop creating hospital album for yourself, leave Buhari alone-Group tells Fayose

Daily Dispatch July 14, 2017

The Buhari Youth Organisation, Lagos State Chapter, has urged Gov. Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State to stop negative comments about President Muhammadu Buhari’s health. The State Coordinator and the General Secretary of the organisation, Mr Waheed Odunuga and Mr Adekunle Aderibigbe, respectively, made the appeal in a statement they jointly signed on Friday in Lagos. […]

Politics

PDP convention to hold in October, zones presidency to North, VP, South

Daily Dispatch July 14, 2017

The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has announced that its National Convention will take place in October this year. The Niger State chairman of the party, Alhaji Tanko Beji, disclosed this in Minna on Thursday, while addressing a stakeholders’ meeting, where the fallout of the Supreme Court verdict was discussed. Each state […]

TOP STORIES

Boko Haram strikes again on Cameroon-Nigeria border,16 dead (photos)

Daily Dispatch July 14, 2017

At least 16 persons have lost their lives in another Boko Haram bombing on Cameroon-Nigeria border. The incident which occurred at Waza area of the border took the lives of the two bombers and 14 others. According to Chief Bisong Etahoben who reported the incident on twitter, the bombing occurred around 11pm on Wednesday July […]

BUSINESS

Influx of fairly used tyres forced Dunlop, Michelin out of Nigeria-SON

Daily Dispatch July 14, 2017

The Coordinator of Standard Organisation of Nigeria in Kwara, Mr Sunday Yashim, has said that the influx of fairly used tyres forced the two major tyre manufacturers in Nigeria, Dunlop and Michelin, to relocate to Ghana. Yashim said SON is determined to rid Nigeria of imported fairly used and expired tyres. Yashim made the commitment […]

NEWS

Sokoto: Interpol, NDLEA, others, seize 881.100kgs of illicit drugs

Daily Dispatch July 14, 2017

The Interpol, National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency( NDLEA), and other relevant agencies, have seized 881.100kgs of illicit drugs as a result of a joint operation conducted in Sokoto State, as well as the Nigeria-Niger border. The Chairman of the agency, retired Col. Muhammad Mustapha Abdallah, disclosed this in Sokoto on Friday at the closing ceremony […]