NEWS

Your style of agitation is old fashion-Ohanaeze tells Kanu

Daily Dispatch July 11, 2017

Ohanaeze said the current agitation style was out of tune with the body language of Igbo elders who have seen war and its devastation and would not want another calamity. The apex Igbo body made the claim in a statement issued by its National Deputy Publicity Secretary, Chuks Ibegbu. Ohanaeze

LEAD STORY 2

Nigerians slams Aisha Buhari for illustrating the tussle in the presidency with animals

Daily Dispatch July 11, 2017

Some Nigerians have expressed anger over the use of animal metaphors by wife of Nigeria’s President, Aisha Buhari, and the Senator representing Kaduna Centtral in the National Assembly, Shehu Sani, in describing the power play around the State House in recent times. Those who commented on social media said it was wrong to illustrate the […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Amnesty International: Iraq, Allies Violated International Law In Mosul Battle

Daily Dispatch July 11, 2017

Amnesty International said on Tuesday it had identified a pattern of attacks by Iraqi forces and the U.S.-led military coalition backing them in the battle for Mosul that violated international humanitarian law and may amount to war crimes. The rights group said in a report that the Islamic State militant group had flagrantly violated that […]

HEALTH

Gonorrhoea: Hope for possible vaccine

Daily Dispatch July 11, 2017

For the first time, a vaccine a vaccine has tested positive to abilities to act as protection against gonorrhoea, a sexually transmitted infection. Sscientists in New Zealand say study of 15,000 young people, published in the Lancet, showed infections were cut by about a third. This is coming after the World Health Organisation in a recent publication […]

LEAD STORY 2

Boko Haram has links with terror group in Mali-Buratai

Daily Dispatch July 11, 2017

Tukur Buratai, the chief of army staff, says the Boko Haram insurgent group has links with terror groups in northern Mali. The PUNCH quoted Buratai as saying this on Monday while receiving Babi Abdulrahman, Mali’s army chief, in Abuja. According to Buratai, the link was proven by the recent arrest of two Boko Haram recruiters […]

Politics

INEC begins Dino Melaye’s recall process…..says the body cannot be stopped from performing its constitutional duty

Daily Dispatch July 11, 2017

In spite of court order, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has continued with the recall process of Sen. Dino Melaye, saying that the electoral body could not be stopped from performing its constitutional duty. According to the Nation, INEC on Monday pasted the notice of the verification of the recall process at its Kogi state […]