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Death toll in Suleja flood rises to 16

Daily Dispatch July 10, 2017

Death tolls in the weekend flood in Suleja and Tafa local government areas of Niger State has risen to 16, Daily Trust learnt on Monday. Eleven people initially lost their lives in the flood occasioned by heavy down pour that started on Saturday until Sunday morning in the affected local

NEWS

PDP, APC Unite Against Political Party Division In Nigeria

Daily Dispatch July 10, 2017

The governors of Ekiti, Akwa Ibom, Abia and Imo states have unanimously cautioned Nigerians against preaching political parties beyond election period. The governors in their separate speeches at the grand reception organized for Governor Udom Emmanuel and wife Martha by the Ibibio Nation at Asan Ibibio, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on Monday stressed the need […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

United States And Iraq Declare Victory Over ISIS In Mosul

Daily Dispatch July 10, 2017

The Iraqi security forces have wrested control of Mosul from ISIS and are now clearing portions of the city’s historic quarter of explosives and hidden enemy fighters, the U.S. military said Monday. The announcement coincided with a triumphant speech by Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, who called the battle “a victory over darkness, brutality and […]

NEWS

Budget 2017: Buhari administration has made adequate provision for every part of the country – Buhari’s Aide

Daily Dispatch July 10, 2017

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu has revealed that with the assent to the 2017 budget, the Federal Government was now keen on constructing the second Niger Bridge. This was in addition to the construction of Abuja-Abaji-Lokoja highway and the Lagos-Ibadan, Kano- Maiduguri and the Enugu – Port Harcourt […]

BUSINESS

We’ll decide whether to invite Nigeria, Libya to OPEC-Non-OPEC JTC meeting – Russian Minister

Daily Dispatch July 10, 2017

The decision on whether to invite Libya and Nigeria to a meeting of the Joint OPEC-Non-OPEC Technical Committee to monitor the implementation of the oil output cut deal will be made within two weeks. Russian Energy Minister, Alexander Novak, told journalists on Monday: “We have now talked with OPEC Secretary-General, Mohammed Barkindo, there will be […]

TOP STORIES

Bala Mohammed distances self from plot to unseat Osinbajo, says APC ‘opportunists’ behind it

Daily Dispatch July 10, 2017

A former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Senator Bala Mohammed, has denied ever attending any meeting where the removal from power of the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, was discussed. Mohammed in a statement he personally signed on Monday, said he would not have responded to the story but for the fact that the […]