NEWS

Nobody is shielding me from prosecution- Chidi Lloyd

Daily Dispatch July 10, 2017

The former Leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Chidi Lloyd, has refuted ever being shielded from prosecution or evading arrest. Lloyd has been slammed with charges of attempted murder. There have been insinuations he is evading trial. Lloyd, in a statement he personally signed, said

NEWS

Terrorism: Mali begs Nigerian Army for support

Daily Dispatch July 10, 2017

The Malian Army on Monday sought the support and cooperation of its Nigerian counterpart in training its personnel, especially in the areas of amour and artillery. The Malian Army Chief of Staff, Col.-Maj. Abdrahamane Baby, who sought the cooperation when he visited the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai in Abuja, said the call […]

NEWS

FG To Complete Lagos-Ibadan Standard Gauge Rail Dec 2018 – Ameachi

Daily Dispatch July 10, 2017

The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Ameachi, said that Federal Government would ensure the completion of the ongoing Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail services by Dec. 2018. Ameachi gave the assurance on Monday in Lagos while inspecting the ongoing rail projects at Ijoko community area of Ogun State. The minister said that the Federal Government was […]

LEAD STORY 2

Maitama Sule: We lost diplomat of international ‎repute- Atiku

Daily Dispatch July 10, 2017

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, on Monday, in Kano, said that Nigeria had lost a diplomat of international repute with the death of an elder statesman Maitama Sule. ‎Abubakar, who made this remark when he paid a condolence visit to Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State,  stressed that Maitama’s death was a great loss to […]

NEWS

Conference to end farmers/herdsmen conflict

Daily Dispatch July 10, 2017

On Wednesday last week the federal government inaugurated the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) on the National Conference for Livestock Development. The conference is designed to provide a lasting solution to the incessant clashes between farmers and herdsmen in different parts of the country. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) Chief Audu Ogbe, who

EDUCATION

NANS warns against increment of tuition fees in tertiary institutions

Daily Dispatch July 10, 2017

The National Association of Nigerian Students has warned proprietors of tertiary institutions against increasing tuition fees in their schools, saying doing so will further heat up the country. The National President of NANS, Comrade Kadiri Aruna, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Enugu on Monday that the increment of tuition fees had the capacity […]