Politics

2019: APC denies Saraki’s presidential posters

Daily Dispatch July 4, 2017

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara state has denied alleged presidential posters of Senator Bukola Saraki. APC described the banners of Senate President Saraki, which were put on the internet, as “fake and photo- shopped.” The photo-shopped banners are purportedly calling on Saraki to

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Nitrogen liquor burns hole in businessman’s stomach

Daily Dispatch July 4, 2017

A 30-year-old Indian businessman reportedly ended up in a hospital after drinking an alcoholic beverage laced with liquid nitrogen that burnt a hole in his stomach. The businessman, whose name has been withheld by the media, went with his friends to a bar in Gurgaon on the outskirts of the Indian capital and drank the […]

NEWS

Maitama Sule’s funeral: Kyari leads FG delegation

Daily Dispatch July 4, 2017

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday named Chief of Staff to the President, Malam Abba Kyari, as the head of the Federal Government delegation to the funeral of Alhaji Maitama Sule. Mr Laolu Akande, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity (Office of the Vice-President) made this known on his twitter […]

Politics

INEC Registers 49, 000 in Sokoto, Kebbi, and Zamfara

Daily Dispatch July 4, 2017

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday said it registered 49,000 new voters in Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara states from April 28, 2017 to date. The commission’s National Commissioner in charge of the states, Hajiya Amina Zakari, disclosed this in Kware town, headquarters of Kware Local Government of Sokoto State. Zakari made the disclosure […]

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Nigeria deports 450 illegal immigrants from Edo

Daily Dispatch July 4, 2017

The Nigeria Immigration Service on Tuesday said it arrested and repatriated no fewer than 450 illegal immigrants from Edo in the first quarter of the year. Comptroller of Immigration in the state, Mr. David Adi, disclosed this at the presentation of a refurbished Hilux van by the Management of Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc to […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Germany faces risks of more terrorist, cyber attacks – report

Daily Dispatch July 4, 2017

German security officials on Tuesday warned of further terrorist acts since the country was home to a number of potentially dangerous Islamic extremists. Hans-Georg Maassen, Head of Domestic Security Service, Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), told a news conference in Berlin that there were possible increases in cyber-attacks from foreign