NEWS

S’court says aggrieved persons can appeal decisions of industrial court

Daily Dispatch July 1, 2017

The supreme court says aggrieved people can appeal decisions of the national industrial court. The ruling which was delivered by a five-man panel of justices on Friday was sequel to a suit filed Skye Bank Nigeria Plc against one Anaemem Iwu. Premium Times reports the panel said the appeal court

NEWS

FRSC begins mental stability test patrol, makes arrest in Abuja + photos

Daily Dispatch July 1, 2017

The Federal Road Safety Corps has begun the mental stability test patrol in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The patrol is meant to apprehend motorists who commit major driving infraction, especially usage of mobile telephones while in motion. And the patrol yielded the first offender through Cobra 6, one of the 10 petrol motorbikes launched […]

EDUCATION

Supplementary UTME Satisfactory – JAMB

Daily Dispatch July 1, 2017

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has described its supplementary Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examintion (UTME) held across 170 centres nationwide as satisfactory. The board’s Head of Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, made the remark in an interview with the News agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Saturday. The board’s Registrar, Prof. Is-haq

NEWS

Nigerian Takes Over As Chairman AU Peace and Security Council

Daily Dispatch July 1, 2017

Nigeria on Saturday, July 1 assumed the chairmanship of the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC), the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) reports. The PSC is the standing organ of the AU for the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts. It is a key element of the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA), which […]

LEAD STORY 2

Macron, African leaders meet over al-Qaida, Boko Haram

Daily Dispatch July 1, 2017

President Emmanuel Macron of France will meet West African leaders on Sunday in Mali to discuss support for a new 5,000-strong multinational force meant to counter a growing threat from terror groups including Boko Haram and al-Qaida. Heads of state from five nations across Africa’s vast Sahel region have called for a new regional force […]

LEAD STORY 2

Nigerian Doctor kills one, injures six in US hospital shooting

Daily Dispatch July 1, 2017

Hellbent on revenge and armed with an assault rifle, a former Bronx-Lebanon Hospital physician in New York, United States of America, wearing a white lab coat opened fire Friday inside the medical center — killing one doctor and injuring six other people before killing himself, authorities said. The shooter, Dr. Henry Bello, 45, had vowed […]