TOP STORIES

DSS Foils Plot To Bomb Kano, Others During Sallah

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2017

The Department of State Services on Friday said it had uncovered a plot by suspected Boko Haram terrorists to attack Kano, Kaduna, Sokoto and Maiduguri during the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. Tony Opuiyo, an operative of the service, who made the disclosure in Abuja, said two suspects — Yusuf Adamu

Politics

Breaking: Supreme Court sacks Benue Reps member Hembe, orders him to return all salaries collected

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2017

The Supreme Court, Friday, sacked the Federal House Representatives member representing, Vandikwa/ Konshisha constituency, Honourable Herman Hembe and ordered him to return all salaries collected so far before his sacking. Hon. Hembe The Court sitting in Abuja declared the seat of the lawmaker vacant and ruled that Mrs. Dorathy Mato who won the All Progressive […]

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Biafra agitators, Northern youths will run away if they see war – Retired DIG, Ekpoudom

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2017

Retired Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Udom Ekpoudom, has warned Biafra agitators and Northern youths issuing threats and provocative speeches against Nigeria to take caution. He said while it was easy to speak of violence, such persons will run away if they witnessed bloodletting on a large scale. Ekpoudom appealed to agitators for Biafra […]

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Middle Belt Leaders calls for the immediate implementation of 2014 Nat. Conf.

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2017

Leaders of the Middle Belt and other Northern minorities, on Thursday urged the Federal Government, to immediately begin the implementation of the 2014 National Conference report. The leaders of the region debated that the implementation will address the agitations for the restructuring of the country. The meeting, which was convened under the aegis of Middle […]

NEWS

N336.17m Tax Default: Bayelsa seals off NDDC office

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2017

Officials of Bayelsa State Board of Internal Revenue, on Friday, sealed off the Yenagoa office of the Niger Delta Development Commission, over an alleged tax default of N336.17m. It was learnt that the intervention agency in the region is allegedly owing the state government since 2014. The enforcement team of BIR, with the full complement […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Four Arab countries give Qatar 10 days to close Al Jazeera

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2017

The four Arab countries involved in a diplomatic row with Qatar have given the oil-rich nation a 10-day ultimatum to meet 13 demands, including shutting down Al Jazeera media network, before normalcy can be restored. The four countries are Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt and Bahrain. Reuters said the demands are likely to […]