HEALTH

BREAKING: Meningitis epidemic kills 745 in one week, says FG

Daily Dispatch April 19, 2017

The toll in a suspected meningitis epidemic in Nigeria has killed 745 people, a rise of over 250 in just over a week, the federal government said on Wednesday. Over 8,000 suspected cases of the disease have been reported across the country over the past five months although most have occurred

NEWS

Lagos Police demolish criminal hideouts in Ishawo creeks

Daily Dispatch April 19, 2017

Security operatives from the Lagos State Police Command deployed to the riverine area of the Ishawo Community in Ikorodu area of the State on Wednesday commenced total demolition of illegal waterfront shanties within the creeks where criminal elements hibernate to perpetrate their nefarious activities. The State’s Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, who briefed

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

White House Says Trump’s Call to Erdogan Was Not Endorsement of Vote Results

Daily Dispatch April 19, 2017

A day after U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s call to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to offer a congratulation for referendum victory, White House revisited the nature of the call and said it was not an endorsement of the referendum results. Mr. Trump became the 1st leader in the Western world to congratulate the Turkish […]

LEAD STORY 1

BREAKING: Court orders forfeiture of N449m found in BDC shop

Daily Dispatch April 19, 2017

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday ordered the temporary forfeiture of the sum of N449,750,000 found in an abandoned Bureau de Change shop in Victoria Island by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The forfeiture order was made by Justice Rilawan Aikawa following an ex parte application taken before him by the anti-graft […]

NEWS

Militants back in Ogun riverine communities – Amosun

Daily Dispatch April 19, 2017

Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State, has raised the alarm that militants have returned to the state’s   riverine communities and terrorising people, called for more security personnel for the state. Amosun said there is need to take proactive steps to check the violent activities of the returnee militants and other criminals in riverine areas. The governor […]

NEWS

Kaduna residents protest over poor power supply, triple charges

Daily Dispatch April 19, 2017

Some residents of Kaduna on Tuesday protested over what they termed as “triple billing and poor power supply” by Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company. The residents, who were mainly from Doka District in Kaduna North Local Government Area, said they were being shortchanged by the company. The residents, who went to the headquarters of the company […]