BUSINESS

Poor Services: Senate urges NCC to sanction telecom companies

Daily Dispatch June 6, 2017

The Senate on Tuesday rose in condemnation of poor services rendered by Mobile Global Service GSM network operators in the country. In a motion sponsored by Senator Andy Uba (APC), representing Anambra South Senatorial district, he expressed concern over increasing rate of dropped calls and

INTERNATIONAL NEWS NEWS

Bomb Scare: Passengers jump off plane

Daily Dispatch June 6, 2017

Terrified passengers jumped from a Virgin Airline plane at an Australian airport after a threatening note was found on board. According to AAP, passengers were told to leave their luggage and jump about 1.2 metres from the exits onto the tarmac. The reported bomb threat, which turned out to be a hoax, was found in […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

London attack: Third London Bridge attacker named

Daily Dispatch June 6, 2017

The third London Bridge attacker has been named as 22-year-old Youssef Zaghba, a Moroccan-Italian man. Pakistan-born Khuram Butt, 27, and Rachid Redouane, 30, both from Barking were the other two attackers. Meanwhile, another victim has been named as Australian nurse Kirsty Boden, 28, who her family said had run towards London Bridge to help people. […]

NEWS

Obiano denies sponsoring IPOB, MASSOB

Daily Dispatch June 6, 2017

The Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, has denied the allegation of sponsorship of the Indigenous People of Biafra and the Movement for the Actualisation of a Sovereign State of Biafra. Speaking through his Senior Special Assistant on media and strategic communications, Mr Oliver Okpala, Obiano described the story as “untrue and complete falsehood”. An online

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

UNHCR urges Israel to withdraw from Palestinian land

Daily Dispatch June 6, 2017

UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Zeid Al-Hussein, has urged Israel to pull out of territories captured in a 1967 war that Palestinians now seek for a state. He said it would benefit both sides after 50 years of enmity. In six days of war in June 1967, Israel seized the West Bank and East Jerusalem […]

NEWS

ECOWAS extends military mission in The Gambia

Daily Dispatch June 6, 2017

West African troops have extended their military mission in Gambia by one year after entering the country in January to force out longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh, regional bloc ECOWAS said on Monday. About 500 ECOWAS troops remain in Gambia of the original 7,000 that crossed over from neighboring Senegal to compel Jammeh to go into […]