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Ikoli did not kill himself, Naval officers say

Daily Dispatch April 7, 2017

The late Rear Adm. Daniel Ikoli, the Fleet Commander, Western Naval Command, Lagos, who was found dead at his Apapa residence on April 5, did not kill himself, contrary to some media reports. According to authoritative sources at the command, Ikoli may have been assassinated as he had no cause

TOP STORIES

Boko Haram kills four soldiers, seven civillian

Daily Dispatch April 7, 2017

Boko Haram jihadists have killed four soldiers in an ambush in northeast Nigeria, where they torched an army base a day after killing seven civilians, a soldier and witnesses said. “Our men came under attack near Gubdori village yesterday,” the soldier told AFP, asking not to be named. “We lost four men in the ambush. […]

BUSINESS

Oil hits one-month high after U.S. missile strike in Syria

Daily Dispatch April 7, 2017

Oil prices hit a one-month high on Friday after the United States fired missiles at a Syrian government airbase, sending shockwaves through global markets and raising concerns that the conflict could spread in the oil-rich region. The toughest U.S. action yet in Syria’s six-year-old civil war has ramped up geopolitical uncertainty in the Middle East. […]

Sport

Olympic marathon gold medal winner Sumgong tests positive for EPO

Daily Dispatch April 7, 2017

Jemima Sumgong, who last year became the first Kenyan woman to win Olympic gold in the marathon, tested positive for the banned blood-booster EPO in an out-of-competition test carried out by the IAAF in February, the sport’s governing body said on Thursday. “The IAAF can confirm that an anti-doping rule violation case concerning Jemima Sumgong […]

NEWS

EEDC More Dangerous Than Rampaging Herdsmen-Enugu State House of Assembly says

Daily Dispatch April 7, 2017

Members of the Enugu State House of Assembly, Friday, passed a vote of no confidence on the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC. The development followed a motion sponsored by Hon. Chinedu Nwamba representing Nsukka East Constituency, alongside 22 other members of the House. This is coming at a time hundreds of residents have occupied the […]

LEAD STORY 1

Harmonize your biometrics platforms, UN tells Nigeria

Daily Dispatch April 7, 2017

The UN has called on Nigeria to harmonise its multiple biometric platforms for more efficiency. The UN Deputy Secretary-General, Ms Amina Mohammed, stated this on Friday when she received Nigeria’s delegates to the 50th session of the UN Commission on Population and Development in New York. She said that a central body for the biometrics […]