BUSINESS

Oil prices rise in spite of bearish inventory figures

Daily Dispatch April 6, 2017

Oil prices rose nearly one per cent on Thursday on track for a fourth straight day of gains, but analysts remained cautious about record-high US crude inventories. Brent crude futures gained 43 cents or 0.8 per cent to $54.80 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 0.9 per cent

Politics TOP STORIES

PDP Crisis: Jonathan, Sheriff Clash…….Party Chairman Walk Out of Meeting

Daily Dispatch April 6, 2017

There was mild drama on Thursday at the venue of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP reconciliation meeting, as Sheriff and former president argued on who should chair themeeting. Sheriff, who came into the Yar ‘Adua Centre venue of the meeting long after Jonathan, the governors and other prominent party chiefs had taken their seats, stormed […]

TECHNOLOGY

North Korea ‘hacking Nigerian banks’ to fund nuclear programme

Daily Dispatch April 6, 2017

A new report from a Russian online cyber security firm, Kaspersky, has observed that North Korean hackers are allegedly attacking banks in 18 countries, including Nigeria. The organisation noted in its report that this could be regarded as the biggest bank heists in world history. Banks and security researchers have previously identified four similar cyber-heists attempted

LEAD STORY 2

Buhari not on warpath with National Assembly – Enang

Daily Dispatch April 6, 2017

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Ita Enang, has denied any rift between the President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly. Enang said this while answering questions from State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said, “I am here to confirm to you that the relationship between […]

HEALTH

World Health Day: WHO says depression affects 322m people worldwide

Daily Dispatch April 6, 2017

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says depression as the leading cause of disability worldwide is affecting about 322 million people. The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, said this in a statement to mark this year’s World Health Day in Abuja on Thursday. Moeti said in the African region alone, close to 30 […]

LEAD STORY 1

Remove Fulani herdsmen from Tiv land – group warns FG

Daily Dispatch April 6, 2017

Tiv community in the United Kingdom, under the aegis of Mutual Union of the Tiv, MUT, called on Nigerian authorities to eject Fulani herdsmen from their land.  The group further criticized the federal government over its inability to protect the Tiv people of Benue State from the sword and guns of the invading Fulani herdsmen. […]