BUSINESS

NNPC calls for the enactment of gas flaring law in Nigeria

Daily Dispatch June 4, 2017

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Sunday, stated that Nigeria’s revenue would grow significantly if a law prohibiting gas flaring by oil and gas companies operating in Nigeria is enacted. According to a statement by the NNPC, its Group Managing Director, Dr. Maikanti Baru, who

Politics

MOVE TO RECALL MELAYE FROM SENATE IS STILL BIRTH‎, SAYS GROUP

Daily Dispatch June 4, 2017

The move by Kogi people to recall Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District,Dino Melaye over number of allegations has been described as a still birth. A group of participants on penpushing, a social media network,made the observation on Sunday,in reaction to the news of the constituency to recall him,with advice that the people should be […]

Politics

APC sweeps Benue LG poll

Daily Dispatch June 4, 2017

The Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC) announced on Sunday that the All Progressive Congress (APC), had won all the 23 local government chairmanship seats in the elections held on Saturday. It also announced that the party won all the councillorship positions, with some of the candidates returned unopposed. BSIEC chairman John Tsuwa who declared […]

NEWS

FG directs release of 6,000 seized smuggled rice to IDP’s

Daily Dispatch June 4, 2017

The Federal government have directed the release of about 6,000 bags of rice seized from smugglers by the Katsina/Kaduna customs area command to Internally Displace Persons in the North East. The Area controller of the command, Comptroller Kayode Olusemire who disclosed this noted that already about 808 bales of seized second hand clothes have been […]

TOP STORIES

Falana writes Osinbajo, demands release of El-Zakzaky, cleric’s wife, Dasuki

Daily Dispatch June 4, 2017

Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has demanded the release of the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (otherwise called Shiites), Sheik Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, and the cleric’s wife, Zeinab, from illegal custody. Falan in a letter written to Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, also urged Osinbajo to “direct the Nigerian Army to investigate and prosecute the […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

BREAKING: Police arrest 12 people over London attack

Daily Dispatch June 4, 2017

British counter-terrorism police said Sunday they had arrested 12 people in Barking, in east London, in connection with the van and knife attack at London Bridge that left seven people dead. “Searches of a number of addresses in Barking are continuing,” they said in a statement. A woman was also arrested but was released following […]