ENTERTAINMENT

OGUN GOVERNMENT PLEDGES MUSEUM IN HONOUR OF MUSIC LEGEND, EBENEZER OBEY

Daily Dispatch April 4, 2017

Ogun State Government on Monday pledged to build a museum in honour of juju music legend, Ebenezer Obey. Governor Ibikunle Amosun,made the promise while speaking at the 75th birthday ceremony of the musician held in Abeokuta,the State Capital, adding that the museum would housed all his works

HEALTH

We Don’t Have Drugs For Meningitis ‘C’-FG…..says it needs $1.1bn to vaccinate 22million people

Daily Dispatch April 3, 2017

The Federal Government has said the Meningitis ‘C’ currently ravaging in the country is strange, even as it said the drugs are not available. Government also disclosed that Nigeria would need about $1.1billion for the vaccination of 22million persons in the five states affected by the Meningitis ‘C’. The Chief Executive Officer/National Coordinator, Nigeria Centre […]

TOP STORIES

Independence Day Bombing: Charles Okah to know fate May 16

Daily Dispatch April 3, 2017

The Federal High Court, on Monday in Abuja fixed May 16 to rule on the application for no-case-submission filed by Charles Okah and Nwabueze Obi, to dispel terrorism charges brought against them. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the applicants were alleged to be the masterminds of the 2010 Independence Day bombing in Abuja […]

TOP STORIES

Breaking: Petrol Tanker Drivers Call off Strike

Daily Dispatch April 3, 2017

The Petroleum Tanker Drivers arm of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) have called off its planned indefinite which commenced Monday. NUPENG’s National President, Mr. Igwe Achese announced the call-off of the tanker drivers’ strike after a meeting with  the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation

NEWS

Nasarawa: Police Arrest 40 Suspected Rustlers, Recovers 500 Cows

Daily Dispatch April 3, 2017

The Police in Nasarawa State says it has arrested 40 suspected cattle rustlers operating around Kokona and Nasarawa Local Government Areas of the state. Mr Abubakar Sadiq-Bello, the state’s Commissioner of Police, told newsmen on Monday in Lafia that the suspects were arrested during a joint operation by a police special squad in collaboration with […]

BUSINESS

Lawmaker Urges NUPENG to Shelve Strike

Daily Dispatch April 3, 2017

A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Nicholas Ossai (Delta-PDP) has urged petroleum tanker drivers to shelve the nationwide strike to save Nigerians from its attendant economic hardship. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja, the lawmaker noted that the petroleum sector and all its arms are […]