HEALTH

Meningitis claims 16 lives in Niger

Daily Dispatch March 21, 2017

An outbreak of Cerebro Spiral Meningitis has killed at least no fewer than 16 persons at Tungan Jika and Mazakari villages of Magama Local Government Area out of 31 cases in four local governments of Niger State. The State Commissioner of Health and Hospital Services, Dr. Mustapha Mohammed

Politics

PDP Crisis: I did not ask Makarfi to step down – Governor Dickson

Daily Dispatch March 21, 2017

The Governor of Bayelsa State and Chairman of the National Reconciliation Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Seriake Dickson, has described as “misleading”, the report in some media, that the Caretaker Chairman of the party, Senator Ahmed Makarfi was asked to step down. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) had reported on Monday, that […]

NEWS

Media Trust In Disarray: We’re Not Deep Crisis, report false- Company

Daily Dispatch March 21, 2017

Management of Media Trust Limited, publisher of Daily Trust, Sunday Trust and the Hausa version: Aminiya have denied the report that have gone viral, has been thrown into deep crisis by an Indian national who was employed by a section of the company’s Board of Directors on a monthly salary of N5 Million, to head […]

NEWS

Saraki: I’m aware of ownership of seized vehicle

Daily Dispatch March 21, 2017

The President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday admitted that the vehicle seized by the Nigeria Customs Service belonged to the Senate. Saraki, however, said he has nothing to do with the importation of the vehicle. Saraki who spoke through his ‎ Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, stated that […]

ENTERTAINMENT

Wife welcomes TTT, says he is an amazing husband, father

Daily Dispatch March 21, 2017

After his eviction from Big Brother Naija and return to the country, ThinTallTony’s wife, Laraba, has received her husband with loving arms. Unlike the drama that some fans were expecting because of his romance with fellow housemate, Bisola, and his denial of his family during his stay in the house, the mother of two took […]

BUSINESS

Breaking: MPC Retains Benchmark Lending Rate

Daily Dispatch March 21, 2017

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria has retained the Monetary Policy Rate at 14 per cent. The decision was taken at the two-day meeting of the MPC at the headquarters of the CBN in Abuja. Announcing the decision to newsmen at the end of the meeting, the Governor of the CBN, […]