HEALTH

NAFDAC Arrests Forgery Syndicate Linked To Indians, Mexicans

Daily Dispatch February 28, 2017

A forgery syndicate that specialises in the forgery of the National Agency of Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC number, certificates and documents from government agencies have been arrested. The Acting Director General, NAFDAC, Mrs. Yetunde Oni, who was represented by the

NEWS

Court orders Umar to sign N50m bond before foreign trip

Daily Dispatch February 28, 2017

Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court, Abuja Tuesday granted permission to a former ex-member of the Presidential Committee investigating procurement of arms and equipment in the Armed Forces, retired Air Commodore Mohammed Dikko Umar to travel to South Africa for two months on medical ground. The judge however said he must first sign a […]

Politics

Igbo Man Can Never Become Nigerian President – MASSOB

Daily Dispatch February 28, 2017

Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, has affirmed that an Igbo man would never become Nigeria’s President. In a statement signed by MASSOB leader, Comrade Uchenna Madu, entitled ‘We insist on Biafra through non-violence, not Igbo presidency’, the group slammed for supporting the entity called Nigeria. it labeled them as

NEWS

Amina Mohammed Sworn-in As UN Deputy Sec-Gen

Daily Dispatch February 28, 2017

The immediate past Minister of Environment, Ms Amina Mohammed, has been sworn-in as the fifth Deputy Secretary-General of the UN at the UN Headquarters in New York on Tuesday. The UN Secretary-General António Guterres administered the oath of office to Mohammed. “I want to say that I am extremely, very, very proud that you accepted […]

NEWS

Xenophobic Attacks: Senate Sends Delegate To South Africa

Daily Dispatch February 28, 2017

Following the renewed xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa, the Nigerian Senate, on Tuesday resolved to send a delegation of lawmakers to the South African parliament. The delegates will deliberate with their South African counterpart on ways to stop the attacks on Nigerians. The decision followed a motion by a Senator representing Cross River […]

LEAD STORY 2

Boko Haram Suspect Re-Arrested 2 Years After Escaping From Detention

Daily Dispatch February 28, 2017

He and his colleagues were said to have escaped from custody in 2015, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The report said Chief Magistrate Levi Animoku described the charges preferred against the accused as horrifying and grievous. “Culpable h*micide is the highest crime in our legal system. “Section 341(1) of the Criminal Procedure […]