NEWS

Jonathan Showers Praises On Shagari At 92

Daily Dispatch February 26, 2017

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has described his predecessor, Shehu Shagari, as a man pf honour and unmatched dignity. Shagari, who was sent out of the presidency in a coup that brought in Muhammadu Buhari, then a major-general in the army in 1983, turned 92 on Saturday, February 25. In a

FEATURES

How MTN Sacked 63 Employees, Barred Them From Related Employment For Four Years

Daily Dispatch February 26, 2017

The telecommunication giant, MTN Nigeria, sacked 63 of its employees in 2009 and barred them from securing a job in the sector for four years, court documents obtained by PREMIUM TIMES has shown. Last year, the National Industrial Court in Lagos, in a 2013 suit filed by the dismissed employees, delivered a judgment condemning the […]

NEWS

Senior Boko Haram Commander Reportedly Killed In Borno

Daily Dispatch February 26, 2017

Reports from Borno state say that a top commander of the Boko Haram insurgents has reportedly been killed in Bama local government area. The insurgent commander named Tukur Bama was said to have been killed at a village called Bolongu in Bama local government. It was not clear at press time how he was killed […]

NEWS

BREAKING: Jerome Eke of PDP Wins Rivers Rerun

Daily Dispatch February 26, 2017

Jerome Eke of the People Democratic Party, PDP, has been declared winner of Saturday’s rerun election for Etche/Omuma Federal Constituency of Rivers State. Anouncing the result at the commission’s collation center in Okehi, Etche Local Government Area of the state, INEC returning officer for the election, Prof. Olushola Omotayo said Eke emerged winner after

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I may run for President – Tinubu

Daily Dispatch February 26, 2017

Former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu has said the possibility of him running for President in the future is visible. The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, dropped the hint while addressing journalists over the weekend. According to Tinubu, contesting for the office of the President is an opportunity to serve Nigeria. He […]

INTERVIEW

‘If Opposition Is Killed, It’ll Be Terrible For This Country’-Makarfi

Daily Dispatch February 26, 2017

Factional National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ahmed Makarfi, who lost to his rival, Senator Modu Sheriff, at the last Appeal Court ruling in the prolonged leadership contention of the party, in this exclusive interview in Kaduna, told The Nation’s Abdulgafar Alabelewe his latest plans and efforts to save PDP. Excerpts YOU […]