HEALTH

Reps to meet minister over resurgence of lassa fever

Daily Dispatch March 21, 2017

The House of Representatives on Tuesday resolved to meet the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, ‎over recent resurgence of Lassa fever in some parts of the country. The resolution followed a motion by Sergius Ogun (Edo-PDP) on the need to investigate the resurgence of the fever in

NEWS

Gov. Ortom Survives Accident

Daily Dispatch March 21, 2017

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State on Tuesday escaped death when a commercial Carina ll Toyota car rammed into his convoy. The governor was returning from Zaki Biam, where he had gone to carry out an assessment of the attack by gunmen on International Yam Market, when the accident occurred. The Chief Press Secretary to […]

NEWS

SGF Summoned over IDP grass cutting contract funds again

Daily Dispatch March 21, 2017

The Secretary to the government of the Federation, Mr. Babachir David Lawal has been summoned to appear before Senate Ad-hoc Committee investigating him over mismanagement of internally displaced persons funds. In a letter addressed to SGF dated 15th of March, 2017, and signed by the ad-hoc committee chairman, Senator Shehu Sani, said Lawal is expected […]

NEWS

Service Chiefs Reaffirm their Loyalty To The President

Daily Dispatch March 21, 2017

The heads of the Nigerian Army and that of the Air Force on Tuesday briefed President Muhammadu Buhari on their operations and reassured him of their unalloyed loyalty. The meetings with the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, and the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, were held behind closed doors […]

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 Jibrin, on Tuesday made the disclosure in […]

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 […]