NEWS

Obasanjo visits Borno state

Daily Dispatch May 22, 2017

Former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has arrived Maiduguri, the Borno state capital on a visit. Obasanjo was received by the governor of Borno state, Kashim Shettima, at the airport on Monday, May 22. The former president is known to have visited the state on other occasions, his last recorded

ENTERTAINMENT

[BREAKING] Asiwaju Tinubu pays for repatriation of Moji Olaiya’s body

Daily Dispatch May 22, 2017

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has reportedly paid for the repatriation of the body of the late Nollywood actress, Moji Olaiya, who died in Canada on May 17, 2017, two months after she had a baby. An Instagram post by a film maker and Publicity Secretary, Moji Olaiya Burial Committee […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

South Sudan President Kiir Announces Ceasefire, Wants Peace

Daily Dispatch May 22, 2017

The president of war-ravaged South Sudan Salva Kiir declared a unilateral ceasefire on Monday and promised to release political prisoners, but with no sign of a political deal with rebels it was not clear whether a truce would take hold. South Sudan has been mired in a civil war since 2013, when President Kiir fired […]

NEWS

Kano Governor Abdullahi Ganduje Request State Assembly To Suspends Emirs Sanusi’s Probe

Daily Dispatch May 22, 2017

The Kano State House of Assembly has called off probe of the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II. The decision was taken Monday afternoon after the Speaker, Alhassan Rurum, read a letter from the state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, seeking them to suspend further probe of the emir. It was gathered that in the letter, Mr […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Hundreds go on trial for failed coup in Turkey

Daily Dispatch May 22, 2017

More than 200 suspects have gone on trial accused of plotting and orchestrating last year’s failed coup in Turkey. The defendants were paraded into a purpose-built courthouse one by one, and each suspect was handcuffed and flanked by two security guards. They were surrounded by dozens of protesters who waved Turkish flags and brandished signs […]

HEALTH

80 Pper cent in Sub-Saharan Africa Account for New HIV Infections-WHO

Daily Dispatch May 22, 2017

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says girls account for nearly 80 per cent of new HIV infections in Sub-Saharan Africa. Dr Felicitas Zawaira, the Director, Family and Reproductive Health Cluster, WHO Regional Office for Africa, said this in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday. Zawaira said most recent data from the organisation showed that […]