NEWS

Assault on Journalist: Court rules on Oral evidence Tue Mar 14

Daily Dispatch March 13, 2017

A federal High Court sitting in Lagos will on Tuesday, March 14, ruled on oral evidence and additional affidavit in respect of a N500 million Assault suit filed against the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, by the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, on behalf of a Badagry-based journalist, Otunba

LEAD STORY 1

Breaking: House of Reps Committee Clerk slumps, dies in Assembly complex

Daily Dispatch March 13, 2017

The Clerk of the House of Representatives Committee on Agricultural Production and Services‎, Mohammed Shuaibu, on Monday slumped and died at the National Assembly complex, Abuja. Shuaibu died few minutes before the commencement of a committee meeting. It was gathered that late Shuaibu slumped at about 12 noon while walking on a staircase and was […]

EDUCATION

Bauchi school closed down following revelation that students marry themselves in class

Daily Dispatch March 13, 2017

A school in Bauchi was recently closed down by the state government following revelations that the students marry themselves in the classrooms. According to reports, the Sa’adu Zungur Model primary and secondary school, was closed down on orders of the Bauchi state government, after it was discovered that most of the senior students were involved […]

NEWS

I have officially handed over to Buhari – Osinbajo

Daily Dispatch March 13, 2017

The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, says he has handed over back to President Muhammadu Buhari who resumed duty after been away for over 50 days on medical vacation. Osinbajo who made the remark while addressing State House Correspondents after a meeting with the President at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Monday, said the President is […]

Politics

PDP Crisis: Makarfi’s committee collects N50m monthly from governors – Sheriff

Daily Dispatch March 13, 2017

The Sen Ali Modu Sheriff’s faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Monday accused the Ahmed Makarfi’s National Caretaker Committee of collecting N50m monthly subvention from governors on the platform of the party. National Deputy Chairman of the party, Cairo Ojougboh, while speaking at a press conference in Abuja, claimed that the subvention collected by

Politics

2019: What Igbos must do to become Nigeria’s President – PPA chieftain, Iko

Daily Dispatch March 13, 2017

A chieftain of the Progressive People’s Alliance, PPA, Ndubue Iko, has opined that Igbos must embrace national politics, if the South East region is to stand a change of producing Nigeria’s President in 2019. Addressing journalists in Lagos, Iko stressed that Igbos must present a credible candidate for the 2019 election to attract support, adding […]