COLUMNS

What does Obasanjo know about Buhari?- by Azu Ishiekwene

Daily Dispatch February 10, 2017

By Azu Ishiekwene Former President Olusegun Obasanjo will officially be 80 in March and there are many who think he is hyperactive for his age. He is probably one of the busiest former presidents with a schedule that combines half a dozen foreign travels each month with countless domestic trips

ENTERTAINMENT Uncategorized

US To Give Nigeria $160, 000 To Preserve Her Cultural Facilities

Daily Dispatch February 10, 2017

The United States of America has promised to give Nigerian a grant of $160,000 (N50,400,000) to enable help in the preservation of her cultural heritage. The grant which will be made available by the US ambassador Stuart Symington will help Nigerian institutions improve storage conditions of its cultural facilities. A statement by the US embassy […]

Politics

APC Plans Prayer Submit For Buhari

Daily Dispatch February 10, 2017

The All Progressives Congress women will hold a national prayer summit for quick recovery of the President Muhammadu Buhari. APC Deputy National Women leader, Tina Ekwueme-Adike,  who disclosed this to newsmen in Owerri on Friday, said they were worried by speculations over the health of President Buhari. She said that the Prayer Summit would be organised […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Breaking News: Suicide bombing Kills Four, Wounds 15 In Eastern Mosul Restaurant

Daily Dispatch February 10, 2017

A suicide bomber believed to belong to Islamic State blew himself up inside a restaurant in eastern Mosul at lunchtime on Friday, killing at least four people and wounding 15, a medical source in the northern Iraqi city said. The Sayidati al-Jamila (“My Fair Lady”) restaurant is in al-Zuhour, one of the districts recently retaken […]

TOP STORIES

Breaking News: Boko Haram Ambushed Army Convoy Kills 7 New Recruits, Abducts Female Soldier

Daily Dispatch February 10, 2017

Boko Haram insurgents have ambushed a convoy of new army recruits in Maiduguri, killing seven troops and abducting a female soldier in the attack. According to the Washington Post, the attack occurred on Thursday evening, February 9, near Mafa town on the main road 50 kilometers (30 miles) east of Maiduguri in Borno state. The […]

HEALTH

HIV/AIDS Cure: FG Probes Claim

Daily Dispatch February 10, 2017

The National Health Research Ethics Committee, Federal Ministry of Health, said it had requested University of Agriculture,Umudike, Abia, to provide details of the clinical trial of the claim for cure of HIV/AIDS. Prof. Maduike Ezeibe, a Professor of Veterinary Medicine at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike and others claimed they had conducted clinical