NEWS

VETERAN JOURNALIST,LEKAN ALABI NOMINATES AS CULTURAL AMBASSADOR

Daily Dispatch May 3, 2017

A veteran journalist and Ibadan High Chief,Olooye  Lekan Alabi has been nominated as Cultural Ambassador of the National Museum. According to letter of nomination reference number AF 333/IFM/XV11/1351 dated March 29,2017,said the nomination is for Ile-Ife of the National Commission for Museums

Sport

Ronaldo hat trick sinks Atletico

Daily Dispatch May 2, 2017

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat trick to give Real Madrid a 3-0 win over Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal on Tuesday. Real Madrid dominated the early proceedings at the Benabeu, outshooting the visitors 11-0 in the opening half-hour as Ronaldo headed home in the 10th minute, before he lashed […]

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Obasanjo decries unsuccessful of high-profile corruption cases

Daily Dispatch May 2, 2017

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday in Abuja decried the unsuccessful prosecution of high-profile corruption cases in Nigeria. Obasanjo expressed his displeasure while delivering the inauguration lecture of the Olusegun Obasanjo Good Governance and Development Research Centre, National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). The title of the lecture is “Leadership,

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We will stop importation of petrol by 2019-Baru

Daily Dispatch May 2, 2017

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Dr. Maikanti Kacalla Baru, has said plans are ongoing to stop importation of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) to the country. This was contained in a statement signed by the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the NNPC, Ndu Ughamadu. According to the statement, […]

BUSINESS

Rice Production: Kogi Woos World Bank

Daily Dispatch May 2, 2017

The Kogi Government has appealed to the World Bank, through its FADAMA III AF intervention project, to facilitate the state’s plans to become the largest producer of rice in North Central Nigeria. Mr Kehinde Oloruntobe, the state Commissioner for Agriculture, made the appeal on Tuesday when he received the Mid-Term Review Mission Team of the […]

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My husband’s health not as bad as being perceived – Aisha Buhari

Daily Dispatch May 2, 2017

Aisha, the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, has said the health status of her husband is not as bad as being perceived. Hajiya Aisha stated this on Tuesday on her Twitter handle. There have been concerns on the health of President Buhari in the last few months, especially after he returned from the United Kingdom. […]