NEWS

Minister Urges Media To Shun Misinformation, Fake News

Daily Dispatch February 3, 2017

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has urged the media to eschew misinformation and fake news, saying the phenomenon, if left unchecked, could damage the credibility of the media and endanger the country’s peace and security.  The Minister made the call in Abuja

NEWS

Employer Ties Employees Hands, Legs, Dumps Him In Boot For Journey To Abuja From Lagos

Daily Dispatch February 3, 2017

An employer, Engineer Wole Odunuga, was arrested after officers of Metro Police chased his vehicle, a white Toyota Hilux Van with the registration number SMK 707 CA, from Ketu/Ojota Flyover to 7Up before the old toll gate in Lagos State. The policemen had on Wednesday at about 7:20pm stopped the vehicle, but the lone occupant […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

You’re Playing With Fire Trump Tells Iran

Daily Dispatch February 3, 2017

US President Donald Trump on Friday accused Iran of “playing with fire” after the Islamic republic dismissed his warnings over its latest missile test as unfounded and provocative. In a series of early morning tweets, Trump wrote: “Iran is playing with fire – they don’t appreciate how ‘kind’ President Obama was to them. Not me!” […]

NEWS

Akpobolokemi, Atewe Re-arraigned Over N8.5b Fraud

Daily Dispatch February 3, 2017

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission(EFCC) on Friday re-arraigned a former Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Patrick Akpobolokemi and a former commander of the Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation Pulo Shield, Major General Emmanuel Atewe over N8.5billion alleged fraud. The duo who were charged alongside two staff of

Politics

N1.1b Fraud: Bala’s Son, Shamsudeen Granted N100m Bail

Daily Dispatch February 3, 2017

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday granted bail in the sum of N100m to Shamsudeen Bala Mohammed, a son of a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr. Bala Mohammed Bala. The defendant who was on Wednesday remanded in Kuje Prison after he was arraigned on 15 counts of N1.1bn money laundering […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Post-coup crackdown: Turkey orders detention of 177 police officers

Daily Dispatch February 3, 2017

Turkish authorities ordered the detention of 177 police officers, the state-run Anadolu agency said on Thursday, widening a crackdown against people accused of links to a failed coup in July. The suspects, from 25 provinces, were being sought on suspicion of using ByLock, an encrypted smartphone messaging app, the agency said, citing the Ankara prosecutor’s […]