NEWS

Boko Haram: FG Committing Significant Share of 2017 Budget to North East – Onyeama

Daily Dispatch February 26, 2017

The Federal Government will commit a significant share of the 2017 budget to confront the security and humanitarian situation arising from the Boko Haram terrorism, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has said. Onyeama made the remarks on Friday at the Oslo Humanitarian

Politics

Wike Is A Child, Can’t Govern Rivers State – Amaechi

Daily Dispatch February 26, 2017

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi has described Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike as a child who lacks the capacity to lead a state. Addressing some editors in Abuja, the former Rivers Governor maintained that the reason Wike continues to falter and misfire was because the state was too big for a ‘child’ […]

Politics

Buhari Remains Nigeria’s President Not Osinbajo – APC

Daily Dispatch February 26, 2017

The All Progressives Congress, APC, Youths Renaissance has warned those referring to the current government as “Yemi Osinbajo administration” to stop forthwith, saying President Muhammadu Buhari remains President In a statement by Collins Edwin, National Secretary, the group frowned at “attempts by some Nigerians and their collaborators in the media to

BUSINESS

Environmental Hazard: Kwara House of Assembly Summon MTN

Daily Dispatch February 26, 2017

Kwara State House of Assembly has called on the mobile telecommunication network provider, MTN to appear before its committee on Public Petition over alleged wrong installation of its mast at Budo Egba, Judges Quarters’ road Tanke Ilorin, allegedly causing environmental hazards in the area. The Summon followed a complaint by a resident, Chief Oladele Olanrewaju, […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Trump Press Ban: BBC, CNN and Guardian Denied Access to Briefing

Daily Dispatch February 25, 2017

The White House barred several news organizations from an off-camera press briefing on Friday, handpicking a select group of reporters that included a number of conservative outlets friendly toward Donald Trump. The “gaggle” with Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, took place in lieu of his daily briefing and was originally scheduled as an […]

NEWS

US Border Agents Arrest and Detain Muhammad Ali’s son: Ask ‘Are you a Muslim?’

Daily Dispatch February 25, 2017

Border agents detained and questioned the son of the boxing legend Muhammad Ali about his religion when he flew back to the US this month, a family lawyer said. “Where did you get your name from? Are you a Muslim?” they asked the 44-year-old Muhammad Ali Jr, who was born in Philadelphia and is a […]