INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Borussia Dortmund attack: Iraqi suspect ‘linked to IS’

Daily Dispatch April 13, 2017

German prosecutors say they have no evidence so far linking a man held over the bomb attack against the Borussia Dortmund team bus to the crime. But they have requested an arrest warrant to keep the 26-year-old Iraqi national in custody. The man, identified only as Abdul Beset A, is suspected

FEATURES

The joy of a Christian-Muslim wedding among Egypt’s Nubians

Daily Dispatch April 13, 2017

The attacks this week on Coptic churches in northern Egypt underline the dangers faced by the country’s Christian minority. But among the Nubians – an ancient nation that lives along the upper reaches of the Nile – Muslims and Christians mostly live in harmony. Nicola Kelly attended a Muslim-Christian wedding, celebrated discreetly after nightfall, in

HEALTH

Mirinda, Lucozade Unsafe For Nigerian Consumers

Daily Dispatch April 13, 2017

​T​he Consumer Protection Council (CPC) ​has declared Mirinda and Lucozade soft drinks unsafe for Nigerian consumers. The council said both beverages contained benzoic acid level above the limit approved by the Nigerian Industrial Standard (NIS). The Council said in a statement yesterday in Abuja that while the NIS limit for benzoic acid is 250mg/Kg, when […]

TOP STORIES

“I AM NOT THE OWNER OF DISCOVERED BILLIONS IN LAGOS” SENATOR ADEOLA ‘YAYI’

Daily Dispatch April 13, 2017

The attention of Senator Solomon Adeola (Lagos West) aka Yayi has been  drawn to an online story alleging that the N15 billion in foreign and local currencies discovered by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC  in an apartment at Osborne Towers in Lagos belong to him. As published by Lagos Herald quoting “Africanreporters” the senator […]

NEWS

Nigeria Elected 45th Time To Chair UN Peacekeeping Committee

Daily Dispatch April 13, 2017

Nigeria has been re-elected for the 45th time to chair the UN Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations, regarded as the body’s most strategic committee. The west African country was re-elected in spite of some hesitations by some countries. Nigeria has chaired the special committee on peacekeeping operations from 1972 till date. Over the years, some […]

TOP STORIES

Sacked NNPC MD, Esther Nnamdi-Ogbue, Owns The $50m Found By EFCC – Report

Daily Dispatch April 13, 2017

The $50 million uncovered in a residential building located at Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) belongs to the sacked Managing Director (Operations) at the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Esther Nnamdi-Ogbue, SaharaReporters report. Nnamdi-Ogbue was sacked over the ‘missing’ petrol scandal involving Capital Oil