Sport

Olympic marathon gold medal winner Sumgong tests positive for EPO

Daily Dispatch April 7, 2017

Jemima Sumgong, who last year became the first Kenyan woman to win Olympic gold in the marathon, tested positive for the banned blood-booster EPO in an out-of-competition test carried out by the IAAF in February, the sport’s governing body said on Thursday. “The IAAF can confirm that an

NEWS

EEDC More Dangerous Than Rampaging Herdsmen-Enugu State House of Assembly says

Daily Dispatch April 7, 2017

Members of the Enugu State House of Assembly, Friday, passed a vote of no confidence on the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC. The development followed a motion sponsored by Hon. Chinedu Nwamba representing Nsukka East Constituency, alongside 22 other members of the House. This is coming at a time hundreds of residents have occupied the […]

LEAD STORY 1

Harmonize your biometrics platforms, UN tells Nigeria

Daily Dispatch April 7, 2017

The UN has called on Nigeria to harmonise its multiple biometric platforms for more efficiency. The UN Deputy Secretary-General, Ms Amina Mohammed, stated this on Friday when she received Nigeria’s delegates to the 50th session of the UN Commission on Population and Development in New York. She said that a central body for the biometrics […]

Politics

Fayose lacks the sense to think like human being – Lagos PDP chairman, Adewale

Daily Dispatch April 7, 2017

The factional Chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Segun Adewale, has described Governor Ayodele Fayose, of Ekiti state as “lacking the sense to think like a human being. Adewale added that the Ekiti State governor is acting as a mole in the party that put him in power. The […]

LEAD STORY 2

There Are Over 3 Million Almajiris in Kano – Ganduje

Daily Dispatch April 7, 2017

Governor Umar Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has revealed that over three million almajiris from the North and some neigbouring countries live in the state. Speaking at the Kaduna Economic and Investment Summit, the governor said a recent survey carried out in the state established the huge number. He said, “In Kano, we undertook a […]

Politics

Adamawa State Governor, Bindow Set To Dump APC

Daily Dispatch April 7, 2017

Adamawa State Governor, Muhammadu Bindow and his supporters are set to dump the ruling All Progressive Congress APC. Abdurrahman Abba, Chief of Staff to the governor, who disclosed during a visit by the APC national delegation led by Senator Abdulkadir Jajere, said the federal government had been treating Adamawa like an opposition state. He also spoke on […]