NEWS

Nigerian asylum seeker arrested for murder in Switzerland

Daily Dispatch February 15, 2017

A 27-year-old Nigerian asylum seeker has been arrested by Swiss police in connection with the murder of a volunteer at the centre run by Catholic relief charity, Caritas. He was arrested on February 13, 2017. The Nigerian man is suspected to have stabbed the 22-year-old woman, identified as

TOP STORIES

Meet Aisha The Female Hunter Who Fights Boko Haram

Daily Dispatch February 15, 2017

As seven abducted women and four children were being taken deeper into Sambisa forest, Aisha Bakari Gombi received a call. The voice was familiar: an army commander asking her to assemble a group of hunters to track them down. The 11 had vanished earlier that day after a group of Boko Haram militants attacked their […]

NEWS

Saraki, Dogara To Visit Buhari In London

Daily Dispatch February 15, 2017

Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara have reportedly travelled to London to see President Muhammadu Buhari. More details soon.

NEWS

N1.162bn Fraud: Court Adjourns Dariye’s Suit Till March 2

Daily Dispatch February 15, 2017

Justice Adebukola Banjoko of FCT High Court, Gudu, on Wednesday adjourned till March 2, the N1.162bn fraud suit filed against former Plateau governor, Chief Joshua Dariye, by the EFCC. Dariye is facing a 21-count bordering on breach of trust and diversion of N1.162bn Plateau’s ecological fund. The adjournment would provide the defendant time to enable […]

Politics

2019: Atiku May Run Under PDP

Daily Dispatch February 15, 2017

Former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, has fast tracked his political consultations to secure maximum support to run for his 2019 presidential ambition. Atiku was in Minna on Tuesday, February 14, to consult with former head of state Ibrahim Babangida, in what officially was a visit to see the former head of state, who returned from a […]

BUSINESS

U.S To Inject $1bn Into Nigeria’s Power Sector

Daily Dispatch February 15, 2017

The United States of America has said it will pump one billion dollars into Nigeria’s power sector. Power Africa, an initiative by the US government to strengthen Africa’s power system is aimed at increasing electricity access and adding more than 30,000 megawatts of cleaner, more efficient energy development in sub-Saharan Africa. Speaking a press conference