NEWS

Osinbajo In Crucial Meeting With Labour Leaders

Daily Dispatch February 9, 2017

The Acting President Yemi Osinbajo is currently in a closed door meeting with leaders of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC). The meeting between Osinbajo and leaders of the group follows a protest which was organized by NLC and TUC in two major cities –

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FG Take Over Arik Air, Appoint New Management

Daily Dispatch February 9, 2017

The Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has taken over Arik Air which has been going through financial straits in recent times. A statement by the Corporate Communications department of the AMCON said the development would bring respite to the airline. The airline would now be managed by Capt. Roy Ukpebo Ilegbodu, a veteran aviation […]

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Malabu $1.1 billion Scandal: Italian Prosecutors Request Trial Of Etete, Shell, Eni, Others

Daily Dispatch February 9, 2017

Sources close to Italian law enforcement on Wednesday confirmed that they have requested that Shell, Eni and several Eni senior executives including the current CEO Claudio Descalzi, be sent to trial for alleged international corruption offences over the 2011 purchase of the massive Nigerian OPL 245 oil block. Premium Times Report Italian prosecutors also requested […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

AK Party Says 820 Party Members Investigated Over Gülen Links

Daily Dispatch February 9, 2017

Ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) deputy chairman Erol Kaya said investigations launched against 820 party members over their links to faith-based Gülen movement that government accuse of being behind a failed coup attempt on July 15, 2016. Speaking to pro-government Sabah daily on Tuesday, Kaya said seven AK Party mayors out 63 who […]

Sport

FIFA Ranking: Nigeria Now 41 Position

Daily Dispatch February 9, 2017

Nigeria has moved up nine places to the 41st position in the World football governing body, FIFA monthly ranking for February. Despite missing in action at the concluded Africa Cup of Nations 2017 championship in Gabon, the Gernot Rohr side are also ranked sixth on the continent. They trail Egypt, Senegal, Cameroon, Tunisia, DR Congo […]

Sport

EPL: Arsenal Manager Refuses To Concede Title Fight Is Over

Daily Dispatch February 9, 2017

Arsenal must believe they can still win the Premier League title this season despite a 12-point gap to leaders Chelsea, says manager Arsene Wenger. The Gunners, who last won the league in 2004, slipped to fourth after a 3-1 defeat at Chelsea last Saturday. Wenger’s side host Hull City on Saturday (12:30 GMT) having lost […]