NEWS

Ile-Ife mayhem: drafted soldiers are partial, says Oodua group

Daily Dispatch March 9, 2017

Soldiers drafted to maintain peace in troubled Sabo area of Ile-Ife are supporting the Hausa-Fulani settlers, the Oodua Nationalist Coalition, (ONAC) said this evening. According to the group’s leader at Ile-Ife, soldiers drafted to maintain peace following the fracas between Yoruba and

TOP STORIES

President Buhari Expected To Return From London Friday 10, 2017

Daily Dispatch March 9, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to return to the country tomorrow, Friday, March 10, from the United Kingdom. This was made known on Thursday in a statement made available to newsmen by the Special Adviser to the president on Media and Publicity. Recall that the President left the country on January 19, 2017, for a vacation, during […]

Politics

INEC fixes date for 2019 Presidential, Governorship polls

Daily Dispatch March 9, 2017

The Indepedent National Electoral Commission has announced February 16, 2019 as the date for the next Presidential election in the country. The INEC National Commissioner in charge South West, Solomon Soyebi, who made disclosure during a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday said further that the commission also fixed the governorship/state assembly/Federal Capital Territory

LEAD STORY 1

Throw Back Picture: Late Olusola Saraki and Senator Bukola Saraki

Daily Dispatch March 9, 2017

Throw back picture: Late Senator (Dr.) Olusola Saraki with his son Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki. (1974).

LEAD STORY 2

Repair work commences on Abuja airport runway

Daily Dispatch March 9, 2017

The rehabilitation work has commenced at the closed Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, the News Agency of Nigeria is reporting. A NAN correspondent who visited the airport reports that the contractor, Julius Berger Plc, has commenced the work at the site. The report said the airport runway was cleared of unwanted equipment and aircrafts, while […]

NEWS

OGUN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE CALL FOR PROBE OVER CUSTOMS RAID,KILLING OF RICE CARRIERS

Daily Dispatch March 9, 2017

Omooba Risawe Ogun State Council of Chambers of Commerce,Industry,Mines and Agriculture,OGUNCCIMA, on Thursday  called for probe over the killing ,Saubana Onila,a commercial driver, by men of the Customs Service on Wednesday in Ogun State. It would be recalled that, Ogun State Command of the Customs Service had allegedly shot dead the victim,and injured four others […]