NEWS

10-year-old suicide bomber dies in foiled attack on IDP camp

Daily Dispatch January 31, 2017

A girl thought to be aged just 10 died after the suicide vest she was wearing exploded in northeast Nigeria, a civilian vigilante said on Tuesday, as another attack killed one at a mosque. Musa Ahmad, who works with the military against Boko Haram Islamists, said the incident happened at about

LEAD STORY 1

How We Intercept 49 Boxes Containing Pump Rifles- Custom Boss

Daily Dispatch January 30, 2017

The Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service, NCS, Hameed Alli, on Monday said operatives of NCS intercepted 49 boxes containing 661 pieces of pump action rifles in Lagos State. Addressing reporters in Lagos, Alli said officials of the federal operations unit, FOU, Zone A, Ikeja, intercepted a Mark truck with registration number BUG 265 […]

LEAD STORY 1

Igbo Presidency: Wait Till 2023- Okorocha Tells Igbos

Daily Dispatch January 30, 2017

Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha has advised the Southeast region to stop talking about an Igbo Presidency until after President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure in 2023. Okorocha, who is the chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum, spoke while addressing State House correspondents after a 30-minute closed-door meeting with Acting President Yemi Osinbajo. Okorocha,

BUSINESS

NUPENG Kick Against Any Price Increase

Daily Dispatch January 30, 2017

The Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers has warned the Federal Government against any further increase in the price of petroleum products. The President of NUPENG, Mr. Achese Igwe, said that the increase in the pump price of fuel could not be the solution to the biting economic situation in the country. Igwe […]

LEAD STORY 2

Corruption: Banker says account opening requirements were waived for Ofili-Ajumogobia

Daily Dispatch January 30, 2017

A staff of Diamond Bank, Mr Ademola Oshodi, on Monday revealed at an Ikeja High Court how some requirements were waived for the corporate account opening of Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia. Oshodi made this revelation at the ongoing trial of Ofili-Ajumogobia and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Obla, over alleged corruption. They are jointly […]

Politics

APC urges EFCC to Probe Alleged N15m Fraud in Ondo Assembly

Daily Dispatch January 30, 2017

The All Progressives Congress has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to investigate the alleged N15 million fraud in the Ondo State House of Assembly. The APC, in a statement issued in Akure on Monday by its Ondo State Publicity Secretary, Abayomi Adesanya, commended members of the Assembly for changing the leadership over […]