NEWS

No Nigerian Was Killed in South Africa, FG Backtracks

Daily Dispatch February 24, 2017

The Nigerian government on Thursday, February 24, debunked reports that some Nigerians were killed in a xenophobic attack in South Africa. Since the past week, there have been series of reports of attacks on Nigerians by South Africans. Speaking to journalists after a meeting with the High

HEALTH

Aminu Kano Hospital Conducts Another Cardiac Surgery

Daily Dispatch February 24, 2017

The Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) has conducted another successful cardiac pacemaker implantation surgery on an 87-yr old Alhaji Shehu Bashir Nababa. A statement signed by Alhaji Aminu Inuwa, a deputy director of information in the hospital, said the patient was received at the hospital’s Accident and Emergency Unit with third degree heart block (low heart rate less

Politics

Breaking News: Sheriff In Close Door Meeting With Anenih

Daily Dispatch February 24, 2017

National chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ali Modu Sheriff is currently in a closed-door meeting with former Board of Trustees (BoT) chairman, ‎Chief Tony Anenih. ‎Sheriff, accompanied by his deputy, Dr. Cairo Ojougboh and former political adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan among other members of his National Working Committee (NWC) arrived at

TECHNOLOGY

5G ‘lightning’ fast mobile network to be unveil by 2020

Daily Dispatch February 24, 2017

A working group of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), said it has completed a cycle of studies on the key performance requirements of the next generation mobile networks (5G technology) for the International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT)-2020 systems. The ITU Secretary-General, Houlin Zhao, in a statement, said 5G mobile systems would provide lightning

NEWS

Nigerians Deported From Germany, Italy, Belgium

Daily Dispatch February 24, 2017

No fewer than 43 Nigerians were on Thursday deported from Italy, Germany and Belgium, for committing various offences. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the deportees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMlA), Lagos at about 8.40 p.m. The deportees, who are all male, were brought back with a chartered Hifly aircraft […]

NEWS

South African Police Fire Rubber Bullets at Anti-immigrant March

Daily Dispatch February 24, 2017

South African police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades to break up clashes between local protesters and migrants in Pretoria on Friday at a march against immigration, an AFP journalist said. Shops and homes owned by foreigners have been looted and torched in recent weeks, with some locals alleging that the properties were brothels and […]