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How senior Nigerian lawyer bought N8 million car for judge accused of corruption – Sales Rep

Daily Dispatch January 16, 2017

A witness in the ongoing trial of a Federal High Court judge, Adeniyi Ademola, has explained how a BMW luxury car was purchased for the defendant by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Joe Agi. According to Premium Times, the witness, Ifeoma Ofornagolu, the first of 14 witnesses to testify in the

TOP STORIES

UNIMAID Bomb Blast: Attackers Are Ignorant Of Islam-Buhari

Daily Dispatch January 16, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday described perpetrators of the terrorist attack at a mosque in University of Maiduguri, UNIMAID, as cowards who have no understanding of Islam. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, Buhari said the unjustifiable act of the terrorists was punishable before God Almighty and […]

EDUCATION

UNIMAID Suspends Exams, To Resume Tomorrow

Daily Dispatch January 16, 2017

Authorities of the University of Maiduguri have announced the suspension of all examinations initially scheduled for Monday, 16th January. The suspension was as a result of the bomb blast that which occurred at about 6: 30am in the University where a Professor and six other students lost their lives. The Director, Senate and Academic matters […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Turkish Airline Not Involved In Crash

Daily Dispatch January 16, 2017

Following reports that  a Turkish Airlines was involved in an accident, authorities of Turkish Airlines have come out to deny the reports. Earlier this morning, a cargo flight with TC-MCL registration number, operated by ACT Airlines, departed from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Bishkek Manas International Airport (FRU) had an accident near Bishkek at […]

BUSINESS

FG targets 1 million metric tons of fertilizer by March

Daily Dispatch January 16, 2017

Federal government is to provide one million metric tons of fertilizers for wet-season farmers across the country by March this year, the National President of the Fertilizer Suppliers and Producers Association of Nigeria (FESPAN), Thomas Etuh has said. Speaking to Daily Trust in Kano, Etuh, who is also member of the Presidential Committee on Fertilizer […]

EDUCATION

18 Year Female candidate Tops AUN’s Nationwide Scholarship Exam

Daily Dispatch January 16, 2017

A former Student of Air Force Girls Secondary School, Jos, Plateau State, Maryam Usman has emerged as the overall winner of the nationwide scholarship examination into the American University of Nigeria. The eighteen-year old Usman, hails from Borno State and has applied to study Natural and Environmental Sciences at AUN. Usman, graduated with distinction in […]