LEAD STORY 2

Why I am judged rigid – Lawan

Daily Dispatch May 9, 2019

Senate Leader,  Ahmad Lawan, has dispelled beliefs that he is a rigid person and may not make a good President of the Senate. Lawan, who made this known at the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) Forum in Abuja, on Thursday,  said he may be judged rigid because he was consistent. He said he often makes

LEAD STORY 2

Police rescue five Chinese kidnapped in Niger State, 22 others

Daily Dispatch May 9, 2019

Police operatives attached to Operation Puff Adder have rescued unhurt 27 kidnap victims, including five Chinese nationals who were abducted on April 15 in Bobi, Niger State. The five foreigners were successfully rescued on May 5 from the Birnin Gwari Forest, Kaduna State, following painstaking air and ground surveillance by the Police teams. The Police […]

LEAD STORY 2

Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar urges FG to monitor Nigerian universities, commends Obaseki’s performance

Daily Dispatch May 9, 2019

ABIODUN JIMOH, BENIN CITY Former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd.) has urged the Federal Ministry of Education to improve on supervision of curriculum, facilities and ensure adequate monitoring of Nigerian universities so they can secure top spots in world universities’ rankings. General Abubakar, who was in Edo State to attend the 20th Anniversary

LEAD STORY 2

Osun guber: Appeal Court delivers judgment Thursday

Daily Dispatch May 8, 2019

The Court of Appeal in Abuja will on Thursday deliver judgments in three appeals and a cross-appeal filed against the majority judgment given in March 22, 2019 by the Osun State Governorship Election Tribunal. The court made this known in the hearing notices it sent to parties, a copy of which newsmen sighted in Abuja […]

LEAD STORY 2

Abuja-Kaduna highway most dangerous in Africa, says Senate

Daily Dispatch May 8, 2019

The Senate Wednesday labeled the popular Abuja-Kaduna highway the most dangerous in Africa due to the activities of kidnappers and armed bandits operating on the expressway. The position of the upper chamber may be contrary to the declaration of the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu who assured travelers plying the route that the road […]

LEAD STORY 2

Buhari, APC should take responsibility for insecurity, says Atiku

Daily Dispatch May 7, 2019

Former Vice President and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 23 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has told President Muhammadu Buhari and the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) to take responsibility of the heightened insecurity in the country. Atiku was reacting to a report purportedly released by a United States based […]