NEWS

EFCC Receives Petition Alleging $2.98m Fraud Against Senator Cyril Fasuyi, Wife

Daily Dispatch May 13, 2026

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has received a formal petition accusing Senator Cyril Fasuyi, who represents Ekiti North Senatorial District, and his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Adun Fasuyi, of allegedly being involved in a $2,980,535 fraud linked to foreign business transactions.

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NHRC Demands Answers as Civilian Deaths from Military Airstrikes Trigger Fresh Outrage

Daily Dispatch May 13, 2026

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has demanded a full explanation from the Nigerian Air Force over the recurring wave of civilian casualties linked to military airstrikes across parts of the country, warning that the continued loss of innocent lives is unacceptable and raises grave human rights concerns. Executive Secretary of the Commission, Tony Ojukwu, […]

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Power Is Temporary, Humanity Must Endure — Ambassador Alege Declares at Abuja Book Launch

Daily Dispatch May 13, 2026

Nigeria’s political elite, diplomats, jurists and scholars gathered in Abuja on Tuesday as veteran diplomat, Ambassador Shina Alege, delivered a piercing message on leadership, power, insecurity and the declining state of human compassion during the launch of five books drawn from his decades in public service. The atmosphere at the event was more reflective than […]

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Hunger, Conflict, Disease Push Northern Nigeria Toward Humanitarian Breaking Point — MSF

Daily Dispatch May 13, 2026

International medical humanitarian organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières, has raised fresh alarm over what it described as a deepening humanitarian catastrophe in Nigeria, warning that worsening hunger, disease outbreaks and insecurity are driving thousands of vulnerable families — especially children — toward death and despair. In its 2025 Nigeria Country Report of

BUSINESS

FG Targets Pension Funds, Capital Markets to Close Nigeria’s $2.3tn Infrastructure Gap

Daily Dispatch May 13, 2026

The Federal Government is intensifying efforts to unlock pension funds, Sukuk bonds, green financing, and other capital market instruments to tackle Nigeria’s massive $2.3 trillion infrastructure deficit, the Director-General of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, Dr. Jobson Oseodion Ewalefoh, has said. Speaking at the 2026 Infrastructure Dialogue in

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Pioneer Airlines Secures NCAA Certification, Set to Connect Southern Nigeria Through Port Harcourt, Yenagoa

Daily Dispatch May 13, 2026

An emotional moment unfolded on Wednesday as the management of Pioneer Airlines officially received its Air Operator Certificate (AOC), with the airline’s leadership describing the milestone as the fulfilment of a lifelong dream and a major breakthrough for regional air connectivity in Southern Nigeria. Speaking shortly after receiving the certification from the Nigeria