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Fubara Pledges More Business Reforms, Seeks to Position Rivers as Nigeria’s Investment Hub

Daily Dispatch June 21, 2026

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to creating a transparent, predictable and investor-friendly business environment as part of efforts to position the state as one of Nigeria’s leading destinations for investment and economic growth. The

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Igbomina Group Endorses Bolarinwa for 2027 Kwara Governorship, Seeks Tinubu’s Backing

Daily Dispatch June 21, 2026

Omo Ibile Igbomina, a socio-cultural association of Igbomina indigenes resident in the Federal Capital Territory, has endorsed Hon. Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa (BOB) as the consensus candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2027 Kwara State governorship election. The group made its position known in a statement issued on Sunday and jointly signed by […]

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Police Bust ₦7.7bn Telecom Data Fraud Syndicate, Recover Assets Worth Millions

Daily Dispatch June 21, 2026

The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) has arrested several suspects linked to a massive telecommunications data fraud estimated at ₦7.7 billion, following an extensive investigation into the unauthorized access of a leading telecom operator’s billing infrastructure. According to a statement issued on Saturday by the Police Public Liaison Officer of

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NUJ Honours DSS DG Ajayi as ‘Man of the Year’ for Strengthening Media-Security Relations

Daily Dispatch June 21, 2026

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has honoured the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr. Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi, with its prestigious “Man of the Year” award in recognition of his efforts to strengthen collaboration between security agencies and the media. The award was presented on Friday at the conclusion of the NUJ’s […]

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THE SUNDAY STEW – 16: The Three-Month Sprint (2): Vocabulary. Concepts. Metaphors

Daily Dispatch June 21, 2026

By Max Amuchie Every serious intellectual undertaking eventually reaches a threshold where it can no longer rely entirely on inherited language. It must create its own vocabulary.The three-month sprint that produced The Insecurity Triad, the Trinity of State Decay (TSD), and the Decoupling Sovereignty Index (DSI) crossed that threshold repeatedly. New realities demanded

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Nigeria: This state is not the state

Daily Dispatch June 21, 2026

By Taiwo Adisa PhD Philosophers and political theorists have attempted to define the state through different prisms. There is the evolutionary theory, which posits that the state is a natural, gradual development spanning centuries — from family units to clans, tribes, and eventually states. The social contract theory, advanced by Thomas Hobbes and supported by […]