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ECOWAS Parliament Faces Funding Test

Daily Dispatch September 22, 2026

….as Ghana Demands Climate Action Beyond Rhetoric …Accra deliberations put legislative oversight, national budgets and protection of displaced communities at the centre of West Africa’s climate-security response Ghana has urged West African governments to move beyond climate policy

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Minister Inaugurates Probe Panel into 37 Deaths in NSCDC Custody

Daily Dispatch September 22, 2026

….‘We Owe Nigerians the Truth,’ Tunji-Ojo Says The Federal Government has inaugurated an independent investigation into the reported deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State, as the unfolding tragedy raises urgent questions about detention conditions, the treatment of suspects and

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HOMEF Links Deaths of 37 Young Miners to Nigeria’s Extractive Economy

Daily Dispatch September 22, 2026

…. Demands Independent Probe Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has called for an independent investigation into the reported deaths of 37 young miners in Niger State, warning that the incident highlights the human and environmental consequences of Nigeria’s reliance on mineral extraction. The environmental advocacy organisation said the deaths, involving

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ECOWAS Court Turns to Media as Enforcement Gap Threatens Impact of Regional Justice

Daily Dispatch September 22, 2026

…Abuja workshop seeks to strengthen judicial reporting and public accountability over Member States’ compliance with court decisions The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice is seeking to strengthen the role of journalists in holding Member States accountable for implementing its judgments, as concerns persist over the enforcement of decisions issued by the regional judicial

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Alleged Wire Tapping: Court Reserves Ruling on El-Rufai’s No Case Submission

Daily Dispatch September 22, 2026

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has reserved ruling on a no case submission by a former governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El’Rufai, on a charge of alleged wiretapping brought against him by the Department of State Services (DSS). The DSS filed an amended five-count charge against el-Rufai following a February 13, 2026, […]

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Power, Headlines and the Freezer That Would Not Stop Freezing

Daily Dispatch September 22, 2026

By Sufuyan Ojeifo  It is perhaps the most cursed portfolio in the Nigerian cabinet: Minister of Power. From Chief Bola Ige who famously promised to fix power in six months and could not, through the $16 billion power probe under President Olusegun Obasanjo that fixed nothing, to Adebayo Adelabu who in 2024 blamed Nigerians for […]