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IBB Denies Ownership Of Niger Mine Where 37 Died

Daily Dispatch September 19, 2026

…Threatens Legal Action Against Publishers IBB Denies Ownership Of Niger Mine Where 37 Died, Threatens Legal Action Against PublishersFormer military Head of State, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (retd.), has denied ownership of the mining site in Niger State where 37 suspected

EDUCATION

Abiodun Signs Education, Skills Trust Fund Bill into Law

Daily Dispatch September 19, 2026

Abiodun Signs Education, Skills Trust Fund Bill into Law …Law creates new funding window for education, skills development Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Friday signed into law the State Education and Skills Trust Fund Bill, creating a framework for sustainable funding and improved management of the state’s education and skills development sector. Speaking

EDUCATION

Ogun TESCOM Restates Commitment To Academic Excellence

Daily Dispatch September 19, 2026

The Ogun State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) has restated its commitment to ensuring that school administrators and teachers in public secondary schools remain efficient and effective in sustaining the State’s standard of academic excellence. The Chairman of the Commission, Apostle Biodun Sanyaolu, stated this during a school resumption monitoring visit to Abeokuta

NEWS

CAIDOV Demands Independent Probe Into Death Of 37 Illegal Mining Suspects In Niger

Daily Dispatch September 19, 2026

The Centre Against Injustice and Domestic Violence (CAIDOV) has called for a full and independent investigation into the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Minna, Niger State. The group, in a statement signed by its Executive Director, Comrade Soloki Moses Olugbenga, […]

COLUMNS

Civil Defence: The Silence, Accountability And Death of Miners in Niger

Daily Dispatch September 19, 2026

By: Dr James Bwala Thirty-seven (37) miners’ tragic death In Niger State, Nigeria is catastrophic. Residents said this incident was reportedly a result of the unholy actions of security operatives, and this has ignited a crucial national discourse. Beyond the immediate grief and calls for justice, this incident compels a deep examination of the role […]

NEWS

Ogun 2027: Olowu Backs Adeola Yayi

Daily Dispatch September 18, 2026

….Bestows ‘Are Bobatolu’ Title On Him The Olowu of Owu Kingdom, Oba (Prof.) Saka Adeola Matemimola, has endorsed the governorship aspiration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Ogun State, Senator Solomon Adeola Yayi, ahead of the 2027 election. According to a statement by Chief Kayode Odunaro, Chairman, Media and Publicity Committee of the […]