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Osile Oke-Ona Palace Denies Links With Embattled Politician Halimat Tejuosho

Daily Dispatch May 7, 2026

The Palace of the Osile Oke-Ona Egba, Abeokuta , Ogun state has distanced His Royal Majesty, Oba Adedapo Adewale Tejuoso, from embattled politician, Dr. (Mrs.) Halimat Adenike Tejuosho, declaring that she is neither a wife nor a blood relation of the monarch. In a statement issued on May 6,

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Billionaire Drug Baron, Two Female Kingpins Nabbed in Global Anti-Narcotics Sting

Daily Dispatch May 7, 2026

A sweeping international anti-drug operation involving the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and security agencies across Europe has led to the dismantling of a vast transnational drug money laundering syndicate allegedly linked to hundreds of billions of naira in illicit proceeds. The coordinated

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DSS Clarifies N100m Defamation Judgment Against SERAP

Daily Dispatch May 7, 2026

The Department of State Services has clarified that the recent N100 million defamation judgment involving the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project was not a lawsuit instituted by the agency itself, but by two of its operatives acting in their personal capacities. In a statement issued on May 6, 2026, by Deputy Director of Public Relations […]

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IPI to Launch Global Campaign Against Two Governors, Ex-IGP Egbetokun

Daily Dispatch May 6, 2026

The International Press Institute (IPI) has announced plans to launch a global campaign against the governors of Niger and Akwa Ibom states, Mohammed Umaru Bago and Umo Eno, as well as former Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, over actions it says undermine press freedom in Nigeria. Musikilu Mojeed, President of IPI Nigeria and Editor-in-Chief of […]

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APC NWC Waives Screening for Tinubu Ahead of Primaries

Daily Dispatch May 6, 2026

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress has approved a waiver exempting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu from undergoing screening ahead of the party’s forthcoming primary elections. The decision was reached at the NWC’s 188th meeting, where members resolved to deem the president as duly screened in accordance with the party’s constitution. The

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Ogun Targets 24-Hour Power, Begins Consumption Audit

Daily Dispatch May 6, 2026

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has announced plans to conduct a comprehensive power audit to determine the state’s actual electricity consumption and improve supply efficiency. The governor made this known during an unscheduled visit to the 4-megawatt gas-fired Independent Power Plant in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, on Wednesday. Speaking during the inspection, Abiodun