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Tinubu Allocates Abuja Lands to Ambassadors Designate as Wike Charges Diplomats to Project Nigeria’s Image

Daily Dispatch April 29, 2026

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has disclosed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the allocation of land to Ambassadors and High Commissioners-Designate in Abuja, as part of efforts to strengthen diplomatic engagement and encourage closer ties with

NEWS Politics

Court Stops INEC from Recognising ADC Caretaker Congresses Amid Leadership Crisis

Daily Dispatch April 29, 2026

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising or participating in any congress organised by a disputed caretaker leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Delivering judgment on Wednesday, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik barred former Senate President David Mark and other party figures from

Sport

Korean Cultural Centre Deepens Nigeria’s Taekwondo Development with 5th National Coaches Seminar

Daily Dispatch April 29, 2026

The Korean Cultural Center Nigeria (KCCN) has intensified efforts to raise the standard of taekwondo coaching in the country with the successful hosting of its 5th Nigeria Taekwondo Coaches Seminar in Abuja. Held over two days at the Centre’s Taekwondo Hall, the seminar convened coaches from across key sectors, including the Nigeria Taekwondo Federation, as […]

NEWS

NDLEA Smashes N16.9bn Drug Ring in Lagos, Seizes 4.3 Million Opioids in Major Crackdown

Daily Dispatch April 29, 2026

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered and raided three illicit drug warehouses concealed within a residential estate in Lagos, recovering opioids valued at nearly N17 billion in what authorities describe as a major breakthrough against drug trafficking networks. The intelligence-led operation, carried out on April 17, 2026, targeted

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Man Exhumes Sister’s Remains to Prove Death After Bank Allegedly Demands Her Presence

Daily Dispatch April 29, 2026

A shocking incident unfolded at a rural bank in Odisha, India, where a man reportedly exhumed his late sister’s remains and brought them to a bank to prove she was dead after officials allegedly insisted on her physical presence to withdraw funds. The incident occurred at the Maliposi branch of Odisha Grameen Bank in the […]

NEWS

Police Accused of Extrajudicial Killing in Delta as CAIDOV Demands Justice

Daily Dispatch April 29, 2026

A civil rights group, Centre Against Injustice and Domestic Violence, has condemned the alleged killing of a young man, Ogidi Mena, by police operatives in Effurun, describing the incident as a “cold-blooded murder.” In a statement issued on April 29, 2026, by it’s Executive Director, Comrade Gbenga Soloki, the group accused officers attached to the […]