NEWS

Tinubu to Address World Leaders at 81st UN General Assembly September 23

Daily Dispatch September 7, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to address world leaders at the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Wednesday, September 23, 2026. Tinubu is scheduled as the 10th speaker during the morning session on the second day of the high-level General Debate, which is expected

BUSINESS

2,145kg Cannabis: NNPC Disowns Drug-Laden Tanker

Daily Dispatch September 7, 2026

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has denied ownership of a fuel tanker intercepted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Ondo State with 2,145 kilogrammes of cannabis concealed in a secret compartment. The 20,000-litre tanker, with registration number MKA 960 XC, was intercepted along the Akoko/Lokoja Expressway on Friday,

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Peter Obi Endorses Seyi Makinde for 2027 Presidency

Daily Dispatch September 7, 2026

Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has expressed support for the presidential ambition of Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, declaring that the governor is qualified to become Nigeria’s president. Obi made the remarks on Monday in Abuja while attending the inauguration of Makinde’s presidential campaign office ahead of the 2027

NEWS

El-Rufai Family Gives Defence Minister Seven Days to Retract Allegation Over Southern Kaduna Killings

Daily Dispatch September 7, 2026

The family of former Kaduna State Governor and former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, has demanded that Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (Rtd.), retract an allegation that the former governor actively planned killings in Southern Kaduna. The family made the demand in a statement signed by Hon. Mohammed […]

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FCT Police Arrest 10 Suspected Vandals in Abuja

Daily Dispatch September 7, 2026

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested 10 suspected vandals in separate operations across Kubwa, Wuye and the National Mosque area of Abuja. The arrests were disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by SP Josephine Adeh, Police Public Relations Officer of the FCT Command, who said the operations were part of efforts […]

NEWS

Insecurity: Military, NFIU strangling terrorists’ funding network- Defence Minister Gen Musa

Daily Dispatch September 7, 2026

Defence Minister, Gen. Christopher Musa (retd.), has disclosed that the Armed Forces of Nigeria, AFN, in conjunction with intelligence and other security agencies in the country, have significantly weakened the funding networks of Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) Terrorists Gen Musa said the development had degraded the capacity of major […]