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Adesanya-Davies Warns Shell, Pension Authorities Over Healthcare Access

Daily Dispatch September 4, 2026

….Says ₦15bn Suit Pending Professor Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies has urged Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited (RAECL) and relevant pension and healthcare authorities to urgently address her concerns over access to medical

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Has Atiku Cornered Tinubu on Petrol Subsidy?

Daily Dispatch September 4, 2026

By Azu Ishiekwene A few months before the 2023 general elections, the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, warned voters to reject any politician who promised an easy road. “Anybody who tells you that it is going to be easy,” he said in Kaduna in October 2022, “please, don’t vote for him. It’s either that he’s […]

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After Obey and KSA, will Fuji bury Jùjú? (4)

Daily Dispatch September 4, 2026

By Tunde Odesola (Published in The PUNCH, on Friday, September 4, 2026) A sibling going to bury the corpse of his elder brother naked should take his younger brother along. Why? Because the way today’s corpse is buried naked is how tomorrow’s corpse would be buried. That is a Yoruba thought on fairness, respect and […]

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Tinubu Orders DSS Protection for All 2027 Presidential Candidates

Daily Dispatch September 3, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Department of State Services (DSS) to provide comprehensive security protection for all presidential candidates and their running mates ahead of the 2027 general elections. The directive, issued on Thursday, covers candidates across all political parties, including the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ticket of Atiku Abubakar

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Presidency Clarifies US FOIA Case

Daily Dispatch September 3, 2026

….Says No Criminal Charge Against Tinubu The Presidency has clarified that the ongoing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) case before the United States District Court for the District of Columbia is a civil records-disclosure dispute and not a criminal case against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the […]

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IGP Disu Presents ₦2.32bn Welfare Benefits to Families of 2,971 Fallen Police Officers

Daily Dispatch September 3, 2026

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, on Thursday presented cheques totalling ₦2.317 billion to 2,971 beneficiaries and next-of-kin of deceased police officers.The benefits were paid under the Group Life Assurance, Group Personal Accident and IGP Family Welfare Schemes. The beneficiaries comprise families of police officers who died in service and were