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NDLEA Warns Nigerians Against Fake Vehicle Auction Scam Using Officials’ Names

Daily Dispatch July 3, 2026

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has alerted Nigerians to a fraudulent scheme in which scammers are impersonating senior officials of the agency to deceive unsuspecting members of the public with fake offers of forfeited vehicles purportedly being sold at discounted auction

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“I Directed Wike To Build Roads Before Asking Nigerians to Move into Renewed Hope Estate, He Has Done It” – Tinubu

Daily Dispatch July 3, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday, disclosed that he directed the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to provide roads and other engineering infrastructure to the 3,112-unit Renewed Hope City in Karsana before residents could occupy the estate, and the minister wasted no time in carrying out the directive. The President, represented by […]

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Democracy Cannot Thrive Without a Free Press, Tinubu Tells Journalists

Daily Dispatch July 3, 2026

President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to press freedom, declaring that democracy cannot survive without a free and responsible media. Speaking on Thursday at the maiden State House Press Corps Presidential Dinner in Abuja, the President described himself as a long-time advocate of press freedom, while urging journalists to uphold

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ECOWAS Hands Nigeria Assistive Devices

Daily Dispatch July 3, 2026

…Unveils Regional Push for Disability Inclusion The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has intensified efforts to advance disability inclusion across the region with the formal handover of assistive devices to children with disabilities in Nigeria, unveiling a broader strategy aimed at expanding access to assistive technology, promoting local

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Olodo Uprising: Carter Efe mirrors our collective disaster

Daily Dispatch July 3, 2026

By Tunde Odesola (Published in The PUNCH, on Friday, June 3, 2026) In plain sight, a dirge should not walk hand in hand with a joke. Both are not like-minded. However, hiding behind the elasticity of rhetoric, the word ‘dirge’ and its seeming opposite ‘joke’ can live together under the same roof without wahala. In […]

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Fubara: Nigeria Needs God-Fearing Leaders to Tackle Corruption, Drive National Progress

Daily Dispatch July 2, 2026

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has said Nigeria’s quest for sustainable development and good governance depends largely on the emergence of leaders guided by the fear of God, arguing that the country’s socio-economic challenges stem from a deficit of integrity and moral leadership. The governor made the remarks on Thursday at the Government House […]