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Wike, Power, Politics And The Thirst For Perpetual Influence

Daily Dispatch June 24, 2026

By Iduh Onah THERE are governors, there are kingmakers, there are political godfathers, and then there are those rare figures who seem determined to occupy all three positions at once. In contemporary Nigerian politics, few personalities fit that description more comfortably than Nyesom Wike,

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NDLEA Busts Multi-Billion Naira Meth Lab in Oyo Forest

Daily Dispatch June 24, 2026

…. Arrests Mexican Drug Expert, Four Nigerians The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered and dismantled a heavily fortified, industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory hidden deep inside a forest in Oyo State, arresting a Mexican national and four Nigerians allegedly involved in the illicit operation. The clandestine drug factory, located in

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Tinubu Urges Africa to End Exploitation of Critical Minerals

Daily Dispatch June 24, 2026

…Push for Value Addition President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on African nations to unite in protecting the continent’s vast mineral resources from exploitation, insisting that Africa must move beyond exporting raw materials and focus on value addition, industrialisation, and technology transfer. Speaking on Tuesday while receiving a delegation of the African

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We’re building infrastructure for a knowledge-driven economy – Tinubu

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2026

President Bola Tinubu has said that his administration was building road infrastructure to lay the needed physical foundation for a knowledge-driven economy, stressing that education, justice, and innovation need roads to thrive. Tinubu stated this in Abuja on Tuesday, while flagging off the construction of Collector Road CO1 in the Institutional Research District, from

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Tinubu Assures Mastercard of Nigeria’s Tech-Savvy Youths

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2026

….Backs Digital Skills Training for SMEs President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured global investors that Nigeria’s youthful population is tech-savvy, eager to learn, and well-positioned to integrate into the global digital economy. The President gave the assurance on Tuesday while receiving a delegation from Mastercard, led by its Global Chief Executive Officer,

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Nigeria Moves to Tighten Response to Intimate Image Abuse

Daily Dispatch June 23, 2026

… as UN Warns of Rising Cyber-Interpersonal Violence Nigeria is stepping up efforts to confront the growing threat of cyber-interpersonal violence, particularly the non-consensual sharing of intimate images and sextortion, as global and national stakeholders push for stronger legal and survivor-centred responses to online abuse. The renewed push came during a