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Liberia: How Nigeria’s Soldiers Paid the Price for West Africa’s Peace

Daily Dispatch August 27, 2026

For Nigeria, the war in Liberia was never just another foreign conflict. It became a war fought at a distance but paid for in Nigerian blood, as hundreds of soldiers were deployed into one of West Africa’s most brutal civil wars in an attempt to stop the violence from engulfing the region. More

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NHRC Demands Arrest, Prosecution of Kuje Chairman Over ‘Leave If Not APC’ Threat

Daily Dispatch August 27, 2026

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has demanded the immediate arrest and prosecution of the Chairman of Kuje Area Council, Hon. Samuel Danjuma Shekwolo, over his alleged directive that residents who do not support the All Progressives Congress (APC) should leave the council. The Commission described the chairman’s remarks as an unconstitutional assault on

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2027: Youths Hold Key to Nigeria’s Peace, Development — IPCR

Daily Dispatch August 27, 2026

The Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) has identified Nigerian youths as critical to determining whether the 2027 general elections will strengthen national cohesion or deepen the country’s fault lines, urging them to transform their growing influence into a force for peace and development. The IPCR Director-General, Dr Joseph Ochogwu, made the call on […]

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China’s $2.3bn Nigerian Buy-Up: Beijing Opens Bigger Market for Abuja

Daily Dispatch August 27, 2026

Nigeria may be on the verge of a major shift in its trade relationship with China as the Asian economic giant imported almost $2.3 billion worth of Nigerian goods in just six months, marking an almost 80 per cent increase over the same period in 2025. The sharp rise, disclosed by the Chargé d’Affaires of […]

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FCTA, FRSC begin enforcement on Traffic Light, route Violations in Abuja

Daily Dispatch August 27, 2026

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), in collaboration with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and other sister agencies, has commenced a sustained special enforcement operation against traffic light violations, driving against traffic and other road offences across Abuja. The Mandate Secretary, FCTA Transportation Secretariat, Mr Chinedum Elechi,

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Akpabio Mourns Dotun Oladipo

Daily Dispatch August 26, 2026

….Describes Him As Courageous Journalist And Media Professional The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, GCON, has expressed profound sadness over the death of veteran journalist and publisher of The Eagle Online, Dotun Oladipo. Akpabio described Oladipo’s passing as a painful loss to the Nigerian media industry and the nation, noting his