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Tinubu Sends Gbajabiamila-Led High-Powered Delegation to First Nigeria Diaspora Investment Conference in Canada

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2026

President Bola Tinubu has approved the deployment of a high-powered Nigerian government delegation led by his Chief of Staff, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, to the inaugural Nigeria Diaspora Investment Economic Conference (NIDEC) scheduled to hold in Toronto, Canada. The four-day investment summit,

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African Think Tank Backs Duke-Abiola for UN Secretary-General Race

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2026

… Urges Tinubu’s Endorsement A pan-African policy organisation, the African Policy and Research Consortium (APRC), has thrown its weight behind Nigerian law professor and stateswoman, Prof. Akasoba Duke-Abiola, for the position of United Nations Secretary-General, describing her candidature as an opportunity for Africa to provide transformative leadership at the

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UK Appoints Vicky Seymour as Deputy High Commissioner in Abuja

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2026

The United Kingdom has appointed seasoned diplomat Vicky Seymour as its new Deputy High Commissioner in Abuja, reinforcing Britain’s diplomatic engagement with Nigeria at a time both countries are seeking deeper cooperation on trade, security, migration and economic development. Seymour, who has officially assumed office, succeeds Gill Lever OBE, whose posting ended in

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ECOWAS Chief Hosts Former Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma in Abuja

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2026

….as Regional Bloc Pushes Dialogue, Stability The President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, Dr Omar Alieu Touray, has received former Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma in Abuja, in a high-level engagement that underscores the regional bloc’s continued emphasis on dialogue, institutional cooperation and the preservation of

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Breaking: DSS Docks Retired Officer For Terrorism

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2026

…Court orders remand in Kuje Correctional Centre The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the remand in Kuje Correctional Centre of a retired officer of the Department of State Services (DSS), Nwaogu Ihechimere Ezeakolam. The retired officer was arraigned for, among other things, supporting a proscribed terrorist organization, Indigenous Peoples of

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ActionAid Raises Alarm Over Alleged Exploitation of Nigerian Women in Russian Alabuga Programme

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2026

…Demands Urgent Probe ActionAid Nigeria has called for an urgent investigation into reports that young African women, including Nigerians, were allegedly deceived into joining Russia’s Alabuga Start Programme with promises of education, vocational training and lucrative jobs, only to face exploitation, unsafe working conditions and possible involvement in military