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Operation Kosaye Restores Public Confidence, Makes Ogun, Lagos Hostile to Kidnappers – Abiodun

Daily Dispatch June 28, 2026

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has praised the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Olatunji Disu, for initiating the joint Ogun-Lagos security operation, Operation Kosaye, describing it as a proactive and intelligence-driven initiative that has significantly improved security across

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Ogun’s 28km Coastal Highway Stretch Ready This Year as Deep Sea Port Gets Major Boost

Daily Dispatch June 28, 2026

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has announced that the 28-kilometre stretch of the Federal Government’s 700-kilometre Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway traversing Ogun State will be completed before the end of 2026, saying the landmark project has given a major boost to the proposed Ogun Deep Sea Port and other strategic investments along the state’s coastline. […]

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Now, no one, nowhere is safe (3)

Daily Dispatch June 28, 2026

By Hassan GimbaThis is the concluding part of this write-up, originally published on April 25, 2022. Following the publication of parts one and two over the past two weeks, I have revisited this article because its message remains as relevant and timely today as it was when it was first published. Only that it is […]

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NDLEA Busts N12.3bn Drug Haul

Daily Dispatch June 28, 2026

…Arrests China-Bound Businesswoman with 7.5kg Cocaine The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intensified its nationwide crackdown on drug trafficking, intercepting a businesswoman allegedly attempting to smuggle 7.5 kilogrammes of cocaine to China, seizing a massive ₦12.3 billion consignment of imported cannabis at Lagos ports, and dismantling a

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Building a Developmental State: What Nigeria Can Learn from China’s Revolutionary Journey

Daily Dispatch June 28, 2026

By Raymond Na’anlep Delmut Dongfang Scholar, Peking University, ChinaNigerian Diplomat, Policy Analyst, and Author Development is often measured by economic statistics, towering skylines, high-speed railways, and technological breakthroughs. Yet beneath every enduring national transformation lies something far more fundamental, strong institutions, visionary

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Questions as Oriire Kidnap Victims Clock 40 Days plus in Bandits’ Den

Daily Dispatch June 28, 2026

By Taiwo Adisa, PhD (Published by the Sunday Tribune, June 28, 2026) The Defence Headquarters in Abuja was quick to announce that there were no terrorist cells in the South-West following the May 15 kidnap incident in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. I contested that claim, even though, as an ordinary citizen, I […]