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Security Agencies Investigate Circumstances Surrounding Rescue of General Rabe’s Widow

Daily Dispatch June 15, 2026

The widow of the late Major General Rabe Abubakar has been rescued after reportedly sustaining injuries in a recent incident. Authorities confirmed that she was successfully recovered during a swift operation and has since been admitted to a medical facility, where she is undergoing treatment

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Nigeria Busts Ivory Trafficking Ring, Seizes 130kg Elephant Tusks in Major Wildlife Crime Crackdown

Daily Dispatch June 15, 2026

Nigeria has recorded another significant breakthrough in its intensifying war against wildlife trafficking, with security and environmental enforcement agencies arresting four suspected members of an ivory trafficking network and recovering elephant tusks weighing more than 130 kilogrammes in a coordinated operation spanning Lagos and Ogun states. A statement on Monday by

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ECOWAS Seeks Renewable Energy Revolution to Power Rural Development

Daily Dispatch June 15, 2026

The ECOWAS Parliament has launched a fresh push for a renewable energy revolution across West Africa, declaring that access to electricity must become the cornerstone of efforts to tackle poverty, unemployment, food insecurity and economic stagnation in the region’s vast rural communities. At the opening of a five-day Delocalized Joint Committee Meeting in Dakar, Senegal,

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NDLEA Sells Drug Barons’ Assets for N6.1bn, Sends Warning to Criminal Networks

Daily Dispatch June 15, 2026

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dealt a major financial blow to drug trafficking syndicates, raising over N6.1 billion from the auction of properties confiscated from convicted drug kingpins across the country. The assets, which include a six-storey luxury hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos, and three other high-value properties, were forfeited to the

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Just In: Justice Peter Odo Lifu Orders INEC to Deregister ADC, Accord Party, Others Ahead of 2027 Polls

Daily Dispatch June 15, 2026

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately deregister the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Accord Party and several other political parties from participating in the 2027 general elections over alleged constitutional breaches. Justice Peter Odo Lifu issued the directive on Monday while delivering

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Ekiti Muslim Women Pledge Massive Support for Oyebanji’s Re-election Bid

Daily Dispatch June 15, 2026

Muslim women across the 16 local government areas of Ekiti State have pledged to mobilise strongly in support of Governor Biodun Oyebanji’s re-election ahead of Saturday’s governorship election, citing his inclusive style of leadership and commitment to the welfare of residents. The assurance was given on Sunday during an engagement between the Governor and