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Zulum Urges FG to Protect Chad Basin Assets from Alleged Illegal Auction

Daily Dispatch June 7, 2026

Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has called on the Federal Government to protect critical assets and heavy equipment belonging to the Chad Basin Development Authority (CBDA), warning that attempts to dispose of serviceable machinery as scrap metal could undermine agricultural

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Zulum Pushes to Reopen Baga–Chad Waterway, Eyes Trade Revival in Lake Chad Region

Daily Dispatch June 7, 2026

The long-abandoned water route between Baga in northern Borno State and neighbouring Chad may soon spring back to life as Governor Babagana Umara Zulum intensifies efforts to restore commerce and economic activities across the Lake Chad region. During a visit to Baga on Saturday, Zulum held high-level consultations with military commanders and security officials on […]

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Not a fodder for politics: Orire abduction & security challenges

Daily Dispatch June 7, 2026

By Tunde Rahman The recent abduction of schoolchildren in Ahoro-Esiele Community, Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State, remains deeply distressing. On May 15, 2026, heartless kidnappers abducted 38 schoolchildren, killing one teacher in a heinous assault on our nation’s security and educational system. The Nigerian Union of Teachers and students across

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Have WAEC and Amotekun overstayed their welcome?

Daily Dispatch June 7, 2026

By Taiwo Adisa, PhD (Published by the Sunday Tribune June 7, 2026) The lapses experienced by students across various regions during the May/June West African Examinations Council (WAEC) exams in 2025 highlighted significant concerns within the examination body. Delays in delivering exam papers to schools and prolonged waiting times for students before they could begin […]

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​The Sunday Stew: The Mirage, the Shadow and the Resurrection: Here comes the Decoupling Sovereignty Index

Daily Dispatch June 7, 2026

By Max Amuchie There is a question that every serious student of state decay eventually confronts, and that existing instruments only partially answer: not whether a state is fragile, but how far the separation between formal authority and effective authority has progressed. The Fragile States Index measures fragility. Governance indicators measure institutional

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ECOWAS Marks 51st Anniversary with Plastic-Free Campaign in Senegal

Daily Dispatch June 6, 2026

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has marked its 51st anniversary with a major environmental cleanup campaign in Senegal, underscoring the regional bloc’s growing commitment to tackling plastic pollution and promoting sustainable development across West Africa. The exercise, tagged the “Plastic-Free ECOWAS” campaign, was held on June 5 at Hann Bay in