NEWS

2027 Elections: Police Begin Training 10,000 Officers

Daily Dispatch October 22, 2026

….Disu Warns Against Partisanship The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has commenced the training of 10,000 officers on election security management ahead of the 2027 general elections, with Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Olatunji Rilwan Disu warning personnel against partisanship and

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DSS Secures Seventh Death Sentence in 2026 as Adamawa Court Jails Three Kidnappers

Daily Dispatch October 22, 2026

The High Court of Adamawa State has sentenced three men to death for kidnapping two Catholic priests in February 2025, bringing to seven the number of death sentences reportedly secured by the Department of State Services (DSS) in 2026. The convicts, Taledo Demiel, Namomai Medan and Mikaila Yusuf, were found guilty of criminal conspiracy to […]

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Nigeria’s $337bn Climate Plan Faces Funding Test as FG Inaugurates Steering Committee

Daily Dispatch October 22, 2026

Nigeria’s ambition to cut emissions by 32 per cent by 2035 and achieve net-zero emissions by 2060 will require an estimated $337 billion in financing over the next decade, putting pressure on the Federal Government to mobilise investment and translate climate commitments into measurable results. To address the challenge, the government on Thursday inaugurated an […]

ENTERTAINMENT

China, Nigeria Target Billion-Dollar Opportunities as Filmmakers Push Co-production, Market Access

Daily Dispatch October 22, 2026

Nigeria and China are seeking to turn their growing cultural relationship into a stronger commercial partnership in film, with filmmakers from both countries exploring co-production, technology transfer and distribution opportunities that could open up two major audiences to each other’s creative industries. The push gained momentum at the Chinese Film Screening in Nigeria

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Borno Scrap Dealers Split with National Body

Daily Dispatch October 22, 2026

….Back Zulum’s Scavenging Policy A rift has emerged within the National Association of Scrap and Waste Dealers Employers of Nigeria, popularly known as Ajakuta, over Borno State’s handling of metal scavenging, with the state chapter openly disowning claims by its national leadership and declaring support for Governor Babagana Umara Zulum’s reform measures. The state

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Cost of Living: Abiodun Moves to Cut Food Prices, Expand Bus Fleet

Daily Dispatch October 22, 2026

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has announced plans to introduce a government-backed bulk food purchase scheme to reduce the cost of essential commodities, while promising to expand the state’s mass transit fleet to ease transportation challenges facing workers and other residents. Abiodun disclosed this during a stakeholders’ meeting with organised labour