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NSCDC FCT decorates 402 officers, pledges stronger security in Abuja

Daily Dispatch January 20, 2026

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has decorated 402 newly promoted officers in a colourful ceremony held at the Command Headquarters in Abuja. The event, which brought together senior officers, personnel, and invited guests, was

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Alleged sale of GRA land: Arabambi is an attention-seeking blackmailer — Ogun Govt

Daily Dispatch January 20, 2026

The Ogun State Government has dismissed as blackmail and reckless defamation allegations by a Labour Party chieftain, Mr. Arabambi Abayomi, that the administration of Dapo Abiodun is selling government-owned housing assets, including the Ibara Government Reserved Area (GRA). The government described Abayomi as an attention-seeking rabble-rouser with a penchant for

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EFCC arraigns Mompha’s associate,  companies for alleged N206m fraud  in Lagos

Daily Dispatch January 20, 2026

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1,  on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, arraigned one Sarumi Samusudeen Babafemi for an alleged N206,000,000 (Two Hundred and Six Million Naira) fraud before Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. Babafemi alongside his companies, 606 Autos Limited, 606 Music

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Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu restores electricity to Bende communities after 23 years

Daily Dispatch January 20, 2026

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, on Monday commissioned a rehabilitated power line project that has restored electricity supply to Bende Federal Constituency in Abia State, ending over two decades of darkness in the area. The project reconnects the towns of Uzuakoli and Ozuitem to the national grid, bringing reliable […]

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FG moves to strengthen National Policy on Drought and Desertification

Daily Dispatch January 20, 2026

The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to tackling drought, desertification, and land degradation through an updated and more responsive national policy framework. The Minister of Environment, Malam Balarabe Lawal, stated this on Tuesday in Abuja while delivering a keynote address at a two-day validation workshop on the review of the National Drought and

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NDLEA Arrests 77,792 Suspects, Secures 14,225 Convictions in Five Years

Daily Dispatch January 20, 2026

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Tuesday said it has arrested 77,792 suspected drug offenders and secured 14,225 convictions over the past five years, as part of its intensified campaign against illicit drug trafficking in Nigeria. The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the agency, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd), disclosed this in […]