HEALTH

IVF, Surrogacy and Gene Editing: Experts Call for Ethical Guidelines, Stronger Legal Safeguards

Daily Dispatch October 21, 2026

Experts warn against unethical reproductive practices, call for national legal framework to protect patients, children and families By Abdulrahman Aliagan, The Ilorin Emirate Professors’ Association (IEPA) has called for stronger ethical and regulatory frameworks to guide the use of gene

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Court Warns Defence Against Delay in Trial of 4 Suspects who Murdered DSS in Anambra

Daily Dispatch October 21, 2026

….Adjourns to 28 October The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday warned the defence lawyers against delay in the trial of four suspects who allegedly kidnapped and killed Ekpeyong Asuquo Owoh, an operative of the Department of State Services (DSS). Justice Joyce Abdulmalik gave the warning after Kelvin Ekwe and Geoffrey Uwadiegu, who appeared […]

COLUMNS

Your Excellency, We Are Still In Egypt!

Daily Dispatch October 21, 2026

BY IDUH ONAH PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s invocation of Biblical Moses, parting of the Red Sea and a never-going-back-to-Egypt rhetoric in an attempt to politically appropriate the iconic scriptural narrative to justify his profound policy error of total removal of petrol subsidy is not only theatrical but also irresistibly hypocritical and comic. Specifically, the

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2027: APC Deploys Diaspora Network to Fight Anti-Tinubu Narratives

Daily Dispatch October 21, 2026

…Mobilise Re-election Support The All Progressives Congress (APC) has unveiled an international mobilisation and media offensive to defend President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies, counter negative narratives about his administration and rally support for his re-election in 2027, targeting Nigerians living across major countries in Africa, Europe, Asia, the Middle

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Alleged Security Leaks: Plateau Indigenous Youths Defend DSS

Daily Dispatch October 21, 2026

….Demand Probe Indigenous youth organisations in Plateau State have defended the Department of State Services (DSS), the Mobile Police Force and Operation Rainbow against allegations of bias and misconduct, urging the Federal Government to sustain joint security operations and investigate claims of compromise within the security architecture. The coalition accused

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Nigeria Moves to Strengthen Disability Inclusion

Daily Dispatch October 21, 2026

….Enforce Rights of Persons with Disabilities The Federal Government has renewed its commitment to strengthening disability inclusion and protecting the rights of persons with disabilities through the implementation of regional human rights instruments and existing disability-related laws. The commitment was reaffirmed at the maiden convening of the Disability