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Analysis: Araraume’s victory at APC senatorial primary election: A resurgence of political structure in Imo North

Daily Dispatch May 22, 2026

Senator Ifeanyi G. Araraume’s sweeping victory in the APC senatorial primary for Imo North is more than an internal party outcome, it is a reaffirmation of political continuity, grassroots loyalty, and the durability of long-standing political structures in the region. In a political climate

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NSCEA Raises Alarm Over Insecurity, Alleged Islamisation and Fulanisation of Yoruba Land

Daily Dispatch May 22, 2026

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Ecclesiastical Affairs (NSCEA) has expressed concern over rising insecurity in the South-West, warning against what it described as attempts at the “Islamization and Fulanization” of Yoruba land. In a statement issued in Abuja and signed by Bishop Professor Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies, Secretary of the Elders’ Council of NSCEA, the body

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Adesanya-Davies Hails Court Judgment Nullifying INEC’s Revised 2027 Election Timetable

Daily Dispatch May 22, 2026

Former presidential candidate and member of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies, has commended the Federal High Court judgment which nullified key aspects of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s revised timetable for the 2027 general elections. In a statement issued in Abuja on Friday, Prof. Adesanya-Davies described the

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Adesanya-Davies Calls for Arrest, Investigation of Sheikh Gumi Over Alleged Inflammatory Statements

Daily Dispatch May 22, 2026

Former presidential candidate and peace advocate, Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies, has called on the Federal Government and security agencies to investigate and, if necessary, arrest Islamic cleric Ahmad Gumi over what she described as “dangerous and controversial utterances” allegedly capable of threatening national security and peaceful coexistence. In a press statement issued

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ARTICLE: Cocktail of Meth: Why Nigeria’s Forests Are the New Cartel Brewery

Daily Dispatch May 22, 2026

By Danjuma Amodu The Abidagba Forest in Ijebu East was supposed to grow timber. Instead, it grew Nigeria’s largest known methamphetamine laboratory. On 16 May 2026, NDLEA operatives stormed a remote farm and found what no one wanted to admit: three Mexican “cookers” and four Nigerian collaborators running an industrial-scale drug factory on Nigerian soil. […]

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Adesanya-Davies Mourns Rising Insecurity, Killings in Yoruba Land

Daily Dispatch May 22, 2026

A former presidential candidate and Yoruba Princess, Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies, has lamented the worsening insecurity, kidnappings and killings across Yoruba land and Nigeria, describing the situation as a “collective tragedy” and a threat to the future of the region. In a statement issued in May 2026, the former UN-POLAC presidential candidate expressed grief over the