Politics

Abiodun Welcomes PDP, ADC Ward Leaders into APC, Says Opposition Has Lost Its Way

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2026

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has formally welcomed former ward leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and African Democratic Congress (ADC) from Ijebu North, Ijebu East, Ijebu North-East and Odogbolu Local Government Areas of Ogun East Senatorial District into the All

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Former Presidential Candidate Challenges Removal From SPDC Spouse Pension Register After 35 Years

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2026

Reactions have continued to trail the removal of Professor Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies, a former presidential candidate, from the SPDC/RENAISSANCE/SNCPFA spouse pensioner register after 35 years of receiving medical benefits. Adesanya-Davies, who contested the 2019 presidential election and has spent more than four decades in academia, said she was first denied treatment at

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GIFSEP, UNDP Push Nasarawa Communities to Sustain Waste-to-Wealth Gains

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2026

The Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSEP) and the United Nations Development Programme Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (UNDP GEF-SGP) have urged communities in Nasarawa State to sustain and expand the waste-to-wealth initiatives introduced under the #BioWaste4Resilience project. The call was made on Thursday at a

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ASCSN Hails Enitan’s Appointment as HoS

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2026

….Says Career Officer ‘Fit for the Task’ The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has described the appointment of Dr. Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan as the new Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HoCSF) as a reward for excellence, integrity and years of meritorious service in the Federal Civil Service. The association, […]

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Army’s Gwoza Recruitment: Group Demands Tough Vetting To Block Boko Haram, ISWAP Infiltration

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2026

The Northern Christian Youth Professionals (NCYP) has welcomed the Nigerian Army’s planned recruitment of about 1,000 indigenous youths from Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, but warned that the exercise must be backed by stringent security screening to prevent terrorists from infiltrating the military. The group said the recruitment, announced by the Theatre

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NAPTIP Seals Port Harcourt Maternity Over Alleged ₦13.5m Baby Sale

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2026

…Liberian woman allegedly took custody of three children within one month The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has sealed a high-profile maternity facility in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, over an alleged ₦13.5 million baby-sale and child-trafficking operation involving a Liberian national resident in Belgium. The agency, acting jointly