HEALTH

NEAR Foundation Restores Sight for 110 Cataract Patients in Yobe

Daily Dispatch August 18, 2026

….Supports 260 Residents With Food Packages NGURU, Yobe State — The NEAR Foundation has successfully concluded a humanitarian outreach in Nguru, Yobe State, combining cataract surgeries with food assistance for vulnerable residents. As part of the initiative, 110 beneficiaries underwent

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Bamidele Urges Oyebamiji to Congratulate Adeleke

Daily Dispatch August 18, 2026

….Sets 10m South-West Votes Target for Tinubu Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele has urged the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the Osun State election, Bola Oyebamiji, to accept the outcome of the poll and congratulate Governor Ademola Adeleke on his re-election. Bamidele, who chairs the National Assembly South-West Caucus, also called on the

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83 More Nigerians to Return From South Africa as Private Donors Fund Evacuation

Daily Dispatch August 17, 2026

No fewer than 83 Nigerians stranded in South Africa are expected to return home on Wednesday as private individuals step in to fund their evacuation, months after the Federal Government repatriated nearly 1,490 Nigerians from the country amid rising anti-foreigner sentiments and Afrophobic attacks. The latest batch of returnees is scheduled to arrive at the […]

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CSOs insist on Probe, Prosecution of Fadahunsi Over Alleged Osun Death Threats

Daily Dispatch August 17, 2026

ActionAid Nigeria and the Abuja School of Social and Political Thought have insisted that the Nigeria Police Force and prosecutorial authorities should promptly investigate and, where evidence warrants, prosecute Senator Francis Fadahunsi over alleged threats against members of the Accord Party during the build-up to the 2026 Osun State governorship election. The civil

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Borno Moves to Extend New Salary Structure to Local Government Workers

Daily Dispatch August 17, 2026

….Plans Fresh Recruitment Borno State Government has commenced moves to extend the enhanced salary structure to local government workers, while preparing a fresh recruitment plan to address manpower shortages caused by retirements and the loss of skilled personnel. Governor Babagana Zulum approved the measures on Monday following a closed-door meeting with the

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Nigeria Launches National Strategy to Dismantle Organised Crime

Daily Dispatch August 17, 2026

….Break Agency Silos Nigeria has launched a new National Strategy for Combating Organised Crime, signalling a major shift towards a coordinated, intelligence-led national response to criminal networks involved in cybercrime, drug trafficking, human trafficking, migrant smuggling and other transnational crimes. The strategy, launched in Abuja with the participation of