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Soldiers announce overthrow of government in Benin Republic

Daily Dispatch December 7, 2025

Military officers in Benin Republic have taken control of the federal government. A group of soldiers announced the dissolution of the government during a broadcast on Benin’s state TV on Sunday. The group, which labelled itself the Military Committee for Refoundation, said the president and

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Breaking: Military jet crashes in Niger community

Daily Dispatch December 6, 2025

A Nigerian Air Force jet has reportedly crashed near Karabonde, Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. A Niger State-based online digital television network, Lapai TV, stated in a post on its official Facebook account on Saturday evening: “Two Nigerian Air Force Pilots Reportedly Survive Alpha Jet Crash Close to Karabonde, Borgu Local Government Area […]

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Ndume asks Tinubu to withdraw ambassadorial list over ‘federal character breach’

Daily Dispatch December 6, 2025

Ali Ndume, former senate leader, has asked President Bola Tinubu to withdraw the list of ambassadorial nominees sent to the upper chamber. Senate President Godswill Akpabio read the list on Thursday and referred it to the committee on foreign affairs for screening. Ndume said the composition of the list violates the federal character principle embedded […]

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AFS advocates for gender perspectives in the use of the death penalty in Nigeria

Daily Dispatch December 6, 2025

An international non-governmental organisation, Avocats Sans Frontieres (ASF) France has revealed that no fewer than 82 female Nigerians are currently on death row in various correctional centres across the country even as it advocated for gender perspective in application of death penalty. The advocacy was made at the two-day workshop organised by ASF to champion […]

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Southern Borno: Zulum Visits Gwoza, Askir-Uba, Reviews Security Strategy

Daily Dispatch December 6, 2025

… Deploys 11 Teachers to Federal College, Moves to Bridge Skills Gap Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum has undertaken an official visit to Gwoza and Askira-Uba local government areas in the southern part of Borno State. The visit followed coordinated attacks by Boko Haram insurgents over the past week which resulted in the loss […]

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Setting the Record Straight on the Defamation Case Involving Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan

Daily Dispatch December 6, 2025

By Jackson Udom On 5 December 2025, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan again resorted to social media to claim incorrectly and misleadingly that His Excellency, the President of the Senate, Distinguished Senator Godswill Akpabio, had only just filed a multi-billion-naira defamation suit against her over her unfounded allegations of sexual misconduct. These allegations, as the