NEWS

NDLEA Intercepts Cocaine, Opioids Hidden in Carton Walls Bound for UK, Australia

Daily Dispatch May 17, 2026

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted consignments of cocaine and opioids concealed in carton walls and destined for the United Kingdom and Australia, as the agency intensified its nationwide crackdown on drug trafficking and abuse. The seizures were made by NDLEA

ENTERTAINMENT

Korean Cultural Centre Deepens Nigeria-South Korea Ties Through K-Heritage Festival in Abuja

Daily Dispatch May 17, 2026

The Korean Cultural Centre Nigeria has intensified efforts to strengthen cultural diplomacy and people-to-people relations between Nigeria and South Korea through the expansion of its K-Heritage Festival, an initiative aimed at promoting traditional Korean arts, music and cultural education in Nigeria. Organisers said the Abuja edition of the festival reflects growing

HEALTH

NNPC Foundation Donates MRI Machine to Nnewi Teaching Hospital

Daily Dispatch May 17, 2026

The NNPC Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of NNPC Limited, has commissioned and handed over a fully installed 1.5 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) system to Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital in Anambra State. The intervention is aimed at improving healthcare access and strengthening medical infrastructure across Nigeria, particularly in

NEWS

Fiscal Year Determined by Law, Not Calendar, Says Budget Office

Daily Dispatch May 17, 2026

The Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Tanimu Yakubu, has defended the delayed publication of recent Quarterly Budget Implementation Reports, insisting that Nigeria’s fiscal year is defined by legislative authority rather than the conventional January-to-December calendar cycle. In a State House press statement issued on May 17, 2026, Yakubu explained

NEWS

APC declares Rivers Assembly Speaker, other Wike loyalists winners

Daily Dispatch May 17, 2026

The All Progressives Congress has declared results of the election primaries conducted in the 12 federal constituencies in Rivers State with Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule leading the pack. The Returning Officer for the State APC House of Representatives Primary Election Committee and Pro-Chancellor/Chairman of Council, Federal University of

COLUMNS

Understanding the trends in Akpabio’s Senate

Daily Dispatch May 17, 2026

By Taiwo Adisa, PhD (Published by the Sunday Tribune, May 17, 2026) The proverb/saying, “when we are young, we try to change the world, when we are old, we try to change the youth,” has several look-alikes in English writings and in African societies. It speaks to the changing nature of man and how perspectives […]