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NHRC, Citizen FM call adherence to human rights principles

Daily Dispatch December 4, 2025

The National Human Rights Commission, in collaboration with Citizen FM, has called for stronger adherence to human rights principles and accountable governance at its 30th national conference on “Proportional Force and Respect for Human Dignity.” The event which was held in Abuja, brought

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NAPTIP partners ICMPD to build capacity for investigators, prosecutors

Daily Dispatch December 4, 2025

.Director General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Binta Bello has revealed that the complexity of human trafficking, coupled with the evolving nature across the country requires expertise and diligent skills for investigation and prosecution that will enable them to outsmart the antics of the traffickers. She stated this […]

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Appeal Court affirms VIO has no power to seize vehicles or fine motorists

Daily Dispatch December 4, 2025

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has reaffirmed that Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO) and the Directorate of Road Traffic Services lack the legal authority to confiscate vehicles or impose fines on motorists. In its latest judgment, the appellate court upheld the October 16, 2024 ruling of the Federal High Court, which had declared the actions […]

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Tinubu forwards Ibas, Ita Enang two others as Ambassadorial nominees to Senate

Daily Dispatch December 4, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has put forward a new set of non-career ambassadorial nominees, led by Ibok-Ete Ibas, the immediate past sole administrator of Rivers State. Others on the list include former Akwa Ibom North-East senator (2011–2015) Ita Enang, former Imo State First Lady Chioma Ohakim, and ex-Minister of Interior and former Chief of Army Staff, […]

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Retired Police Chief accuses northern clerics of fueling extremism

Daily Dispatch December 4, 2025

A retired Assistant Commissioner of Police, Sheriff Abubakar Rabiu, has stirred intense public debate across Northern Nigeria after releasing a strongly worded open letter accusing some Islamic clerics of promoting divisive rhetoric and inadvertently nurturing violent extremism. The letter, which has circulated widely across social media platforms and within religious

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Wike appoints Galadima as Senior Special Assistant on Development Control and Planning

Daily Dispatch December 4, 2025

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has appointed Town Planner Mukhtar Usman Galadima as the Senior Special Assistant on Development Control and Planning. A statement on Wednesday, by the Minister’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, described Galadima, as a seasoned Town Planner, with over 30 years of