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Tinubu, Kagame Move to Strengthen Nigeria-Rwanda Ties

Daily Dispatch May 14, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and President Paul Kagame of Rwanda have agreed to deepen bilateral relations between Nigeria and Rwanda through renewed diplomatic and economic cooperation. The agreement was reached on Wednesday when President Tinubu met with Kagame at the Urugwiro Presidential

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Does it Matter to Africa if Nigel Farage Comes to Number 10?

Daily Dispatch May 14, 2026

By Azu Ishiekwene The next British general election is in 2029, but you could already feel the tremor from the Council election of May 7.The surge of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK Party is the clearest warning sign yet that Prime Minister Keir Starmer is living on borrowed time. The Labour Party is divided, its influence […]

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EFCC Receives Petition Alleging $2.98m Fraud Against Senator Cyril Fasuyi, Wife

Daily Dispatch May 13, 2026

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has received a formal petition accusing Senator Cyril Fasuyi, who represents Ekiti North Senatorial District, and his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Adun Fasuyi, of allegedly being involved in a $2,980,535 fraud linked to foreign business transactions. The petition was filed by Mr. Nuel Wilson, West Africa Regional Representative

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NHRC Demands Answers as Civilian Deaths from Military Airstrikes Trigger Fresh Outrage

Daily Dispatch May 13, 2026

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has demanded a full explanation from the Nigerian Air Force over the recurring wave of civilian casualties linked to military airstrikes across parts of the country, warning that the continued loss of innocent lives is unacceptable and raises grave human rights concerns. Executive Secretary of the Commission, Tony Ojukwu, […]

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Power Is Temporary, Humanity Must Endure — Ambassador Alege Declares at Abuja Book Launch

Daily Dispatch May 13, 2026

Nigeria’s political elite, diplomats, jurists and scholars gathered in Abuja on Tuesday as veteran diplomat, Ambassador Shina Alege, delivered a piercing message on leadership, power, insecurity and the declining state of human compassion during the launch of five books drawn from his decades in public service. The atmosphere at the event was more reflective than […]

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Hunger, Conflict, Disease Push Northern Nigeria Toward Humanitarian Breaking Point — MSF

Daily Dispatch May 13, 2026

International medical humanitarian organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières, has raised fresh alarm over what it described as a deepening humanitarian catastrophe in Nigeria, warning that worsening hunger, disease outbreaks and insecurity are driving thousands of vulnerable families — especially children — toward death and despair. In its 2025 Nigeria Country Report of