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CDS to Media: Factual, Conflict-Sensitive Reporting Deprives Terrorists of Oxygen

Daily Dispatch May 20, 2026

The Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, General Olufemi Oluyede, has urged the media to embrace factual, balanced, and conflict-sensitive reporting. Gen Oluyede spoke on Tuesday through Major Gen Samaila Uba, Director of Defence Information , DDI, at the press week lecture and awards ceremony

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Shettima Reveals Shocking Allegation Made Against Him Before Election

Daily Dispatch May 19, 2026

Vice President Kashim Shettima has revealed that some individuals allegedly told President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that he was plotting to kill him, amid political tensions before the 2023 general elections. Shettima made the disclosure while speaking at a public event, where he reflected on his political relationship with Tinubu and the challenges they faced during […]

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2027, SDP Hold National Convention for Selection Of Presidential Flagbearer

Daily Dispatch May 19, 2026

….. Screens Atanda, the Sole Aspirant The Social Democratic Party SDP will on Wednesday hold its National Convention in Abuja for the election of its presidential candidate ahead of the 2027 General Election The Chairman of the Party’s Screening Committee, Dr Okechukwu Ogbona disclosed this to news men in Abuja shortly after the screening of […]

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Oluremi Tinubu Urges Nigerian Children to Dream Big at 2026 Children’s Day Celebration

Daily Dispatch May 19, 2026

Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has urged Nigerian children to remain ambitious and refuse to allow their environment or circumstances to limit their aspirations. She gave the charge on Tuesday during the 2026 National Children’s Day celebration held at the State House in Abuja, where she emphasized the importance of inclusion, education, and child development […]

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The Missing Numbers in Education Metrics

Daily Dispatch May 19, 2026

By Zainab Suleiman Okino  At the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) policy meeting last week, the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa said Nigerian universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education are admitting thousands of students without checking whether they have anywhere to sleep. He gave an example of a polytechnic with a population of over […]

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Shettima to Unveil Ex-MNJTF Commander’s Book on Nigeria’s Counterterrorism War

Daily Dispatch May 19, 2026

Vice President Kashim Shettima is set to unveil a new book chronicling Nigeria’s counterterrorism and counterinsurgency operations in the North-East, as top security officials, military commanders, diplomats and scholars converge on Abuja for the event on Thursday, May 21, 2026. The book, titled Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency Operations in Northeast Nigeria, was