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Tinubu hails $1.26bn financing milestone for Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway

Daily Dispatch December 26, 2025

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended the Federal Ministry of Finance and other key agencies for securing a landmark $1.26 billion financing package for Phase 1, Section 2 of the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway, describing it as a major boost to Nigeria’s infrastructure drive. In a statement

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How U.S. drones, launched from Ghana, hit Sokoto terrorist enclaves after Nigeria-AFRICOM intel deal – Report

Daily Dispatch December 26, 2025

Long-distance combat drones launched from a United States military facility in Ghana neutralised a major terrorist build-up in Sokoto State following an intelligence-driven security collaboration between the Nigerian government and the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), according to a report by PRNigeria. The report quoted multiple security sources to have confirmed that the

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Adesanya-Davies calls for arrest of Sheikh Gumi over statements on U.S.–Nigeria military cooperation

Daily Dispatch December 26, 2025

A public affairs commentator and rights advocate, Prof. Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies, has called on the Federal Government to arrest and investigate Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi over recent comments she described as threatening Nigeria’s national security and sovereignty. In a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, Adesanya-Davies condemned Sheikh Gumi’s reported warning

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NSCEA issues warning to terrorists, welcomes U.S. and Israeli counter-terrorism engagement

Daily Dispatch December 26, 2025

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Ecclesiastical Affairs (NSCEA) has issued a strong warning to terrorist groups and their alleged sponsors, citing growing international attention and intervention by the United States and Israel in Nigeria’s fight against terrorism. In a statement released in Abuja, the Council said it had taken note of recent diplomatic, intelligence, and

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US airstrikes will turn Nigeria into a war zone — Sheikh Gumi warns

Daily Dispatch December 26, 2025

Islamic scholar Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has reacted strongly to recent United States airstrikes targeting terrorists in Nigeria’s North West, cautioning that the move could have dangerous consequences for the country. In a Facebook post shared on Friday, December 26, 2025, Gumi warned that direct involvement of the US military would draw global anti-American forces into […]

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Nigerian Government approved the air strikes by US: Foreign Minister Tuggar

Daily Dispatch December 26, 2025

The Nigeria government said President Bola Tinubu gave the go-ahead for the US strikes against terrorists in the country’s North-Western region. Foreign Affairs Minister, Yusuf Tuggar, said this on Friday, hours after the US Department of War and President Donald Trump announced the North American nation had conducted strikes against the terrorists. “Now that the […]