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Razor wire and riot trucks: Security shuts PDP office after factional showdown

Daily Dispatch November 19, 2025

Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, cordoned off the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national secretariat, Wadata Plaza, in Abuja, using coils of barbed and razor wire. All entry and exit points to the complex were shut, with police

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Tinubu suspends trips to South Africa, Angola amid security crises

Daily Dispatch November 19, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has halted his planned visits to South Africa and Angola as he awaits comprehensive security reports on the abduction of schoolgirls in Kebbi State and the bandit attack on worshippers at Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) in Eruku, Kwara State. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed […]

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Kalu, Akpoti-Uduaghan Mourn Late Senator Okey Ezea

Daily Dispatch November 19, 2025

…. Describe Him as a Man of Faith and Integrity Former Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, and Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan have mourned the passing of Senator Okey Ezea, who represented Enugu North in the 10th Senate, describing his death as a profound loss to the National Assembly and the country. Kalu, in a […]

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SDP National Chairman, Gabam condemns Wadata Plaza chaos

Daily Dispatch November 19, 2025

….Calls for Protection of Democracy The National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam, has condemned the recent chaos at Wadata Plaza, the National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP in Abuja, describing it as a “brazen display of anarchy” that threatens the foundations of Nigeria’s democracy. In a statement […]

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Wordsmith, My Mentor, Dan Agbese Goes Home

Daily Dispatch November 19, 2025

By Yusuf Ozi-Usman “Koko. Like a knock on the head.” Writing on communal clash in a village called Koko in Kebbi State…. “The Muckrakers. They are all over the place.” Writing on the politicians rising up in the second Republic in Nigeria. “Abuja is an unlucky city. Shortly after it was chosen as the nation’s […]

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APC slams PDP factional Chairman Turaki over call for foreign intervention

Daily Dispatch November 18, 2025

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has sharply criticized Tanimu Turaki, the newly declared factional National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), over his call for foreign powers to intervene in Nigeria’s internal affairs. Turaki, who addressed journalists earlier today amid escalating tensions within the PDP, alleged that Nigeria was facing a “Christian