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How President Tinubu is redrawing the South-east political map

Daily Dispatch July 26, 2026

By Tunde Rahman When the 2023 presidential election results were announced, many analysts and commentators gave a largely unanimous verdict regarding the voting pattern in the South-east. The region had voted almost entirely along the ethnic line. The figures told part of the story: Mr Peter

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Diaspora experts urge AI adoption, mentorship, healthy living to unlock Nigeria’s youth potential

Daily Dispatch July 25, 2026

Nigeria’s leading professionals from the diaspora and across key sectors have called for a stronger national commitment to mentorship, artificial intelligence (AI) skills development and healthy living as essential tools for empowering young people and driving sustainable national development. The call came at the 2026 National Diaspora Day Youth Empowerment Summit

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UN Urges Africa to Prioritise People

Daily Dispatch July 25, 2026

…Partnerships to Rescue SDGs The United Nations has called on African governments, development institutions and the private sector to dramatically scale up investments in people and strengthen strategic partnerships to reverse the continent’s slow progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) before the 2030 deadline. The appeal was made on

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Marwa Warns Traditional Rulers After Discovery of Drug Cartels’ Meth Labs in Southwest Forests

Daily Dispatch July 25, 2026

Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.), has called on traditional rulers, parents and community leaders to take ownership of Nigeria’s war against drug abuse and illicit trafficking, warning that criminal drug syndicates are increasingly exploiting rural communities and forests for illegal

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Police Move to Reinforce Complaint Response Unit

Daily Dispatch July 25, 2026

…Court Media as Accountability Drive Gains Momentum The Nigeria Police Force has unveiled a fresh push to strengthen its internal accountability system, announcing major improvements to its Complaint Response Unit (CRU) while seeking a stronger partnership with the media to enhance public confidence and oversight of policing in the country. The move, which

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DSS Untreads The Old Path

Daily Dispatch July 25, 2026

By Simon Reef The appointment of Mr. Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi as the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS) in August 2024 marked the beginning of a new era for the secret police, which members of the public then saw as operating beyond the rule of law. As the successor to Alhaji Yusuf Bichi, […]