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Tinubu Orders Arrest of Nwabueze Over Alleged Fake Government Agency

Daily Dispatch August 21, 2026

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate arrest of Prince George Buchi Nwabueze following the discovery of an alleged fake government agency operating from the premises of the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF). The purported agency, known as the National

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Onanuga Faults Atiku’s Fuel Subsidy Promise

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2026

….Says Nigeria Cannot Return to Old Regime Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga has criticised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s proposal to restore petrol subsidy if elected president, describing the policy as a costly and unsustainable return to Nigeria’s past. Onanuga, who is Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, said Atiku’s

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Fresh Revelation: How Babangida Warned Obasanjo Against Atiku — Duke

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2026

Former Cross River State Governor, Donald Duke, has claimed that former military Head of State, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, warned former President Olusegun Obasanjo against placing too much trust in his then Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar. Duke made the claim while reflecting on the political relationship between Obasanjo and Atiku, who served together from 1999 to 2007.

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FG Approves N438bn Road Projects

Daily Dispatch August 19, 2026

…Trailer Park Concessions Nationwide The Federal Government has approved road construction and rehabilitation projects worth about N438 billion, alongside several highway and trailer park concessions under public-private partnership arrangements. The approvals were made at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the

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NCYP Rejects ‘Arna’ Label for Christians

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2026

….Warns Jingir Against Rhetoric That Could Reopen Old Wounds The Northern Christian Youth Professionals (NCYP) has condemned the description of Christians as “Arna,” a Hausa term commonly used to denote an infidel or unbeliever, in remarks attributed to prominent Islamic cleric, Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir, warning that such rhetoric could reopen old religious wounds

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PFIPC Scandal: ICPC Indicts Alleged Fake DG, Submits Interim Findings to Tinubu

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2026

President Tinubu receives ICPC interim report of the investigation into the fictitious Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, with the agency recommending the immediate prosecution of Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, the ‘fake DG’ ICPC Chairman Musa Adamu, SAN, disclosed this after briefing President Tinubu today at the Presidential Villa. He said the