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NSCDC Arrests, Detains 24 Personnel in Conn election with Death of 37 Alleged Miners in Custody

Daily Dispatch September 20, 2026

As Nigeria mourns the unfortunate death of 33 suspected illegal miners in Niger State, Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Professor Ahmed Audi has given assurance that due process, transparency and accountability will be strictly followed in the

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FG Sets Up 10-Member Panel To Probe Deaths Of 37 In NSCDC Custody

Daily Dispatch September 19, 2026

….Suspends 20 Officers The Federal Government has constituted a 10-member independent committee to investigate the reported deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced the constitution of the committee following President Bola Ahmed

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IBB Denies Ownership Of Niger Mine Where 37 Died

Daily Dispatch September 19, 2026

…Threatens Legal Action Against Publishers IBB Denies Ownership Of Niger Mine Where 37 Died, Threatens Legal Action Against PublishersFormer military Head of State, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (retd.), has denied ownership of the mining site in Niger State where 37 suspected illegal miners reportedly died while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil

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Mambilla: APC Campaign Council Links Atiku To Controversial Contract

Daily Dispatch September 18, 2026

The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has called on the African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race following revelations surrounding a $500,000 payment to his former wife during the controversy over the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project. The call came after an International

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Amupitan, Agbakoba to Headline GOCOP 10th Annual Conference

Daily Dispatch September 14, 2026

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, SAN, will deliver the keynote address at the 10th Annual Conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), scheduled to hold in Lagos. The announcement was made on Monday by the Chairman of the 2026 Conference Planning Committee and Deputy President of […]

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Atiku’s US Lobbyist Deletes Post Claiming Trump Appointment

Daily Dispatch September 5, 2026

Washington-based lobbyist Karl Von Batten, who has worked with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has deleted a social media post announcing his purported appointment by United States President Donald Trump as a commissioner on a White House presidential commission. The post, published on the verified X account of Von Batten’s firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C., is