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NSCDC Busts Criminal Syndicate, Arrests 16 Over Kidnapping, Illegal Mining, Fake Dollar Racket

Daily Dispatch March 9, 2026

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has dismantled a suspected criminal syndicate linked to kidnapping, arms trafficking, illegal mining and the production of counterfeit United States dollars, arresting 16 suspects in coordinated intelligence operations across Kano, Edo and

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Why Nigerians Do Not Trust NBMA’s Regulation of GMOs

Daily Dispatch March 9, 2026

By Nnimmo Bassey and Joyce Brown The deployment of products of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) continues to raise concerns and resistance, not only in Nigeria but across the world among consumers, researchers, public health experts, food sovereignty campaigners and others. Nigeria’s National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) however, has continued to take on a

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SDP State Chairmen Reject Alleged Leadership Changes, Warn Against ‘Illegal’ NEC Meeting

Daily Dispatch March 9, 2026

Attention EditorThe Forum of Constitutionally Elected State Chairmen of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has warned against what it described as illegal attempts to alter the party’s leadership structure and convene an unconstitutional meeting of its National Executive Committee (NEC). In a press release issued on Monday, the forum said it decided to address what […]

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Troops Rescue Kidnapped Bank Workers in Taraba After Pressure on Abductors

Daily Dispatch March 9, 2026

Troops of the Joint Task Force under Operation Whirl Stroke have rescued two bank employees who were kidnapped in Benue State and taken to a hideout in Taraba State. The victims, identified as Marwan Abubakar, 40, and Leng’en Cakop, 37, both staff of Unity Bank, were reportedly abducted in Zaki-Biam in Ukum Local Government Area […]

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Wike Confirms Appointment of 1,659 FCTA Workers Employed In 2016, 2019

Daily Dispatch March 8, 2026

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has approved the confirmation of appointment of 1,659 staff of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). The 1,659 whose appointments were confirmed were among the 2,281, who sat for the confirmation examination conducted by the FCT Civil Service Commission on February 28, 2026. In a statement […]

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Dangote Foundation rice: Governor Sule supervises distribution to 13 LGs, warns against diversion

Daily Dispatch March 8, 2026

Governor Abdullahi Sule on Sunday personally supervised the distribution of 30,000 bags of 10kg rice donated by the Aliko Dangote Foundation to vulnerable citizens across the 13 local government areas of Nasarawa State, with a strong warning that the palliative must reach the intended beneficiaries. Governor Sule, while delivering his address at the Government House […]