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Nigeria Rewires Counter-Extremism Strategy as NCTC-ONSA, PAVE Launch 2026 PCVE Knowledge Hub

Daily Dispatch March 4, 2026

In a bold recalibration of Nigeria’s response to violent extremism, the National Counter Terrorism Centre under the Office of the National Security Adviser and the Partnership Against Violent Extremism Network (PAVE Network) have launched the 2026 phase of the Preventing and Countering Violent

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NDLEA Nabs UK-Wanted Drug Kingpin After 15 Years on the Run

Daily Dispatch March 4, 2026

After more than a decade of evading justice across two continents, a fugitive drug kingpin has finally run out of road. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Monday arrested 58-year-old Uzoma Ilomuanya in Lagos, ending a 15-year manhunt that had placed him on the radar of both Nigerian and British authorities. His capture […]

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Turkey says Iranian ballistic missile entered its airspace, shot down by NATO

Daily Dispatch March 4, 2026

A ballistic missile fired from Iran and heading into Turkish airspace after passing Syria and Iraq was destroyed by NATO air and missile defence systems in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, the Turkish Defence Ministry says. The ministry said in a statement that there were no casualties or injuries in the incident. It added that Turkey […]

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Alleged Terrorism Financing: Court Overrules Ex-AGF Malami, Son’s Lawyers, Asks Prosecution to Begin Trial March 10

Daily Dispatch March 4, 2026

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday fixed March 10 for the Department of State Services (DSS) to open its case of alleged terrorism financing and illegal possession of firearms against a former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and his son, Abdulaziz Malami. DSS had on February 27 arraigned Malami and his […]

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CAN Dismisses Breakaway Claims, Defends Unity of Nigerian Church

Daily Dispatch March 4, 2026

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has rejected claims of internal collapse and division, describing recent reports suggesting a Northern Christian breakaway as misleading and exaggerated. In a rebuttal issued by the Nigerian Supreme Council for Ecclesiastical Affairs (NSCEA), church leaders faulted a publication by Ejes Gist News which alleged that Northern

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Zulum Disburses ₦2bn Starter Packs to 2,970 Trained Borno Youths in Massive Empowerment Drive

Daily Dispatch March 3, 2026

Governor Babagana Zulum on Tuesday rolled out a ₦2.05 billion empowerment package for 2,970 young people trained in vocational skills across Borno State, marking a major push in the state’s transition from humanitarian recovery to economic rebuilding after more than a decade of insurgency. The beneficiaries, who graduated from nine modern vocational enterprise institutes