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Chidoka advocates single-term Presidency to strengthen governance focus

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2026

Former Aviation Minister and Chancellor of the Athena Centre for Policy and Leadership, Osita Chidoka, has called on Nigeria to adopt a single-term presidential system, arguing that the country’s current two-term arrangement fuels continuous electioneering and weakens effective governance.

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Marwa orders NDLEA commanders to dismantle drug cartels nationwide

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2026

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd), has unveiled an ambitious operational roadmap for 2026, directing commanders across the country to intensify efforts aimed at dismantling drug cartels and expanding nationwide sensitization against substance abuse. Marwa gave the directive during the

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Tinubu Approves Posting of Three Ambassadors-Designate

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the posting of three ambassadors-designate from the 68 nominees earlier confirmed by the Senate in December, the Presidency announced on Thursday. According to a State House press release, Ambassador Ayodele Oke has been posted as Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to France, while Colonel Lateef Are has been appointed

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Abiodun approves Sagamu–Ode, Ajaka, Ogijo Roads, says infrastructure remains engine of development

Daily Dispatch January 22, 2026

…commissions Sagamu–Ayepe Road Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has approved the construction of major road projects in Sagamu Local Government Area, including the Sagamu–Ode Road, Fadebo Street Road, Ajaka Road, and the Likosi–Ogijo Road, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to infrastructure as a catalyst for socio-economic development. The governor

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Fayose alleges tense exchange between Tinubu and Makinde during villa visit

Daily Dispatch January 22, 2026

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has alleged that a meeting between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, at the Presidential Villa on Tuesday was marked by frank exchanges over politics, party loyalty and recent public comments attributed to the Oyo governor. In a statement circulated shortly after the visit, Fayose […]

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Alleged $80,000 and N953 million fraud: Court convicts man, company in Lagos 

Daily Dispatch January 22, 2026

Justice Modupe Nicole-Clay of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, convicted one Victor Ogiemwonyi and his company, Partnership Securities Limited, for stealing the sum of N953,535,861.57 (Nine Hundred and Fifty-Three Million, Five Hundred and Thirty-Five Thousand, Eight Hundred and Sixty-One Naira, Fifty-Seven Kobo) and