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Breaking: LG staff arrested over alleged attempt to smuggle official documents in Osun

Daily Dispatch January 5, 2026

A staff member of Egbedore Local Government Secretariat, identified as Mr. Adebayo Taiwo, has been apprehended for allegedly attempting to leave the council premises with files containing sensitive official documents. According to information available, Taiwo was intercepted at the main gate of

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Video: Wike warns APC National Secretary to steer clear of Rivers politics

Daily Dispatch January 5, 2026

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has issued a strong warning to the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ajibola Basiru, over his recent comments concerning Rivers State. Reacting sharply, Wike cautioned Basiru to refrain from making statements about Rivers politics, insisting that the state should not be taken […]

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Tinubu nominates 21 Board Members for NMDPRA, NUPRC, seeks Senate confirmation

Daily Dispatch January 5, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has forwarded two separate letters to the Senate seeking confirmation of 21 nominees for the boards of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). In the first letter, the President nominated former senator representing Rivers South-East, Magnus

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Makinde reshuffles cabinet, appoints new SSG in Oyo

Daily Dispatch January 5, 2026

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has approved a minor cabinet reshuffle, effecting changes in key positions within the state government. In a statement issued on Monday in Ibadan by his Special Adviser on Media, Sulaimon Olanrewaju, the governor announced the removal of the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Olanike Adeyemo, with immediate effect. Governor […]

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Tinubu–Kagame Paris Photograph Is Authentic, Presidency Says

Daily Dispatch January 5, 2026

The Presidency has dismissed claims that a widely circulated photograph showing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria with President Paul Kagame of Rwanda in Paris was generated using artificial intelligence, describing the reports as a misrepresentation of facts. In a statement issued on Monday, Temitope Ajayi, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and […]

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I’ve been marked for elimination as Boko Haram figure — Sheikh Gumi

Daily Dispatch January 5, 2026

Controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has claimed that he was secretly informed by security sources that his name had been listed among individuals allegedly marked for elimination as Boko Haram figures. Gumi made the claim while addressing his congregation in a trending video, saying he received an early-morning phone call from an unnamed source […]