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Akpabio at 63: Senate President shuns elaborate birthday celebration “because of the mood of the nation”

Daily Dispatch December 10, 2025

Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday marked his 63rd birthday in a low-key manner, saying the state of the nation made an elaborate celebration inappropriate. Unlike previous years, the occasion featured no major festivities. The only formal gesture was the presentation of a birthday

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Olukoyede Shines at NEAPS

Daily Dispatch December 10, 2025

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede was on Sunday, December 7, 2025, honoured with Nigeria Excellence Awards in Public Service (NEAPS) The Award, an initiative of the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation in collaboration with The Best Strategic Media, was presented at […]

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EFCC probes “46 bank accounts” linked to Malami

Daily Dispatch December 10, 2025

Abubakar Malami, former attorney-general of the federation (AGF) and minister of justice, spent Monday night at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as interrogations over an ongoing investigation intensified, according to a report by TheCable. An associate of the former minister was quoted by TheCable to have said that Malami was […]

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Soyinka criticises ‘excessive’ security escort for Seyi Tinubu, warns presidency on governance priorities

Daily Dispatch December 10, 2025

Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has raised concerns over what he described as an “extravagant and unjustifiable” security escort attached to Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu, urging the Presidency to rethink its approach to security deployment, national priorities and democratic responsibility. Soyinka made the remarks at the 20th Wole Soyinka Centre for

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COAS decorates Army Spokesperson Anele as Colonel, emphasises public trust in military operations

Daily Dispatch December 10, 2025

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu (NAM), has decorated the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Appolonia Anele, with the rank of Colonel, marking a significant milestone in her career and reaffirming the centrality of public trust to Nigeria’s military operations. The decoration ceremony, held on 9 December 2025 at the […]

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FCT police arrest suspected ammunition courier for zamfara bandits

Daily Dispatch December 9, 2025

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old man suspected of attempting to procure ammunition for bandits operating in Zamfara State. Sources told Zagazola Makama that the suspect, identified as Ahmed Abubakar, of Gusau, Zamfara State, and currently residing at Anguwan Dodo, Gwagwalada, was arrested on Dec. 7 at about 3:30 p.m. […]