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NEFGAD alerts FG about administrative lapses at NSIB

Daily Dispatch November 26, 2025

The Network for the Actualisation of Social Growth and Viable Development (NEFGAD) has called on the FG to look into the administrative lapses it observed at the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) office. The group expressed deep concern over the troubling administrative conduct

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False Alarm: DSS dismisses claim of detaining Evangelist in Nasarawa incident

Daily Dispatch November 26, 2025

The Department of State Services (DSS) has dismissed a viral Facebook post claiming that its operatives arrested one Evangelist Ukpo Daniel for allegedly raising a false alarm about a supposed attack by Fulani herdsmen during a crusade in Agboda Village, Nasarawa State. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the DSS described the post as “false […]

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Oyedepo recounts incident where marijuana was allegedly planted in his car

Daily Dispatch November 26, 2025

Founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, has shared details of a 1987 incident in Kaduna in which unknown individuals allegedly attempted to implicate him by planting marijuana in his vehicle. In a video that surfaced on social media on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, Oyedepo narrated how the event came to light […]

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Troops arrest two suspected criminal herders during harvest-season patrol in Makurdi

Daily Dispatch November 26, 2025

Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have intensified their harvest-season protection operations in Benue State with the arrest of two herders accused of trespassing and destroying crops on community farmlands in Makurdi. The arrests were made on 20 November 2025 during a routine farm-protection patrol by OPWS troops deployed at Zongo Akiki. According to military […]

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FG denies nationwide open grazing ban

Daily Dispatch November 25, 2025

…Says Transition to Ranching Is Gradual The Federal Government has debunked reports alleging the introduction of a nationwide ban on open grazing, stressing that the country is instead undergoing a phased shift toward fully modernised ranching. In a statement on Tuesday, Oghenekevwe Uchechukwu, Head of Press and Public Relations at the Federal Ministry of Livestock

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Insecurity: FG bans open grazing, launches livestock devt council

Daily Dispatch November 25, 2025

The Federal Government has banned open grazing by cattle rearers as part of efforts to curb the persistent farmers-herders conflicts across the country. The announcement was made on Tuesday by the Minister of Livestock Development, Alhaji Mukhtar Maiha, during the inauguration of the 1st National Council on Livestock Development in Yola, Adamawa State. The minister […]