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Forensic Probe Exposes Fake X Account Targeting INEC Chairman

Daily Dispatch April 20, 2026

A comprehensive forensic investigation has revealed that a viral X (formerly Twitter) account falsely attributed to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Ojo Amupitan, is fabricated and part of a coordinated disinformation campaign. The Chief Press

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Rescued Benue JAMB Candidates Identify Arrested Herdsmen Behind Kidnap

Daily Dispatch April 20, 2026

The Benue State Police Command has pushed back against swirling narratives over last week’s abduction of passengers along the Makurdi–Otukpo highway, insisting that victims themselves have identified suspected herdsmen as those behind the crime. Commissioner of Police, Ifeanyi Emenari, disclosed this while presenting the rescued victims to Governor Hyacinth Alia in

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PDP South West Disowns Ibadan Press Conference, Calls Organisers Criminal Impostors

Daily Dispatch April 20, 2026

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), South West Zone, has disowned a press conference purportedly held in Ibadan on Monday, which claimed that the zone had condemned the former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, declared support for Governor Makinde of Oyo State and loyalty to a Turaki-led National Working Committee. In a statement issued on […]

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AANI Pushes for State Police, Says Justice and Social Reorientation Key to Ending Insecurity

Daily Dispatch April 20, 2026

The Alumni Association of the National Institute (AANI) has called for urgent reforms to Nigeria’s security framework, advocating the establishment of State Police while stressing that justice, accountability, and societal orientation are essential for sustainable peace. The call was a major outcome of AANI’s 46th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and National Colloquium held

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Wike to Aggrieved PDP Members: You’ll Get Your Due, Come Back

Daily Dispatch April 20, 2026

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and the National Leader of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Nyesom Wike, has assured aggrieved members of the the party that they will not lose their entitlements if they return, declaring that many who left only did so out of uncertainty and in search of political shelter. He therefore […]

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Adesanya-Davies Praises CAPA’s Endorsement of Tinubu’s Anti-Terror Financing Crackdown

Daily Dispatch April 20, 2026

Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies has commended the Council of American Peace Advocates (CAPA) for its recent endorsement of the administration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu over decisive actions targeting terrorism financing networks in Nigeria. CAPA, a global peace advocacy body, recently applauded the Federal Government for identifying and blacklisting 60 additional individuals and