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Owo massacre suspects to remain in custody, court rules out bail, fixes trial date

Daily Dispatch September 10, 2025

An Abuja Federal High Court on Wednesday denied bail to five men accused of belonging to the Al-Shabab terrorist group and carrying out the deadly attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, which claimed more than 40 lives. In his ruling, Justice Emeka Nwite held that the charges

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Grid Collapse Triggers Another Major Blackout

Daily Dispatch September 10, 2025

Once again, Nigeria’s national electricity grid suffered a collapse on Wednesday. According to data from the Independent System Operator (ISO), power generation plummeted from 2,917.83 megawatts (MW) to a mere 1.5MW between 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m., confirming a nationwide blackout due to grid failure. The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) issued a statement

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Abiodun Promises Collaboration With FG on Women’s Empowerment

Daily Dispatch September 10, 2025

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has assured that his administration would work to support Federal Government programmes aimed at empowering and improving the economic status of women in the state. Governor Abiodun gave this assurance on Tuesday in Abeokuta when he received the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, who

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Nigeria, Angola to Sign 15 MOUs as 5th Joint Commission Begins in Luanda

Daily Dispatch September 9, 2025

…Cooperation in technical manpower, migration partnership, transfer of sentenced persons, security, defence top list Nigeria and Angola are expected to sign no fewer than 15 Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs) at the ongoing 5th session of the Nigeria-Angola Bilateral Economic Joint Commission (BEJC) in Luanda. Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador

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Ijaw, Urhobo Groups Boycott CVR

Daily Dispatch September 9, 2025

Demand Implementation of Supreme Court Judgment on Warri Constituency Delineation The Ijaw and Urhobo ethnic groups of Warri Federal Constituency have declared their boycott of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise, demanding that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) must first implement the final report of the Supreme Court-ordered fresh

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NUPENG calls off strike after DSS- brokered truce with govt, unions

Daily Dispatch September 9, 2025

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has called off its industrial action after the Department of State Services (DSS) brokered a truce between the Federal Government, oil industry stakeholders, and organised labour. It was gathered that the resolution followed a high-level meeting convened in Abuja with key government officials, representatives