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NHRC Urges Government to Address Worsening Insecurity

Daily Dispatch September 1, 2025

… and Enforced Disappearances in Nigeria As the world marks the International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has raised alarm over the growing trend of kidnappings, abductions, and enforced disappearances across Nigeria, describing

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Biafra Separatist Simon Ekpa Gets Six-Year Jail Term in Finland for Terrorism

Daily Dispatch September 1, 2025

Simon Ekpa, leader of the self-proclaimed Biafra Republic Government in Exile, has been handed a six-year prison sentence by a Finnish court for inciting terrorism against Nigeria. Authorities said Ekpa exploited his online platforms to fuel unrest in the South-East, a campaign prosecutors argued amounted to supporting terrorism. He was arrested in November 2024 and […]

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Akpabio Griefs Over Former IGP’s Death, Solomon Arase

Daily Dispatch September 1, 2025

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, GCON, has expressed grief over the passing of former Inspector General of Police and immediate past Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Dr. Solomon Arase. In a condolence message issued through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, Akpabio described the late Arase as a consummate security expert […]

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NRC MD names assaulted journalist Ladi Bala Ambassador for Media Advocacy

Daily Dispatch August 31, 2025

…. Apologizes to her, media community The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Dr. Kayode Opeifa, has publicly apologized to the Nigerian media for verbally assaulting Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) journalist Comrade Ladi Bala while she was covering the aftermath of a train derailment along the Abuja-Kaduna rail corridor. Speaking at a press

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NSCEA Mourns Missionary Ruth Elton (Papa S.G. Elton’s Daughter)

Daily Dispatch August 31, 2025

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Ecclesiastical Affairs (NSCEA) is deeply saddened by the passing of Missionary Ruth Elton, the daughter of the legendary Papa S.G. Elton, on August 30, 2025. Mama Missionary Ruth Elton, as she was fondly known, was a pillar of faith and a dedicated missionary who spent her life serving the Lord […]

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Former Presidential Candidate Supports ASUU’s Funding and Welfare Demands

Daily Dispatch August 31, 2025

Prof. Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies, a renowned professor of Applied Linguistics and Peace Consul of the United Nations Positive Livelihood Award Centre (UN-POLAC), has thrown her weight behind the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) demands for better funding, improved welfare, and recognition of intellectual work in Nigeria. As a former presidential candidate and