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Ogoni Youths Told to Tell the Story of their Land the Right Way

Daily Dispatch August 21, 2025

A call has gone to Ogoni youths to ensure that the Ogoni stories are told and heard in the right way. The call was made on Thursday to 100 Ogoni youths trained by the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) in Creative Arts at the Theatre Arts Department, University of Port Harcourt

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Akpabio mourns Governor Ododo’s father

Daily Dispatch August 21, 2025

President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON has consoled the Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency Ahmed Usman Ododo, over the death of his father, Alhaji Ahmed Sani Ododo. Akpabio, in a condolence message signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, described the death of the governor’s father as […]

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FG deactivates 13.6m social media accounts

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2025

The Federal Government has deactivated no fewer than 13.6 million social media accounts across various platforms, including TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, and X, over offensive content and violations of Nigeria’s Code of Practice for Interactive Computer Service Platforms. This disclosure was contained in the 2024 Compliance Report jointly submitted by major tech companies

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Residents Blocked Dangote Trucks Over Alleged Ties to Banditry

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2025

Tensions are running high in Kwara South as outraged residents of Igbaja, a town in Ifelodun Local Government Area, launched a large-scale protest, blocking Dangote trucks from passing through their community. The demonstration follows serious accusations that some drivers working for the Dangote Group may be involved in facilitating bandit activities in the region. In

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NAPTIP Arrests 8 Suspected Human Traffickers

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2025

… Rescues 29 Foreign Victims at a Popular Apartment in Abuja Operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) have arrested eight persons suspected to be members of the notorious human trafficking syndicate operating between Nigeria and Ghana. The agency rescued 29 victims, most of foreign nationals of some West […]

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Governor Sule orders investigation into alleged payment of salary in percentages for some LG staff

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2025

…as NASIEC submits report on 2024 council polls Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has ordered immediate and full investigations into allegations of payment of salary of some local government workers in percentages, directing the Comissioner for Local Government, Community Development and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Aminu Muazu Maifata, to carry out a holistic