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ADC’s allegation of opposition witch hunt ‘self-serving, diversionary’ — EFCC

Daily Dispatch August 12, 2025

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has responded firmly to allegations by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) that it is being used as a political tool against opposition figures ahead of the 2027 elections. In a statement on X, EFCC Executive Chairman Ola Olukoyede rejected

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2023 ADC Gov Candidates Back Nafiu Bala As National Chairman

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2025

The 2023 governorship candidates of the 36 states under the African Democratic Congress on Monday urged the opposition coalition to follow due process in the transition process. The candidates, in a statement by their spokesperson, Terhemen Tilley-Gyado, who was the ADC governorship candidate in the 2023 election in Benue, said there was a need to […]

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Ibom Air Drama: Obi Condemns Arrest and Prosecution of Passenger

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2025

Former governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, on Monday, condemned the arrest and persecution of Comfort Emmanson, an unruly passenger on an Ibom Air plane. Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 polls, said the treatment meted out to Emmanson was worse than the punishment against Wasiu Ayinde, who engaged […]

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Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) Has No Power Under Nigerian Law to Ban Anyone From Flying

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2025

By Legal Practitioner – Pelumi Olajengbesi Esq. Nigeria is gradually sliding into impunity, with individuals and associations feeling entitled to make proclamations as if the country were a banana republic. The latest example is the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) purporting to place a lady involved in a physical fight today on a “No Fly” […]

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Leaked Video Sparks Sanctions Against Ibom Air Ground Crew

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2025

Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, has ordered disciplinary action against any Ibom Air personnel found responsible for leaking a video that captured the indecent exposure of a female passenger involved in an onboard altercation. In a statement released on Monday, Keyamo emphasized that while recording such incidents for legal evidence is

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Physical Planning Laws for Public Good, Not for Victimization – Ogun Govt

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2025

The Ogun State government has stated that the goal of physical planning laws and regulations is to aid urban development and control land use in the public interest. Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, TPL Tunji Odunlami stated this on Monday at a press conference held at the Olusegun Osoba Press Centre, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. […]