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ECOWAS at 50: Stakeholders Call for Reforms to Prevent Disintegration

Daily Dispatch April 17, 2025

… Ask for Door on Return of Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali to Remain Opened As the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) gears up for its 50th anniversary, stakeholders from various sectors have called for immediate and holistic reform of the organisation. The call was made on Wednesday

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Korean Intelligence Service commends NDLEA on arrest of wanted drug baron, seeks suspect’s extradition

Daily Dispatch April 16, 2025

. The world can count on Nigeria for effective drug war, Marwa assures; appreciates Korean govt for donating equipment to Agency The National Intelligence Service of the Republic of Korea (NIS) has commended the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, for its exceptional effort and professionalism in apprehending a wanted 59-year-old drug baron Ogbonnaya Kevin Jeff […]

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Insecurity: Borno Hosts Northern Emirs on Solution

Daily Dispatch April 15, 2025

In order to proffer solutions to the growing insecurity in the country, the Northern Traditional Rulers Council was on Tuesday hosted in Maiduguri. The meeting which was the 7th Executive Committee Meeting of the Council was hosted by Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, with the prominent agenda being deliberation on how to tackle the […]

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IPCR decries violence, bloodletting, killings in Plateau, other states

Daily Dispatch April 15, 2025

The Director-General of the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR), Dr. Joseph Ochogwu, has expressed deep concern over the recurring violence, bloodletting, and killings in Plateau State and other parts of Nigeria. Ochogwu, in a statement on Tuesday, echoed President Bola Tinubu’s sentiments, condemning recent internecine killings in Plateau and parts of

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BPP, EFCC, ICPC, others, collaborate to check corruption in procurement process

Daily Dispatch April 15, 2025

Bureau of Public Procurement, BPP, said that it was collaborating with Nigeria’s anti-corruption agencies to ensure that the procurement process in the country was not compromised. The Bureau said it would publish a revised list of Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, that the Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, could invite to observe procurement processes.

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Rivers NBA denies collecting N300m from the state government

Daily Dispatch April 14, 2025

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has debunked claims that the Rivers State Government paid for the rights to host the 2025 Annual General Conference (AGC), stating categorically that no such arrangement existed within the NBA’s planning framework. In a statement issued by the Chairman of the 2025 AGC Planning Committee, Emeka Obegolu, SAN, the NBA […]