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Eyiboh’s Purported Suspension Backfires in Esit Eket Ward 9 APC

Daily Dispatch April 29, 2026

…•Exco Member Threatens Legal Action Over Signature Forgery A controversial move to suspend Rt. Hon. Eseme Eyiboh from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ward 9, Esit Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, has sparked backlash and legal threats, deepening cracks within the

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Court Overrules Sowore’s Lawyer in Suit Against DSS, Meta

Daily Dispatch April 29, 2026

….Fixes May 18 for hearing Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, thwarted a move by Tope Temokun, counsel to online publisher and politician, Omoyele Sowore, to secure a month’s adjournment in a suit he filed against the Department of State Services (DSS) and Meta Platforms Incorporated (owners of Facebook […]

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Court Stops INEC from Recognising ADC Caretaker Congresses Amid Leadership Crisis

Daily Dispatch April 29, 2026

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising or participating in any congress organised by a disputed caretaker leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Delivering judgment on Wednesday, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik barred former Senate President David Mark and other party figures from

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NDLEA Smashes N16.9bn Drug Ring in Lagos, Seizes 4.3 Million Opioids in Major Crackdown

Daily Dispatch April 29, 2026

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered and raided three illicit drug warehouses concealed within a residential estate in Lagos, recovering opioids valued at nearly N17 billion in what authorities describe as a major breakthrough against drug trafficking networks. The intelligence-led operation, carried out on April 17, 2026, targeted

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Police Accused of Extrajudicial Killing in Delta as CAIDOV Demands Justice

Daily Dispatch April 29, 2026

A civil rights group, Centre Against Injustice and Domestic Violence, has condemned the alleged killing of a young man, Ogidi Mena, by police operatives in Effurun, describing the incident as a “cold-blooded murder.” In a statement issued on April 29, 2026, by it’s Executive Director, Comrade Gbenga Soloki, the group accused officers attached to the […]

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Nigerian Navy Arrests Suspected Pipeline Vandals in Bayelsa

Daily Dispatch April 29, 2026

The Nigerian Navy has arrested suspected pipeline vandals in Bayelsa State as part of ongoing operations to curb crude oil theft in the Niger Delta. According to a press statement issued on April 28, 2026, naval personnel attached to the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Formoso carried out a targeted raid on April 25 at about […]