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Mother, Three Children Stage Protest in Abuja Over Rising School Abductions

Daily Dispatch June 8, 2026

A mother and her three children staged a peaceful protest in Abuja’s Maitama district, demanding urgent action to address the growing wave of school abductions and insecurity affecting pupils across Nigeria. The protest, captured in a video shared by ARISE TV on X on Monday, showed the woman

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Cosmopolitan University Partners with National Hospital, Abuja, to Strengthen Healthcare Workforce

Daily Dispatch March 23, 2025

Cosmopolitan University has taken a significant step in advancing Nigeria’s healthcare sector by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Hospital, Abuja. This landmark agreement, facilitated by the Federal Government, also includes four other institutions in Abuja. The partnership aims to expand training opportunities for medical professionals and

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Abuja, Lagos Bigwigs responsible for oil theft in Niger Delta – Dickson

Daily Dispatch March 30, 2024

Senator Seriake Dickson, who represents Bayelsa West in the National Assembly, claims that bigwigs from Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, are behind the Niger Delta oil theft. The politician, who has served in the red chamber since 2020, appeared on Inside Sources with Laolu Akande, a socio-political programme broadcast on Channels Television on […]

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NDLEA arrests 8 over Lagos, Abuja, Enugu airports Cocaine busts

Daily Dispatch July 24, 2022

……seizes tons of opioids, rubber solution, skunk, meth in Kaduna, FCT, Sokoto, Anambra At least two ladies and six men have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, over attempts to import hundreds of cocaine pellets into Nigeria and export thousands of Tramadol 255mg tablets among other illicit drugs to […]

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9.5million Tramadol tablets worth N5bn seized at Lagos airport, Abuja, Edo

Daily Dispatch April 3, 2022

……. As NDLEA records largest cocaine seizure at Port Harcourt airport; arrests 7 drug dealers in Kano No less than 9.5 million tablets of pharmaceutical opioids: Tramadol and Exol 5 worth over N5billion have been seized at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos, the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and Edo state by operatives […]

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COVID-19: WFP to support 200,000 persons in Kano, Abuja, Lagos

Daily Dispatch October 6, 2020

The World Food Programme (WFP), on Monday said an estimated 200,000 persons would receive food and cash assistance in COVID-19 urban hotspots of Kano, Lagos and Abuja under its One UN Basket Fund Project focusing on supporting the vulnerable families affected by the pandemic. WFP said it will inject a total of $3 million dollars into the […]