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When Majority Becomes Monopoly: What Nomenclature Can Best Describe Benue’s Political Arrangement?

Daily Dispatch July 29, 2026

BY IDUH ONAH THE POLITICAL history of Benue State remains one of the most delicate yet unavoidable conversations in the contemporary discourse on justice, inclusion, equity, and democratic balance in Nigeria’s Middle Belt. Since the creation of the state in 1976, the structure of

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Agbakoba Urges FG to Shield State Police, Key Institutions from Executive Control

Daily Dispatch June 30, 2026

Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, has called on the Federal Government to go beyond the proposed establishment of state police by introducing constitutional safeguards that would insulate critical public institutions from executive interference. In a letter addressed to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Dr. George Akume, Agbakoba

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FG Condemns Use of Incorrect Appellation for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

Daily Dispatch May 8, 2026

The Federal Government has expressed concern over what it described as the repeated misuse of President Bola Tinubu’s official title by some organisations and media outlets, urging stricter adherence to the correct appellation. Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, made this known on Friday in Abuja through a statement issued by […]

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Tinubu Tasks New Envoys on Investment Drive, Reorders Foreign Policy Priorities

Daily Dispatch April 27, 2026

President Bola Tinubu has charged Nigeria’s newly appointed ambassadors and high commissioners to aggressively pursue foreign investments, strengthen strategic partnerships, and reposition the country’s global image in line with evolving diplomatic realities. Speaking on Monday at the opening of an induction course for the envoys at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in

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VP Shettima highlights marriage as pillar of national development at SGF’s son’s wedding in Makurdi

Daily Dispatch December 28, 2025

Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima has described marital unions as fundamental to Nigeria’s social fabric and long-term national development, emphasizing that strong families contribute directly to national cohesion, stability, and progress. Stanley Nkwocha Senior Special Assistant to The President on Media & Communications (Office of the Vice President), stated

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SGF Akume attends 72nd birthday thanksgiving with new wife

Daily Dispatch December 27, 2025

Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, on Saturday celebrated his 72nd birthday with a thanksgiving service at St. John the Baptist Cathedral, Gboko, Benue State, where he was seen in public alongside his new wife, Queen Zaynab Ngohemba-George Akume Dajoh. The appearance followed reports that a member of the Akume […]