Politics

Adedini Joins 2027 Reps Race, Vows Inclusive Development for Ife Constituency

Daily Dispatch May 3, 2026

A development advocate and grassroots mobiliser, Marcus Adedini, has formally declared his intention to contest the House of Representatives seat for Ife Federal Constituency in the 2027 general elections. Adedini’s entry into the race follows his purchase of the All Progressives Congress (APC)

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World Press Freedom Day 2026: NHRC Demands Zero Tolerance for Attacks on Journalists

Daily Dispatch May 3, 2026

As Nigeria joined the rest of the world to mark World Press Freedom Day, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a strong call for zero tolerance against attacks on journalists, warning that press repression poses a direct threat to democracy. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Tony Ojukwu, said a free and independent […]

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Abuja Hosts Groundbreaking Forum on Peacebuilding and Climate Resilience

Daily Dispatch May 3, 2026

Abuja is set to become the centre of a critical global conversation as policymakers, climate experts and peacebuilding practitioners converge for the 2026 Peer Learning Forum on Peacebuilding and National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Processes, opening on May 5 at the Abuja Continental Hotel. The three-day forum, co-hosted by the Federal Government of Nigeria and the […]

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NDLEA Arrests Octogenarians, Others in Sweeping Nationwide Drug Crackdown

Daily Dispatch May 3, 2026

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested two elderly men—aged 83 and 78—alongside several other suspects in a series of coordinated anti-drug operations across multiple states, underscoring the agency’s intensified offensive against illicit drug trafficking in Nigeria. The agency disclosed that the 83-year-old suspect, Pa John Ofiel, was

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Okpo Student Killing: Family Rejects Settlement, Demands Arrest as Police, DSS Launch Full Investigation

Daily Dispatch May 3, 2026

Authorities have intensified investigations into the killing of a nursing student in Okpo, Kogi State, as the bereaved family of Andrew Amehson firmly rejected any form of settlement and insisted on justice, declaring “no justice, no burial.” Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services (DSS) have now taken over the […]

COLUMNS

Gov. AbdulRahman Abdurasaq: A 2027 misadventure?

Daily Dispatch May 3, 2026

By Taiwo Adisa, PhD (Published by the Sunday Tribune, May 3, 2026) About two weeks ago, I engaged one of the aides of the governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq, in a conversation on the necessity of the planned prosecution of the former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, and his successor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, for possible […]