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Supreme Court Upholds Ruling Nullifying PDP Ibadan Convention

Daily Dispatch April 30, 2026

The Supreme Court of Nigeria on Thursday affirmed the decision of the Court of Appeal nullifying the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national convention held in Ibadan. In a split judgment delivered by a five-member panel, three justices upheld the earlier ruling voiding the convention, while

COLUMNS

Tinubu-Ruto Banter as Food for Thought

Daily Dispatch April 30, 2026

By Azu Ishiekwene Listening to Kenyan President William Ruto diss Nigerians with a smile from faraway Italy, one would think he had taken a page from Amos Tutuola’s The Palm-Wine Drinkard. It was obvious that Ruto assumed Nigerians spoke that variety of unconventional English rendered by Tutuola in his story of magical realism from Yoruba […]

BUSINESS

NNPC Completes OB3 River Niger Crossing, Boosts Gas Transmission Capacity by 2bcf/d

Daily Dispatch April 30, 2026

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has announced the successful completion of the River Niger crossing on the Obiafu-Obrikom-Oben (OB3) Gas Pipeline, unlocking an additional 2 billion standard cubic feet per day (2bcf/d) in gas transmission capacity. The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday by the company’s Chief Corporate Communications

NEWS

No Badge Should Become a License to Kill — NHRC Condemns Alleged Extrajudicial Killing in Delta

Daily Dispatch April 30, 2026

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a strong condemnation of the alleged extrajudicial killing of a 28-year-old Nigerian, Mene Ogidi, reportedly shot by a police officer in Effurun, warning that the authority of law enforcement must never be abused to take lives unlawfully. In a statement released in Abuja, the Executive Secretary of […]

NEWS

Why I Anointed Engr Gubio as my successor – Gov Zulum

Daily Dispatch April 30, 2026

Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has explained why he anointed his commissioner for works, Engr. Mustapha Gubio, to succeed him in 2027. The Governor anointed Gubio as the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) when he presented him with the expression of interest and nomination forms in Abuja. In a statement […]

NEWS

Angwa Rukuba Attacks: Risky To Allow Suspects Leave DSS Custody, Prosecution Tells Court

Daily Dispatch April 30, 2026

The prosecution in the case of four persons standing trial for the April 2026 killings in Angwa Rukuba, Jos North LGA of the state, on Thursday told a High Court of Plateau State that allowing the suspects leave the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) was a huge risk. At the resumed trial, […]