INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Nigeria Condemns Fresh Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia

Daily Dispatch September 9, 2026

The Federal Government has condemned the latest attacks by Houthi forces in Yemen on Saudi Arabia, warning that the renewed hostilities pose a grave threat to regional stability and could further endanger civilians and disrupt global energy supplies. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a

NEWS

€108m EU-EIB Fund Unlocks €400m for African Businesses, Jobs

Daily Dispatch September 9, 2026

A €108 million investment by the European Union (EU) and European Investment Bank (EIB) in Africa’s emerging businesses has succeeded in attracting an additional €400 million in capital, underscoring the growing push to use entrepreneurship as a major engine of job creation and economic transformation on the continent. The investment, deployed through the Boost Africa […]

EDUCATION

NTIC Students Shine at 16th FCT JETS Competition

Daily Dispatch September 9, 2026

…Record 100% Medal Success Students of the Nigerian Tulip International Colleges (NTIC) have recorded an impressive performance at the 16th Annual Junior Engineers, Technicians and Scientists (JETS) Competition organised by the FCT Universal Basic Education Board. All four NTIC participants who competed in the Private Schools Category emerged among the top

NEWS

Four Court Cases Challenging Adeola Yayi’s Ogun 2027 Candidacy Discontinued

Daily Dispatch September 9, 2026

Four major court cases challenging the emergence of Senator Solomon Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, as the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for Ogun State have been discontinued by the respective litigants. The development comes as political activities intensify ahead of the 2027 governorship election in the state. According to a statement issued by

COLUMNS

The Mirror Of Thrones: When Power Mistakes Itself For Destiny

Daily Dispatch September 9, 2026

BY IDUH ONAH THERE is a peculiar affliction that visits powerful men after prolonged exposure to applause. It begins innocently enough. First, they come to believe they are indispensable; then they become convinced they are irreplaceable, and finally; they arrive at the most dangerous conclusion that the state itself is merely an extension of their […]

NEWS

49.7kg Heroin: NDLEA Arrests Fugitive Drug Kingpin After Two Years on the Run

Daily Dispatch September 9, 2026

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested and repatriated Festus Ibewuike, alias Chidibest Ibewuike, a suspected drug kingpin who had been on the run for more than two years following the seizure of 49.7 kilogrammes of heroin at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. Ibewuike, 52, was arrested at the airport in […]