NEWS

Nigeria Escorts Koroma Home as Two-Year Political Exile Ends

Daily Dispatch September 6, 2026

Nigeria has helped bring to an end one of West Africa’s most delicate political sagas, facilitating the return of former Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma to Freetown after more than two years in Nigeria following a failed coup attempt and treason charges against him. Koroma arrived in

NEWS

Borno Christian Youth Leader Names Son After Zulum

Daily Dispatch September 6, 2026

… Cites Governor’s Leadership A prominent Christian youth leader in Borno State, Mr Emmanuel Bulama, has named his newborn son Zulum in honour of Governor Babagana Zulum, citing the governor’s leadership, humanitarian interventions and commitment to rebuilding the state. Bulama, who leads the Jere Christian Youth Forum, gave the name to his son during a […]

FEATURES

THE RIGHTS OF A “GRASS WIDOW” IN A MULTINATIONAL CORPORATION: THE CASE OF SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF NIGERIA LIMITED

Daily Dispatch September 6, 2026

ByProf. Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies AbstractThe phenomenon of workforce mobility in multinational corporations often results in spousal separation, colloquially termed “grass widowhood.” In Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), employees are routinely deployed offshore, to remote locations, and on international assignments. This article examines the

Sport

5th Cycling Lagos Webinar: Experts Call for Investment, Policy Enforcement to Unlock Nigeria’s Recycling Potential

Daily Dispatch September 6, 2026

Environmental advocates, waste managers, recycling practitioners and private-sector stakeholders have called for stronger policy enforcement, increased investment, long-term financing, improved infrastructure, technology adoption and behavioural change to unlock Nigeria’s recycling potential and transform waste into economic value. The stakeholders made the call at the 5th

COLUMNS

2027 Campaigns: Time to Shelve Dangerous Rhetoric

Daily Dispatch September 6, 2026

By Hassan Gimba Is it not enough to know the evil to shun it? If not, we should be sincere enough to admit that we love evil too well to give it up – Mahatma Gandhi. This was first written on 22/10/2018 with the headline for 2019 and then repeated in 2023 with minor adjustments, and […]

NEWS

Akpabio’s Aide Denies Marabout Claims Over Wife’s Senate Chamber Visit

Daily Dispatch September 6, 2026

An aide to Senate President Godswill Akpabio has dismissed reports that his wife, Mrs Ekaette Unoma Akpabio, visited the Senate Chamber with marabouts or spiritualists, describing the claims as misinformation. Dr Jibril Lawal Tafida, Special Adviser to the Senate President on Diaspora and Non-governmental Organizations, said Mrs Akpabio’s visit to the National Assembly