Sport

Not The First Red Card Reversal

Daily Dispatch July 6, 2026

By Olakunle Osisanya The recent FIFA suspension of a red card issued to US striker Folarin Balogun during this 2026 World Cup has elicited widespread reactions. While some find it justifiable, few others find it amusing while the rest have expressed loud dissatisfaction; more so, the large army

NEWS

Alleged Cybercrime: Sowore Risks Return To Prison Over Failure To Perfect Bail Conditions

Daily Dispatch July 6, 2026

*Opens defence The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday ordered that online publisher and presidential candidate of African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, be taken back to the Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja, if he fails to meet the bail conditions granted him last Tuesday by 4 p.m. today. Last week, Justice Mohammed Umar, in […]

NEWS

Jonathan Denies N500bn Offer to Challenge Peter Obi, Labels Report Fake News

Daily Dispatch July 6, 2026

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has dismissed as false a media report claiming he was offered N500 billion to contest against the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, in a bid to split votes in the South-South. Jonathan, through a statement issued on Sunday by his Special Adviser on Media, Dr. Ikechukwu […]

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Media Executive Salutes Gbenga Soloki at New Age, Hails Commitment to Democracy, Justice

Daily Dispatch July 6, 2026

The Chief Executive Officer of 24NewsTV Radio-TV Int’l Ltd, Ahmed Salami, has congratulated veteran media practitioner and civil rights activist, Gbenga Soloki, on the occasion of his birthday, describing him as an outstanding journalist, advocate for justice and one of the voices that have continued to strengthen Nigeria’s democratic ideals. In a statement

COLUMNS

10TH Senate Takes on Nigeria’s Toughest Security Question: State Police

Daily Dispatch July 6, 2026

By Ken Harries, Esq. It often begins as an ordinary day. A commercial bus pulls out before dawn, its passengers expecting nothing more than traffic delays and bad roads. Traders carry the week’s earnings. Students return to school. A nursing mother cradles her child. A retired civil servant travels to visit his family. Elsewhere, anxious […]

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NSCEA Backs CSMN, Calls for Calm Over Religious Tensions and Stronger Action on Insecurity

Daily Dispatch July 6, 2026

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Ecclesiastical Affairs (NSCEA) has expressed solidarity with the Christian Social Movement of Nigeria (CSMN), supporting its call for truth, justice, national security, and responsible leadership amid rising concerns over insecurity and religious tensions in the country. In a statement signed by Bishop Professor Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies on