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2027: How Borno Commissioner’s recklessness reduces city boys’ movement to finger-butchering boys.

Daily Dispatch September 1, 2026

By: Dr. James Bwala The recent conduct of Sainna Buba, the Borno State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, has sparked significant concern and debate. His incendiary remarks threatening those who oppose his political stance—“Whoever shows us a finger, we are ready to cut off his

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Sanwo-Olu, Lai Mohammed, Gbenga Daniel, others to attend 7th Freedom Online lecture Thursday

Daily Dispatch September 1, 2026

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, on Thursday, will deliver the 7th yearly lecture of Freedom Online newspaper. Theme of the event, which holds in Ikeja, Lagos, is “2027 Elections, Economy, Security and Nigeria’s Future”. Former Information Minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, is the Chairman of the event while former Governor of Ogun State, who is

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4.43% GDP Growth: Why Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda Is Beginning to Deliver

Daily Dispatch September 1, 2026

By Olumide Bajulaiye President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s declaration that “the Renewed Hope Agenda is working” is increasingly backed by a combination of improving economic indicators, rising production and stronger investor confidence. The latest GDP figure showing Nigeria’s economy grew by 4.43 per cent in the second quarter of 2026, up from 4.23 per cent in […]

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Tinubu: Renewed Hope Agenda Working as Nigeria’s Economy Grows by 4.43%

Daily Dispatch September 1, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that his administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda is yielding results, following the latest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures showing Nigeria’s economy grew by 4.43 per cent in the second quarter of 2026. Tinubu made the declaration while addressing Nigerians through his official X handle, noting that the growth represents an […]

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UN: Nigeria Cannot Achieve Food Security Without Investing in Women Farmers

Daily Dispatch August 31, 2026

The United Nations has declared that Nigeria’s quest for food security, economic transformation and climate resilience will remain incomplete unless women farmers are given greater access to land, finance, technology, markets and decision-making opportunities. The UN made the position on Monday in Abuja at a press conference to mark the International Year of the Woman […]

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Zulum Suspends Mallam-Fatori Leaders

Daily Dispatch August 31, 2026

….Orders Fresh Appointments Borno Governor directs immediate reconstruction of schools, hospital in insurgency-hit border townBorno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has ordered the immediate suspension of all village and ward heads in Mallam-Fatori, Abadam Local Government Area, following their absence during his visit to the border community Zulum