LEAD STORY 1

Subsidy: Atiku Is Confused, Voodoo Economist Going Back to What He Called a Fraud — Wike

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2026

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr Nyesom Wike, has criticised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over his reported position on fuel subsidy, describing him as an inconsistent politician who was now attempting to reverse a policy he previously condemned. Wike spoke on

LEAD STORY 2

Onanuga Faults Atiku’s Fuel Subsidy Promise

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2026

….Says Nigeria Cannot Return to Old Regime Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga has criticised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s proposal to restore petrol subsidy if elected president, describing the policy as a costly and unsustainable return to Nigeria’s past. Onanuga, who is Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, said Atiku’s

LEAD STORY 2

Fresh Revelation: How Babangida Warned Obasanjo Against Atiku — Duke

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2026

Former Cross River State Governor, Donald Duke, has claimed that former military Head of State, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, warned former President Olusegun Obasanjo against placing too much trust in his then Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar. Duke made the claim while reflecting on the political relationship between Obasanjo and Atiku, who served together from 1999 to 2007.

NEWS

Tinubu Receives Adeleke at Aso Rock After Osun Re-election

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday evening received Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, in their first meeting since Adeleke secured re-election in the state governorship election held last Saturday. Adeleke arrived at the Villa’s forecourt at about 5:25 p.m., dressed in a navy-blue traditional outfit and carrying a walking […]

COLUMNS

Backstory of Osun Poll, and What’s Next for Adeleke

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2026

By Azu Ishiekwene The money that politicians didn’t spend in Osun during the August 15 governorship election was the money they didn’t have and couldn’t steal. All kinds of figures have been bandied about, in hundreds of millions and billions. It’s difficult to say if these are over- or underestimations. But damn, it was some […]

NEWS

Gov Sule Commends DSS, Other Security Agencies Over Rescue of Kidnapped Victims in Nasarawa State

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2026

…Three suspects arrested, camp razed Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, has lauded the Department of State Services (DSS), for rescuing kidnapped victims and dislodging a criminal camp on the outskirts of Atabula village, Aloshi District, Obi LGA of the state. Governor Sule spoke on the heels of the recent rescue, by DSS operatives, of […]