NEWS

El-Rufai Granted Temporary Bail to Attend Mother’s Funeral

Daily Dispatch March 28, 2026

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has been released on temporary bail from the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The release, approved on compassionate grounds, will allow him to attend the funeral of his mother, Hajiya Umma

NEWS

BPP hosts orientation workshop for 97 Grade Levels 15-17 Procurement Officers posted to MDAs

Daily Dispatch March 28, 2026

The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) is organising an online orientation workshop for the deployed ninety-seven (97) Procurement Officers on Grade Levels 15-17 in Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). A press release by Head of Press and Public Relations Unit of the BPP Mr Zira Zakka Nagga, said “This is in line with the directive […]

Politics

Father, Son Set for Showdown Over Same FCT Senate Seat

Daily Dispatch March 27, 2026

A dramatic political contest is taking shape in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as Philip Tanimu Aduda and his son, Ezekiel Dalhatu, prepare to battle for the same Senate seat under different political parties. Sen. Aduda is contesting on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), while his son, Hon. Dalhatu, is running under […]

NEWS

Tinubu Mourns with El-Rufai Over Mother’s Passing, Offers Prayers and Support

Daily Dispatch March 27, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has extended his condolences to former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, following the death of his mother, Hajiya Umma. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President expressed deep sympathy over the passing of the family matriarch, who died in Cairo after a […]

FEATURES

From Setback to Supreme Power: How Tinubu Turned Convention Defeat into Presidential Victory

Daily Dispatch March 27, 2026

By Olumide Bajulaiye In politics, moments of defeat often define the limits of ambition. But for Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the events surrounding the 2022 convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) became not a dead end—but a turning point. At the height of the party’s internal power play, the stakes were unmistakably high. Alliances were […]

NEWS

Kaduna Governor Uba Sani Condoles with Nasir El-Rufai Over Mother’s Demise

Daily Dispatch March 27, 2026

Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has extended condolences to former Governor Mallam Nasir El-Rufai and the entire El-Rufai family following the passing of Hajiya Umma El-Rufai on Friday, March 27, 2026. In an official statement, Governor Sani described the late Hajiya Umma as “a devoted mother and matriarch, a woman of rare grace, moral […]