NEWS

Senate Committee Queries SEDC Over N153 Million Office Rent Expenditure

Daily Dispatch June 10, 2026

The Senate Committee overseeing regional development agencies has raised concerns over the decision of the South East Development Commission (SEDC) to spend N153 million on the rent of a single office. During a budget scrutiny session, lawmakers questioned the justification for the expenditure,

EDUCATION

Abuse, Violence Threaten Safety of Nigerian Schools as FG, EU Launch Fresh Crackdown

Daily Dispatch June 10, 2026

Schools across Nigeria, once regarded as safe spaces for learning and personal development, are increasingly becoming environments where children face abuse, exploitation and violence, prompting fresh intervention by the federal government and international partners to strengthen accountability and justice for survivors. Alarmed by the growing prevalence of school-related

NEWS

Kenneth Okonkwo Releases Evidence, Insists Obi, NDC Leaders Demanded Payments From Aspirants

Daily Dispatch June 10, 2026

Renowned actor and politician, Kenneth Okonkwo, has released what he terms documentary evidence to double down on his corruption allegations against the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, and other Southeast party leaders. Okonkwo insists that aspirants were pressured into making illicit payments to secure tickets during the party’s

COLUMNS

Nigerians As Conquered, Recolonised And Enslaved People

Daily Dispatch June 10, 2026

By Iduh Onah NIGERIA is frequently celebrated as the ‘Giant of Africa’. Nigeria is a nation richly endowed with human and natural resources – huge intellectual capital, a vibrant youthful population, immense cultural diversity, fertile agricultural land, and a seemingly limitless oil wealth. Yet, despite these extraordinary blessings, millions of Nigerians continue to live

COLUMNS

Borno’s Askira-Uba school children: The abduction Nigeria chose to ignore 

Daily Dispatch June 10, 2026

By Zainab Suleiman Okino In a conversation on the now-ubiquitous insecurity involving the abduction of schoolchildren, I asked an acquaintance what she knew about the abduction of 42 pupils from Primary and Junior Secondary Schools in Mussa, Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, by alleged Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists. She told me outright she had […]

HEALTH

Tinubu Establishes Ebola Preparedness Task Force

Daily Dispatch June 9, 2026

…Approves N10bn Emergency Fund President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Presidential Task Force on Ebola Virus Disease Preparedness and Emerging Public Health Threats and directed the immediate release of N10 billion to strengthen Nigeria’s readiness against a possible outbreak. The emergency intervention fund is aimed at boosting the