TOP STORIES

Veteran Journalist Dotun Oladipo Dies at 56 After Sudden Health Emergency

Daily Dispatch August 26, 2026

The Nigerian journalism community has been thrown into mourning following the sudden death of veteran journalist and publisher of The Eagle Online, Dotun Oladipo. Oladipo, 56, who was also an emeritus President of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), reportedly died on Tuesday

NEWS

Adesanya-Davies: Nigerians Must Demand Accountability From Abuja, States, LGs

Daily Dispatch August 26, 2026

Professor Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies has called on Nigerians to expand the scope of political accountability beyond the Federal Government, insisting that governors, local government authorities, legislators and public institutions must also account for resources entrusted to them. Adesanya-Davies made the call in a response to Dr. Azowue O. Emmanuel’s latest Naked Truth

HEALTH

Israel Sends Life-Saving Ambulances, Medical Equipment to Nigeria

Daily Dispatch August 26, 2026

Nigeria’s healthcare and emergency response capacity is set for a boost as Israel has donated a first batch of ambulances, medical equipment and wheelchairs to the country in what officials described as a demonstration of the growing humanitarian and health partnership between the two nations. The consignment was handed over at the Port of Ashdod, […]

NEWS

Akpabio Celebrates Sultan of Sokoto at 70

Daily Dispatch August 26, 2026

….Hails Legacy of Peace and Statesmanship President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, has congratulated the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), His Eminence Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, CFR, mni, on his 70th birthday. Akpabio, in a congratulatory message issued through his Special

LEAD STORY 2

Tinubu Orders Immediate Coordinated Rescue Operation for Niger Abduction Victims

Daily Dispatch August 25, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the Armed Forces, the Nigeria Police Force, the Department of State Services (DSS) and other relevant security and intelligence agencies to immediately launch a coordinated operation to rescue victims of the recent mass abduction in Niger State. The President, in a statement issued on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, expressed […]

NEWS

State Police Must Not Become Tool for Political Repression -Ojukwu Warns

Daily Dispatch August 25, 2026

The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Chief Anthony Ojukwu, has thrown his weight behind the establishment of state police, but warned that the reform could worsen Nigeria’s security and human rights problems if state-controlled forces are allowed to operate without stringent safeguards and independent oversight. Ojukwu said decentralising