NEWS

DSS reopens Dadiyata case, wife seeks answers as suspects face invitation

Daily Dispatch February 20, 2026

The Department of State Services has reopened investigations into the 2019 disappearance of lecturer and social media commentator Abubakar Idris, popularly known as Dadiyata, with plans to invite suspects linked to the case. Dadiyata, a lecturer at the Federal University Dutsinma, was declared

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FCT Area Council polls force postponement of GCIC’s “Abuja Power Touch” programme

Daily Dispatch February 20, 2026

The leadership of God’s City International Church (GCIC), Abuja, has announced the postponement of its “Special Abuja Power Touch Night” scheduled for today, Friday, February 20, 2026 by one week. The event will now be held on Friday, February 27, 2026, according to a statement by the Church Administration. The Church said “this decision followed […]

COLUMNS

Tinubu, el-Rufai and the cobra

Daily Dispatch February 20, 2026

By Tunde Odesola (Published in The PUNCH, on Friday, February 20, 2026) If they were not venomous, snakes would probably garland the necks of the rich and the influential to delineate social class. With a body handwoven by its Creator, the snake is the most awesome creature, epitomising engineering fluidity among wildlife. Its fleeting mobility, […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Fmr South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol Jailed for Life for ‘Paralysing’ the Country’s National Assembly

Daily Dispatch February 19, 2026

A South Korean court on Thursday sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to life in prison, ruling that his December 2024 martial law declaration was a plot to “paralyse” the National Assembly. Yoon had abruptly announced the measure, claiming it was needed to root out “anti-state forces.” Presiding judge Ji Gwi-yeon said Yoon “dispatched troops […]

NEWS

FCT Area Council Elections: Wike declares Friday Work Free, Restrict Movement From 8pm On Friday To 6pm on Saturday

Daily Dispatch February 19, 2026

Ahead of the Saturday, February 21 Area Council elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the Minister, Nyesom Wike, has announced work free day on Friday, as well as restriction of movement from 8pm on Friday to 6pm on Saturday. The Minister, who made this known in a special broadcast on national television and radio […]

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European Union Commits €22m to Accelerate Nigeria’s Fibre Network Under BRIDGE Project

Daily Dispatch February 19, 2026

The European Union has pledged €22 million in grant funding to support Nigeria’s large-scale fibre-optic expansion, reinforcing the Federal Government’s drive to transform the country’s digital backbone. The grant, announced in Abuja on Wednesday, will be channelled through the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and on-granted to the Federal Ministry