ENTERTAINMENT

Tinubu Celebrates Literary Icon Femi Osofisan on 80th Birthday

Daily Dispatch June 15, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has paid glowing tribute to renowned playwright, scholar and author, Professor Femi Osofisan, as the literary icon marks his 80th birthday on June 16. In a congratulatory message, the President described Osofisan as one of the exceptionally gifted individuals who

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Nigerian Navy Foils Attempt to Revive Illegal Refineries in Rivers, Seizes 120,000 Litres of Petroleum Products

Daily Dispatch June 15, 2026

The Nigerian Navy has thwarted efforts by suspected economic saboteurs to revive illegal refining activities in Rivers State, recovering about 120,000 litres of suspected stolen crude oil and illegally refined petroleum products. The operation, conducted under Operation DELTA SENTINEL, targeted renewed attempts by criminal elements to re-establish dismantled illegal

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Hamzat’s Lagos Development Template

Daily Dispatch June 15, 2026

By Kazeem AkintundeFifteen months ago, during last year’s fasting month of Ramadan, the Lagos State Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, invited selected senior journalists to his residence in Ikoyi for Iftar (breaking of the fast). On that day, he told guests that he is interested in running for the office of Governor in 2027 and sought […]

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General Rabe’s Son Contradicts Katsina Govt, Says Father Died from Snake Bite in Bandits’ Den

Daily Dispatch June 14, 2026

The son of the late retired Major General Rabe Abubakar, Ishak Rabe Abubakar, has challenged the Katsina State Government’s account of the circumstances surrounding his father’s death in captivity. Speaking during an interview with DW Hausa, Ishak dismissed claims that the former military officer died from complications arising from diabetes, insisting that his

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Tinubu Revives Colonial-Era South-East Road Projects, Says Umahi

Daily Dispatch June 14, 2026

Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, has said that President Bola Tinubu’s administration is actualising major road projects in the South-East that were conceived during the colonial era but remained unfulfilled for decades. Umahi made the disclosure on Saturday in Ebonyi State while leading senior journalists and government officials on an inspection tour of key

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Now, nowhere is safe (1)

Daily Dispatch June 14, 2026

By Hassan Gimba The Arbiter This article was first published on the 4th of April, 2022. It is as relevant today as it was then. Only that it is now: No one is safe, not only nowhere. What with Generals being killed on the roads (read General Alkali), abducted from their fortified homes (read General […]