NEWS

GOCOP Condoles With NextEdition Publisher, Victoria Ibanga, On Husband’s Death

Daily Dispatch June 14, 2026

The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers, GOCOP, has expressed its condolences to its member, the Publisher of NextEdition, Mrs. Victoria Ibanga, on the death of her husband.  The Guild expressed its sympathy in a condolence letter signed by its President Mr. Danlami Nmodu, MNI and the General

NEWS

Tinubu Mourns Retired General Rabe Abubakar, Vows No Negotiation With Terrorists

Daily Dispatch June 14, 2026

President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep sorrow over the death of retired Major-General Rabe Abubakar, who died while being held captive by terrorists in Katsina State. The late military officer, who retired from active service a few years ago, was reportedly travelling to his hometown when he was abducted by the terrorists. Reacting to the […]

COLUMNS

Insecurity as Nigeria’s ride on tiger’s Back

Daily Dispatch June 14, 2026

By Taiwo Adisa,PhD (Published by the Sunday Tribune, June 14, 2026) One early morning in 1997, I was deployed to interview Lagos lawyer and human rights activist Chief Gani Fawehinmi, SAN. As usual, the chief was ready for the interview, but I noticed he was not in his usual jovial mood that morning. I was […]

COLUMNS

THE SUNDAY STEW: The Three-Month Sprint (1): Philosophical Architecture of an Intellectual Trilogy of State Decay

Daily Dispatch June 14, 2026

By Max Amuchie Last week on The Sunday Stew, we unveiled the Decoupling Sovereignty Index (DSI), a quantitative metric I developed as an extension of the Trinity of State Decay. It is meant to be a mathematical instrument for measuring the degree of separation between a state’s juridical sovereignty and its lived reality. I had […]

FEATURES

Russia’s Role in the Widening Insecurity in Africa

Daily Dispatch June 13, 2026

By Ipole Amajama The African continent is once again at the centre of a geopolitical storm. From the Sahel to Nigeria, insecurity is spreading at an alarming speed, threatening fragile states and destabilising entire regions. While local dynamics and systemic weaknesses play a role, Russia’s involvement raises troubling questions about its motives and the consequences […]

NEWS

Adesanya-Davies Mourns General Rabe Abubakar, Calls for Renewed Fight Against Insecurity

Daily Dispatch June 13, 2026

Former presidential candidate, peace advocate and clergywoman, Bishop Professor Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies, has expressed deep sorrow over the death of retired Major General Rabe Abubakar, the former Director of Defence Information, who reportedly died while in captivity after being abducted in Katsina State. In a statement issued on Friday in Port Harcourt, Adesanya-Davies