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A Peek Into Gorgeous Golding’s Mind ™: The Treasure We Have In Friendship

Daily Dispatch October 23, 2026

EPISODE 019 By Gorgeous Golding While I was cooking this evening, different thoughts flashed through my mind that made me appreciate my friends more, particularly the one that happened the day I paid a friend a visit. While we were inside with one other friend, I had a call that took me to the

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Lawyer Urges EFCC to Probe Oyo’s N30bn Bodija Fund, N100bn Bond

Daily Dispatch October 23, 2026

A legal practitioner has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate Oyo State Government’s handling of public loans, bonds and budgetary expenditures between 2019 and 2026, raising concerns over a N30bn federal intervention fund for victims of the January 2024 Bodija explosion. The petition, filed on behalf of Mr Akinloye Olusegun by […]

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The stone in Godswill Akpabio’s heart (1)

Daily Dispatch October 23, 2026

By Tunde Odesola (Published in The PUNCH, on Friday, October 23, 2026) Devoid of lightning, cameras and other paraphernalia of film production, here is a short story in lessons and laughter. The one-scene, two-actor incident happened under my roof, right before my korokoro eyes. Indeed, it is one of those few-second stories that carries the […]

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2027: Some Presidential candidates are content creators – Wike’s Aide

Daily Dispatch October 22, 2026

…says no confusion about Rainbow Coalition The Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lere Olayinka, has dismissed the large number of presidential candidates for the 2027 general elections, saying many of them are content creators and not serious contenders. He described the

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Another Feather in Ajayi’s Cap as Tinubu Appoints Bichi NISS Chairman

Daily Dispatch October 22, 2026

By Olumide Bajulaiye The appointment of former Department of State Services (DSS) Director-General, Yusuf Magaji Bichi, as Chairman of the Governing Board of the National Institute for Security Studies (NISS) has provided another opportunity to highlight the leadership, institutional foresight and professional judgement of incumbent DSS Director-General, Oluwatosin Adeola

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Tinubu Appoints Ex-DSS DG Yusuf Bichi NISS Governing Board Chairman

Daily Dispatch October 22, 2026

President Bola Tinubu has appointed former Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Magaji Bichi, as Chairman of the Governing Board of the National Institute for Security Studies (NISS), Abuja. Bichi’s appointment takes effect from October 22, 2026, for an initial four-year term, in accordance with Section 4 of the National Institute for […]