NEWS

Ex–Kano Deputy claims he founded Kwankwasiyya, not Kwankwaso

Daily Dispatch February 1, 2026

A former Deputy Governor of Kano State, Prof. Hafiz Abubakar, has claimed that the influential Kwankwasiyya Movement was founded by him and five other supporters, and not by its widely recognised leader, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. Prof. Abubakar, who served as deputy governor during

COLUMNS

Yusuf’s defection, Kwankwaso and the 2027 Kano election

Daily Dispatch February 1, 2026

By Tunde Rahman Kano State, the bastion of progressive politics in Northern Nigeria, is going through a turbulent time. This turbulence has caused a tectonic shift in the state’s political map. Mallam Abba Kabir Yusuf, nicknamed Abba Gida-Gida by his numerous supporters, the only governor elected on the platform of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) […]

BUSINESS

Presidency: Nigeria on recovery path as Tinubu targets $1tn economy

Daily Dispatch February 1, 2026

The Presidency has reaffirmed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu set a bold goal from the outset of his administration to expand Nigeria’s economy to $1 trillion by the year 2030, maintaining that the nation is steadily emerging from the impact of ongoing economic reforms. Speaking at a media engagement in Abuja over the weekend, the […]

BUSINESS

U.S. and Nigeria forge stronger trade ties through new investment partnership

Daily Dispatch February 1, 2026

The United States and Nigeria have taken a significant step to deepen commercial relations with the U.S.-Nigeria Commercial and Investment Partnership (CIP), a five-year initiative aimed at boosting trade, investment, and private sector growth. The partnership was highlighted at a ministerial meeting in Lagos co-chaired by U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for the U.S.

NEWS

Appeal Court affirms death sentences for five Offa Bank robbery convicts

Daily Dispatch February 1, 2026

The Court of Appeal sitting in Ilorin has upheld the death sentences earlier passed on five men convicted for their roles in the deadly 2018 Offa bank robbery in Kwara State. In a judgment that lasted over four hours, the appellate court dismissed all the appeals filed by the convicts, ruling that they lacked merit […]

NEWS

Pastor arrested over alleged plot to kill rival cleric in Bayelsa

Daily Dispatch February 1, 2026

Operatives of the Bayelsa State Police Command’s Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Unit have arrested a pastor, Elijah Oro, over an alleged plot to assassinate a rival prophet in the state. Pastor Oro, a 59-year-old indigene of Ozoro Community in Delta State, was arrested alongside a 21-year-old suspect, Samuel Daniel, said to be a member […]