NEWS

NDLEA nabs Brazilian woman with N3bn heroin at Abuja Airport

Daily Dispatch January 25, 2026

…seizes explosives, drugs nationwide The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recorded a major breakthrough in its nationwide anti-narcotics operations with the arrest of a Brazilian national carrying heroin worth over ₦3 billion at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport,

NEWS

DSS Nabs Suspected Sea Pirates, foils hijack Of Crude Oil Vessel, Abduction of Crew Members

Daily Dispatch January 25, 2026

Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on Saturday, arrested two suspected members of a band of sea pirates in Yenagoa, capital of Bayelsa State, as they were fine-tuning plans to hijack a crude oil-laden vessel in the Gulf of Guinea. The men, identified as Geoffrey Atizara, 38, from Aleibiri in Ekeremor Local Government […]

COLUMNS

Why is mining a curse in Nigeria?

Daily Dispatch January 25, 2026

By Taiwo Adisa (Published by Sunday Tribune, January 25, 2026). In December 2025, Northern governors and traditional rulers met in Kaduna to dissect the unbearable state of insecurity in the region. After a long deliberation at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, Kaduna, the forum released its communique, which contained a long list of action points. […]

Politics

Plateau Gov. Caleb Mutfwang set for grand reception as he joins APC

Daily Dispatch January 24, 2026

Jos, the Plateau State capital, will on Tuesday, January 27, take centre stage in Nigeria’s political landscape as Governor Caleb Mutfwang is formally received into the All Progressives Congress (APC). This was disclosed in a press statement issued on January 23, 2026, by the Media and Publicity Committee of the grand reception. According to the […]

COLUMNS

From Collapse to Renewal: A Call for Power Sector Reform: A clarion call to President Tinubu

Daily Dispatch January 24, 2026

Yesterday, 23rd January 2026, Nigerians were once again offered an expected but unwanted New Year gift! – The national grid succumbed once again thus throwing the nation and our economy into darkness… It is hardly surprising that the grid continues to collapse. With inadequate funding, weak oversight and governance, and outdated technologies, such failures are […]

NEWS

ADC seeks postponement of FCT Area Council elections over ramadan

Daily Dispatch January 24, 2026

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has formally requested the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to postpone the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections scheduled for Saturday, February 21, 2026, citing the Ramadan fasting period. In a letter dated January 22, 2026, and addressed to INEC, the party said the proposed election date falls