COLUMNS

Anmouncement Of Ebola Virus Disease In Nigeria: Recent Reactions In Nigeria And My Liberia Experience

Daily Dispatch October 22, 2026

Olakunle Osisanya fdcolakunleosisanyag@gmail.com Nigeria’s Health Minister Muhammad Ali Pate recently announced a case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Nigeria, following the diagnosis from a laboratory test of a spouse of a Diplomat who recently returned from Uganda. Alarmingly, this

NEWS

2027: Mistakes of 2023 Won’t Be Repeated in FCT – Wike Vows

Daily Dispatch October 22, 2026

…Reiterates Warning Against ‘Political Gamblers’, Backs Tinubu, Aduda The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared that residents of the territory will not repeat the political mistakes of the 2023 general elections, urging them to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. Wike, who spoke on Thursday, at an interactive […]

COLUMNS

Why Opposition Eyes Can’t See the Colours of a Rainbow 

Daily Dispatch October 22, 2026

By Azu Ishiekwene With the general elections only three months away, opposition politicians are becoming increasingly good at running in circles. They have fancy names for this waste of time: consultations, tours, deliberations and meetings. As soon as one round ends, another begins – all motion, no movement. It is quite ironic that the ruling […]

FEATURES

The Quiet Architect: Dambazau’s Legacy of Institutional Reform

Daily Dispatch October 22, 2026

By Mohammed Manga Under the ancient baobab of Zazzau at dusk, where generations have weighed wisdom, the elders teach that “you do not judge a farm by the bustle of its clearing, but by the fullness of its barn at harvest.” They also say, “A well is not praised because it was dug deep, but […]

NEWS

Adesanya-Davies Urges Uzodimma to Tighten Security on Owerri-Onitsha Expressway

Daily Dispatch October 22, 2026

….Bishop recalls abduction of NYSC members, Scripture Union members on route Former presidential candidate, Bishop Prof. Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies, has urged Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma to strengthen security along the Owerri-Onitsha Expressway following repeated kidnapping incidents on the route. Adesanya-Davies, a UN-POLAC Peace Consul, specifically called for

NEWS

NGIJ Honours Dele Giwa at 40

Daily Dispatch October 22, 2026

….Announces Annual Lecture, Urges FG to Immortalise Journalism Icon Guild demands justice for slain investigative journalist, says four decades without accountability must not become a symbol of impunity The Nigerian Guild of Investigative Journalists (NGIJ) has paid tribute to the late veteran journalist, Dele Giwa, on the 40th anniversary of his assassination,