NEWS

Rivers Court adjourns Fubara, Deputy’s impeachment suit indefinitely over pending appeals

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2026

A Rivers State High Court has adjourned indefinitely the suit filed by Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Professor Ngozi Nma-Odu, challenging the impeachment process initiated against them by the Speaker and members of the Rivers State House of Assembly. The case, presided over by

BUSINESS

FG signs concession agreement for Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2026

The Federal Government has formally signed the concession agreement for the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, marking a major step toward the modernisation of Nigeria’s aviation infrastructure. The agreement was signed on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, as part of the Federal Government’s

NEWS

Chidoka advocates single-term Presidency to strengthen governance focus

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2026

Former Aviation Minister and Chancellor of the Athena Centre for Policy and Leadership, Osita Chidoka, has called on Nigeria to adopt a single-term presidential system, arguing that the country’s current two-term arrangement fuels continuous electioneering and weakens effective governance. Chidoka made the proposal during the Nigeria Leadership Series virtual town hall

NEWS

Marwa orders NDLEA commanders to dismantle drug cartels nationwide

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2026

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd), has unveiled an ambitious operational roadmap for 2026, directing commanders across the country to intensify efforts aimed at dismantling drug cartels and expanding nationwide sensitization against substance abuse. Marwa gave the directive during the

NEWS

Tinubu Approves Posting of Three Ambassadors-Designate

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the posting of three ambassadors-designate from the 68 nominees earlier confirmed by the Senate in December, the Presidency announced on Thursday. According to a State House press release, Ambassador Ayodele Oke has been posted as Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to France, while Colonel Lateef Are has been appointed

COLUMNS

Chimamanda: The stethoscope as hangman’s noose (2)

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2026

By Tunde Odesola (Published in The PUNCH, on Friday, January 23, 2026) The pigeon and the chicken are not neighbours. It is the heavy rain that fell which made them strange bedfellows. The pigeon is the priest of the air, the chicken is the scratcher on land. Long before the first corn sprouted, long before […]