NEWS

Wike appoints Sani Daura as Senior Special Assistant on Protocol Matters

Daily Dispatch January 21, 2026

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has appointed Mr Sani Musa Daura as his Senior Special Assistant on Protocol Matters. A statement on Wednesday, by the Minister’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka described

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Nigerian Army Introduces Technology-Driven Inspection Framework to Enhance Accountability

Daily Dispatch January 21, 2026

The Nigerian Army has commenced a major drive to modernise its inspection and compliance architecture with the opening of the Directorate of Inspections and Compliance (DI&C) Project Inspection Workshop 2026, at the Army War College Nigeria (AWCN), Asokoro, Abuja, on 20 January 2026. The four-day workshop, hosted by the Office of the Chief of Army […]

Politics

Court upholds Nnadi Usman–Led Caretaker Committee as lawful Labour Party leadership

Daily Dispatch January 21, 2026

A Federal High Court has affirmed Senator Nnadi Esther Usman–led National Caretaker Committee as the only valid and lawful leadership of the Labour Party. Delivering judgment on Tuesday, Honourable Justice Lifu held that the tenure of the former national chairman, Julius Abure, had elapsed in line with an earlier ruling of the Supreme Court. The […]

NEWS

Troops eliminate terrorists, rescue 62 hostages in Kebbi, Zamfara

Daily Dispatch January 21, 2026

Troops of Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have neutralised two terrorists in Kebbi State and rescued 62 hostages in Zamfara State during coordinated operations across Sector 2, the Nigerian Army has said. The Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 8 Division/Sector 2, Lt.-Col. Olaniyi Osoba, disclosed this in a statement issued on […]

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Headline: DSS cancels Awujale meet-and-greet, seals palace

Daily Dispatch January 21, 2026

Security operatives have sealed off the Awujale Palace following the cancellation of a scheduled “meet-and-greet” with nominees for the Awujale stool by the Department of State Services (DSS). The meeting, which was to hold on Wednesday morning at the Aafin Awujale, was called off by the DSS, with all nominees now directed to report to […]

COLUMNS

Makoko: When Urban Renewal Becomes a Humanitarian Disaster

Daily Dispatch January 21, 2026

By Kome Odhomor By any standard of governance, the ongoing demolition of homes in Makoko, Lagos, is deeply troubling. What is unfolding in this historic waterfront community is not merely an urban planning exercise; it is a humanitarian crisis created by policy choices that appear to ignore human dignity, due process, and the lived realities […]