NEWS

NYSC Members’ Kidnap: Court Admits Evidence Tendered by DSS Against Suspects

Daily Dispatch October 27, 2026

A High Court of Imo State, on Tuesday, at the resumed trial of five persons accused of kidnapping 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps members on Independence Day, admitted the evidence tendered against them by the Department of State Services (DSS). The sitting resumed with the

LEAD STORY 1

37 Miners Suffocated in NSCDC Custody

Daily Dispatch October 27, 2026

…Panel Recommends N1.4bn Compensation A Federal Government investigative panel has found that 37 suspected illegal miners who died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State died from asphyxiation, recommending N1.4 billion in compensation for affected families and survivors. The panel also recommended the summary dismissal

COLUMNS

Benin Flooding: Facts, Not Personal Attacks, Will Settle The Argument

Daily Dispatch October 27, 2026

By Sufuyan Ojeifo There is a difference between defending a government and showing that the government has done what it claims. There is also a difference between holding a public official accountable and hating him. Suleman Abubakar’s response to my commentaries on the perennial flooding of Benin City blurs those distinctions, turning a legitimate public-interest

HEALTH LEAD STORY 1

Ebola Outbreak May Force Postponement Of 2027 Elections – NCDC

Daily Dispatch October 26, 2026

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has warned that the 2027 general elections could be postponed if the ongoing Ebola outbreak spreads widely across the country. NCDC Director-General, Dr Jide Idris, gave the indication during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, while discussing the potential implications of the outbreak for

NEWS

DSS arraigns Atiku supporter for circulating a fake letter of President Tinubu

Daily Dispatch October 26, 2026

An avowed supporter of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar now faces trial in Kaduna for circulating a document purportedly written by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the President of the United States of America. The suspect, Mubarak ABDULLAHI (aka Sardaunan Samari), was arrested on 28 September for sharing the fake document on his Facebook page […]

LEAD STORY 2

President Tinubu: We’re Rewriting Nigeria’s Story of Underperformance

Daily Dispatch October 26, 2026

…Says economic reforms are restoring confidence, laying foundation for sustainable growth …Highlights gains in GDP growth, investment inflows, manufacturing and economic diversification President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that his administration is rewriting Nigeria’s decades-long story of economic underperformance through far-reaching reforms designed