NEWS

Makinde lied that I offered to hold PDP for President Tinubu – Wike

Daily Dispatch December 29, 2025

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has faulted Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State’s allegation that in a meeting with President Bola Tinubu, he (Wike) offered to hold the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the President. Wike made the rebuttal during his

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Makinde still angry over lack of ministerial slot, Wike

Daily Dispatch December 29, 2025

Former Rivers State Governor and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has alleged that Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, remains aggrieved over not being nominated for a ministerial position in the current federal administration. Wike made the statement while reacting to ongoing disagreements within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), particularly

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Freedom Online Piblisher loses son

Daily Dispatch December 29, 2025

Washington Oluwagbenga, the son of the Publisher of Freedom Online, Gabriel Akinadewo, is dead. He died on Sunday in Lagos at a private hospital following a brief illness. Washington recently completed his university education in a private university in Lagos and was preparing to proceed on his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) one-year programme in […]

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Troops neutralise key Boko Haram commanders in Bama airstrikes

Daily Dispatch December 29, 2025

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai, supported by Nigerian Army and Nigerian Air Force platforms, have neutralised several key Boko Haram terrorist commanders during coordinated airstrikes in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. Sources told Zagazola Makama that the airstrikes were conducted on Dec. 25, 2025, following actionable human intelligence on terrorist movements

BUSINESS

President Tinubu approves debt write-off for NNPC – $1.42bn & N5.57tn cancelled

Daily Dispatch December 29, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has approved the cancellation of a substantial portion of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd)’s outstanding debts owed to the Federation Account, effectively wiping out approximately $1.42 billion in legacy obligations. The decision, detailed in a document by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC)

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Just in: DSS Arrests Gang Leader, Murderers of Prof. Ekanem Philip Ephraim

Daily Dispatch December 29, 2025

A credible source has confirmed that operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on Dec 27, arrested the leader of the gang and another, who kidnapped and murdered a prominent professor of neurology, Ekanem Philip Ephraim in 2023 The gang leader, Patrick Essien Etim, 23, and his accomplice, Bassey Antiha Asuquo, 40, were apprehended […]