EDUCATION NEWS

Abducted JAMB Candidates, 10 Others Regain Freedom After Three Days in Captivity

Daily Dispatch April 19, 2026

All 13 remaining passengers abducted by armed men along the Makurdi–Otukpo road in Benue State have regained their freedom, bringing relief to families and authorities following days of uncertainty. The victims, who were travelling in an 18-seater Benue Links bus last Wednesday, were reportedly

NEWS

NDLEA Busts Drug Rings, Intercepts Cocaine Hidden in Food Flasks, Arrests Fashion Designer, Others

Daily Dispatch April 19, 2026

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intensified their crackdown on drug trafficking networks, intercepting cocaine ingeniously concealed in food flasks and cannabis hidden in snack packs, while arresting multiple suspects including a Lagos-based fashion designer. The agency in a statement on Sunday by its spokesman, Femi Babafemi, said 12

NEWS

VP Shettima leads Speaker Abbas, others to wedding of Zulum’s children

Daily Dispatch April 19, 2026

Vice President Kashim Shettima on Saturday led the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajuddeen Abbas, several governors, National Assembly members, ministers, and other high-level dignitaries to the wedding of the children of Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, in Maiduguri. The children are Aisha Babagana Zulum, married to Mohammed Idi Barde; Mamman

COLUMNS

It is time to return to a two-party system

Daily Dispatch April 19, 2026

By Taiwo Adisa, PhD (Published by the Sunday Tribune, April 19, 2026) The Cisero of Esa Oke, the late Chief Bola Ige, perfectly captured the political setup under the regime of the late General Sani Abacha, when he called the five registered political parties of the era the ‘five fingers of a leprous hand’. The […]

COLUMNS

(The Sunday Stew) The Insecurity Triad: Money, Land, and Mind — A Definitive Articulation

Daily Dispatch April 19, 2026

By MAX AMUCHIE A nation does not collapse all at once. It erodes — layer by layer, system by system — until what once appeared unshakable begins to give way under the weight of forces it can no longer contain. This column said that last week. It bears repeating now because there are moments in […]

NEWS

Atiku Camp Embarrassed as ADC Structure Collapses in Adamawa

Daily Dispatch April 18, 2026

A major political storm has erupted in Adamawa State following a mass resignation of key stakeholders from the African Democratic Congress (ADC), a development many observers say reflects poorly on the influence of Atiku Abubakar within the party’s internal dynamics. At a high-level meeting held on April 18, 2026, at the residence of Mijiyewa Umaru […]