NEWS

Soyinka criticises ‘excessive’ security escort for Seyi Tinubu, warns presidency on governance priorities

Daily Dispatch December 10, 2025

Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has raised concerns over what he described as an “extravagant and unjustifiable” security escort attached to Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu, urging the Presidency to rethink its approach to security deployment, national priorities and democratic

NEWS

COAS decorates Army Spokesperson Anele as Colonel, emphasises public trust in military operations

Daily Dispatch December 10, 2025

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu (NAM), has decorated the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Appolonia Anele, with the rank of Colonel, marking a significant milestone in her career and reaffirming the centrality of public trust to Nigeria’s military operations. The decoration ceremony, held on 9 December 2025 at the […]

FEATURES

Albert Sunday Anjorin: April 3, 1943 – December 2, 2025: Beyond Mere Mortal

Daily Dispatch December 10, 2025

By Tunde Olusunle Ade Emmanuel Abanida, a very senior medic and longstanding brother and I had been in regular talks in the last two years about our mutual mentor and confidant, the most charismatic Albert Sunday Anjorin. Abanida and I encountered the octogenarian Emeritus pathologist, seasoned teacher, affable humanist and free-spirited scholar, charismatic colossus at

NEWS

FCT police arrest suspected ammunition courier for zamfara bandits

Daily Dispatch December 9, 2025

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested a 32-year-old man suspected of attempting to procure ammunition for bandits operating in Zamfara State. Sources told Zagazola Makama that the suspect, identified as Ahmed Abubakar, of Gusau, Zamfara State, and currently residing at Anguwan Dodo, Gwagwalada, was arrested on Dec. 7 at about 3:30 p.m. […]

BUSINESS

Gov. Ododo unveils Kogi-Hunan FTZ with $500m FDI, 50,000 jobs projection

Daily Dispatch December 9, 2025

Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has led Chinese and international partners to unveil the Ajaokuta Economic City, a new Free Trade Zone (FTZ) projected to attract $500 million in annual foreign direct investment and create 50,000 jobs. Speaking at the stakeholders’ engagement held at the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja, Governor Ododo said the project […]

NEWS

Osun Governor Ademola Adeleke dumps PDP

Daily Dispatch December 9, 2025

… Joins Accord Party in Stunning Political Shift In a dramatic political realignment, Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and defected to the Accord Party, bringing weeks of speculation to an emphatic close. Adeleke’s departure was formally communicated through a resignation letter addressed to the PDP