NEWS

NAPTIP: Parents Selling Children for Sex Face Prosecution, Conviction

Daily Dispatch October 16, 2026

…Agency raises alarm over rising reports of child sexual abuse, warns parents against exposing children to suspected predators The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has raised the alarm over reports of parents and guardians allegedly handing their children

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Cuba Accuses Rubio of ‘Blackmailing’ World Leaders Ahead of UN Vote on US Embargo

Daily Dispatch October 16, 2026

Cuba’s Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, has accused United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio of pressuring and blackmailing foreign leaders to change their countries’ positions ahead of a United Nations General Assembly vote on the decades-old US economic embargo against the Caribbean nation. Rodríguez made the allegation in a post on his official X […]

NEWS

NIS Deploys AI, Digital Audit Trails to Track Border Officers, Curb Abuse

Daily Dispatch October 16, 2026

….15m migration records integrated as FG moves to close identity gaps, strengthen security The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) is deploying artificial intelligence-assisted tools and digital audit trails to strengthen border surveillance, detect suspicious migration patterns and hold officers accountable for their decisions, as the Federal Government intensifies

LEAD STORY 2

Aircraft Loses Door Mid-Air

Daily Dispatch October 16, 2026

….Makes Emergency Landing In Abuja A private jet operated by Triton Aviation on Thursday made an emergency return to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, after losing a door shortly after take-off, prompting the crew to issue a Mayday distress call. The aircraft, a CL60 jet with registration number T7-SEI and flight identification DWC052, was […]

COLUMNS

The crownless head of Oba Dapo Tejuoso

Daily Dispatch October 16, 2026

By Tunde Odesola (Published in The PUNCH, on Friday, October 16, 2026) A long time ago in the Animal Kingdom, the Cock was not the most fearsome creature, but it was the most feared. How come? Dynamites come in small packs; the Cock was one: cocky, strutting and magisterial, like a confident ruler in ancient […]

FEATURES

2027: Inside Tinubu–Shettima’s Campaign Strategy and the Battle for Advantage

Daily Dispatch October 15, 2026

By: Dr. James Bwala The inauguration of the 2027 Presidential Campaign Council on October 14, 2026, has introduced a new dimension into Nigeria’s political communications. Beyond the ceremony itself, the composition of the council and the public statements made by some of its leading figures have generated significant debate about the direction of the 2027 […]