Sport

Football Bombshell: CAF Hands AFCON Trophy to Morocco After Senegal Sanction

Daily Dispatch March 18, 2026

Senegal have been stripped of their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title and the trophy has been awarded to Morocco, it has been announced by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). A quite remarkable ruling has handed Morocco the title after the final on January 18, 2026 turned into chaos in

BUSINESS NEWS

Nigeria–UK Investment Surge to Generate Jobs, Deepen Economic Ties

Daily Dispatch March 18, 2026

A new wave of multi-million-pound investments by Nigerian and British firms is set to create hundreds of jobs in both countries, reinforcing growing economic ties and positioning Nigeria as an emerging driver of global innovation and capital. The investment push comes ahead of the state visit of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the United Kingdom, […]

NEWS

Outrage as ActionAid Raises Alarm Over School Bullying, Child Protection Failures

Daily Dispatch March 18, 2026

Fresh concerns over the safety of schoolchildren in Nigeria have emerged following allegations of violence and bullying at Igbinedion Education Centre, prompting strong condemnation from ActionAid Nigeria, which warned of a deepening crisis in the country’s child protection system. The organisation described the incident as a serious breach of children’s rights, saying it

COLUMNS

Russia–Africa Relations and What It’s Not

Daily Dispatch March 18, 2026

By Umarou SanouAfrica has moved beyond the era of formal colonial domination. The struggles that defined the continent’s mid-20th-century liberation movements, anti-colonial resistance, and the ideological tug-of-war between the United States and the Soviet Union belong to a different historical moment. Yet, in a curious twist, the mindset of that era still lingers in

NEWS

Nigeria, Sweden Deepen Ties on Trade, Innovation, Regional Stability

Daily Dispatch March 18, 2026

Nigeria and Sweden have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral relations, with renewed focus on trade, innovation, and regional cooperation, as both countries seek to expand mutually beneficial partnerships. This formed the outcome of a high-level meeting between Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar and Sweden’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Anna

COLUMNS

Opposition’s Final Capitulation

Daily Dispatch March 17, 2026

By Zainab Suleiman Okino In the August 28, 2024 edition of my column, titled PDP on Self-Destructive Path?, I touched on the dangers of a lacklustre opposition and how the then PDP might be heading towards self-immolation if the party continued on the same trajectory that led to its defeat in 2015. That certainty of […]