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Osun Decides: From Dance Steps to War Footing

Daily Dispatch August 13, 2026

By Azu Ishiekwene Osun State has a reputation for controversies bigger than its size. It ranks 26th nationally in terms of voter population and is six out of six in the Southwest.  From 2010, when the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Rauf Aregbesola, toppled Olagunsoye Oyinlola of the

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Osun Election Violence: Group Demands Probe into 29 Deaths

Daily Dispatch August 13, 2026

…Fadahunsi Threat Claims The Revolutionary Socialist Movement (RSM) has called for an immediate investigation into the deaths of 29 people reportedly linked to 73 incidents of electoral violence in Osun State ahead of the governorship election, warning that political violence is threatening the credibility and safety of the polls. The group also demanded a

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Opinion: When Official Directives Become More Powerful Than the Law

Daily Dispatch August 13, 2026

By Ibrahim Welye There is a dangerous habit gradually becoming normal in Nigeria’s public institutions: the assumption that once an instruction comes from a sufficiently powerful office, somebody somewhere must have the authority to carry it out.A letter arrives from a senior official. A ministry acts on it. Another agency processes the request. A bank […]

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Between the politics and comedy of Nigerian religious leaders

Daily Dispatch August 13, 2026

By Dr. James Bwala The politics and religion of Nigeria are a theater of absurdity. Religious leaders in Nigeria frequently mix partisan politics with pulpit preaching. High-profile clerics from both major faiths use their religious platforms to endorse candidates, campaign for specific ballot tickets, and reduce national elections to religious headcounts, often ignoring

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Zulum: Nigeria Must Move Beyond Tractor Ownership to Modern Farm Services

Daily Dispatch August 12, 2026

Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has called for a fundamental overhaul of Nigeria’s agricultural mechanisation policy, urging the country to move beyond the purchase and ownership of tractors to a modern, service-driven system that gives farmers timely access to machinery, technology and finance. Zulum made the call on Wednesday in Abuja at a High-Level […]

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Fubara, Rivers Assembly Not at War Over 2026 Budget — Govt

Daily Dispatch August 12, 2026

The Rivers State Government has dismissed reports of a fresh confrontation between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the State House of Assembly over the 2026 Appropriation Bill, insisting that the budget is progressing through the normal legislative process. The government, in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Onwuka Nzeshi, […]