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Presidency denies report of Tinubu’s planned visit to the United States

Daily Dispatch November 3, 2025

The Presidency has dismissed a circulating report suggesting that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is scheduled to travel to the United States on Tuesday for a meeting with US Vice President, J.D. Vance. In a statement on Monday, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity,

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Trump Is Not After Nigeria but China — The Hidden War for Nigeria’s Soul

Daily Dispatch November 3, 2025

By Anngu Orngu I am following with deep interest the ongoing debates that are erupting over Donald J. Trump’s designation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) for religious freedom violations. Many Nigerians, including analysts I respect, are rushing to interpret that decision through the narrow lens of Western imperialism or anti-Islam bias. […]

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A Moment for Clarity, Not Panic

Daily Dispatch November 3, 2025

By Ojudu Babafemi There is no need for alarm or exaggerated fears. The recent remarks coming from the United States are not a prelude to immediate war. In global affairs, such statements often represent strategic pressure — what diplomats call arm-twisting. America, like every major power, acts first and foremost in pursuit of its national […]

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Diri: Joining APC is in Bayelsa’s best interest

Daily Dispatch November 3, 2025

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said that his decision to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC) was made in the best interest of the state, saying someone had to take the decision and he took it on behalf of Bayelsans. Speaking at the 14th Bayelsa Thanksgiving Day […]

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Senate President’s office denies fake quote attributed to Akpabio, warns against online misinformation

Daily Dispatch November 3, 2025

The Office of the President of the Senate has dismissed as false and malicious a social media post circulating online that attributes a controversial statement to Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio. In a statement issued on Sunday, November 2, 2025, and signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, the Senate […]

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How African Leaders Underdeveloped Africa

Daily Dispatch November 3, 2025

By Kazeem AkintundeThe title of this piece was influenced by the Book written in 1972 by Walter Rodney titled ‘’How Europe Underdeveloped Africa”. In the book, which became a Bible of sorts for those who are interested in studying African development and post-colonial theory, he detailed how Africa was deliberately exploited and underdeveloped by European […]