COLUMNS

IPOB’s Sit-at-home Order And The South East Economy

Daily Dispatch February 2, 2026

By Kazeem Akintunde In the last five years in the five South Eastern states of Anambra, Imo, Abia, Enugu, and Ebonyi, Mondays have been declared sit-at-home days, meaning a no-work day. The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), in 2021, ordered that Mondays be observed as a no-work-day in those

FEATURES

From farm labourer to exporter, Almaruf Salimonu grows plantain empire

Daily Dispatch February 2, 2026

By Rasheed Yusuf Alhaji AlMaruf Ibn Salimonu’s rise in agriculture stands as the clearest evidence of his belief that leadership, whether in business or politics, must be measured by impact rather than power. From modest beginnings as a farm labourer in Ife Olukotun, Kogi State, Ibn Salimonu has built one of the most ambitious plantain […]

FEATURES

One year of the CNA: A scorecard of institutional reform and renewal

Daily Dispatch February 2, 2026

By Sufuyan Ojeifo When Kamoru Ogunlana, Esq., assumed office as Clerk to the National Assembly on 2nd February 2025, he stepped into a Service weighed down by tight fiscal realities, inherited inefficiencies and an old, unresolved question about how autonomous Nigeria’s legislature truly is beyond constitutional theory. Expectations were high. Resources were limited. And

ENTERTAINMENT

President Tinubu reacts to Fela’s posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

Daily Dispatch February 1, 2026

The world of music has honoured a giant: Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Fela was more than a musician. He was a fearless voice of the people, a philosopher of freedom, and a revolutionary force whose music confronted injustice and reshaped global sound. His courage, creativity, and conviction defined a generation and continue to inspire the world. […]

COLUMNS

Electoral Act Amendment may be Dead on Arrival (DoA)

Daily Dispatch February 1, 2026

By Taiwo Adisa (Published by the Sunday Tribune, February 1, 2026) The Nigerian Senate dashed the hopes of millions of stakeholders on Thursday when it embarked on a rigmarole at a time action was needed. The chamber had gone on its Christmas and New Year break and was expected to hit the ground running when […]

NEWS

FCTA workers receive January salary last Friday

Daily Dispatch February 1, 2026

Wage Award Arrears Partially Paid Amid Planned NLC Protest Workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) received their January salaries last Friday, alongside one month’s payment from the five months’ arrears of the Wage Award owed to them. With this latest payment, two months out of the five months’ Wage Award arrears have now […]