COLUMNS

The unbreakable Akpabio: Strength in the face of falsehood

Daily Dispatch October 20, 2025

By Eseme Eyiboh In the grand theatre of Nigerian public life, where noise often masquerades as news and envy parades as activism, one truth remains constant: the measure of a leader’s vision is often revealed by the weight of the storms they must weather. The recent deeply personal attacks

Politics

ADC suspends South-South Vice Chairman Usani over alleged anti-party conduct

Daily Dispatch October 20, 2025

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has suspended its National Vice Chairman for the South-South, Dr. Usani Uguru Usani, citing alleged constitutional breaches and conduct deemed harmful to the party’s unity and development. The decision was reached at a meeting of the Cross River State Working Committee (SWC) held on October 15, 2025. In a statement […]

Sport

Zahra Buhari-Indimi to light up Abuja with Barcelona vs African legends charity match

Daily Dispatch October 20, 2025

Football fans in Nigeria are in for a treat as a star-studded charity match brings together Barcelona Legends, the famed former players of Barcelona Football Club, and a select squad of African Legends. The exhibition match will take place at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja. The event is hosted under the auspices of Mrs. […]

FEATURES

Why Atiku May Never Become Nigeria’s President

Daily Dispatch October 20, 2025

By Nick Agule Atiku Abubakar may never become Nigeria’s president, not for lack of ambition or resources, but because of a consistent absence of sound political strategy. In 2003, the presidency was virtually within his grasp, yet he yielded it to OBJ. Atiku failed a basic political test – If you draw a gun, you […]

NEWS

Troops foil boko haram attack in Borno, Commanding Officer among fallen heroes

Daily Dispatch October 20, 2025

Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation HADIN KAI, under the 21 Special Armoured Brigade, have successfully repelled a planned Boko Haram terrorist attack around the Kashimri general area of Bama Local Government Area in Borno State. The operation, which took place on 17 October 2025, saw Nigerian forces locate and destroy identified Boko Haram […]

COLUMNS

The Kano Model: How Faith Leaders Can Fight Disinformation in Nigeria and West Africa

Daily Dispatch October 20, 2025

By Senator Iroegbu In an era where falsehoods outpace truth, Nigeria and its Sahel neighbours find themselves on a perilous digital battleground. Disinformation threatens democracy, national security, and social harmony across West Africa. False narratives, amplified by social media and coordinated networks with ties to external powers, undermine elections, stoke ethnic