NEWS

Peter Mbah officially dumped PDP for APC

Daily Dispatch October 14, 2025

After months of speculation, Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has finally defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC. The governor made the announcement on Tuesday at the Government House, Enugu, during a live broadcast attended by top APC leaders,

COLUMNS

Secrets they would rather take to the grave…

Daily Dispatch October 14, 2025

By Bolanle BOLAWOLEturnpot@gmail.com 0705 v263 1058 (Published in my ON THE LORD’S DAY column in the Sunday Tribune newspaper edition of Sunday, 12 October, 2025). “When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle” – Irish philosopher Edmund Burke. Ex-Senator, ex-Governor, ex-Ibadan

NEWS

Uma Ukpai was God’s General, man of global impact’ — Akpabio mourns

Daily Dispatch October 14, 2025

The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has said that he received with a heavy heart the news of the passing of the founder of Uma Ukpai Evangelistic Association, Reverend Uma Ukpai, who passed on at the age of 80. For several decades Evangelist Uma Ukpai, though an International Evangelist who preached the good news […]

Politics

Momentum building as PDP faces further cracks

Daily Dispatch October 13, 2025

By Sunday Oladapo In a development that could further destabilize the opposition, multiple sources within the PDP have confirmed that Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri and Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri are “seriously considering” leaving the PDP. Top-level negotiations are reportedly ongoing behind the scenes, with pressure mounting from within the APC

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Breaking: VP Kashim Shettima, 25 governors to welcome Peter Mbah to APC

Daily Dispatch October 13, 2025

In a major political development, Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah of Enugu State will officially defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday, October 14, 2025. According to sources familiar with the event, the defection will be marked by a high-profile reception in Enugu, with about 25 APC governors expected to attend. The Vice President […]

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NASS Proposes November 2026 Elections to Allow Timely Resolution of Disputes Before 2027 Transition

Daily Dispatch October 13, 2025

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the National Assembly is proposing that presidential and governorship elections be held in November 2026, rather than the usual February or March of the election year. This shift is outlined in a draft amendment to the Electoral Act 2022, discussed during a public hearing on Monday convened by the […]