NEWS

Shekau’s Son Reportedly Joins Boko Haram

Daily Dispatch August 9, 2026

…Sparks Fears Over Insurgency’s Next Generation The reported emergence of Ibn Mohammed bin Shakau, the biological son of late Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau, within the ranks of the insurgent group has triggered fresh concerns over the possible revival and continuation of his father’s

FEATURES

Breaking the Silence: Religion, Media and the Fight Against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Nigeria

Daily Dispatch August 9, 2026

As NAPTIP, EU, International IDEA launch Media Corps, stakeholders seek stronger religious and societal response to violence against women and girls By Michael Olukayode For years, sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in Nigeria has largely been treated as a collection of individual tragedies: a woman assaulted by her partner, a girl abused by someone she […]

EDUCATION

New JAMB Registrar Resolves Over 5,000 Pending Complaints in Five Days

Daily Dispatch August 9, 2026

The newly appointed Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Segun Aina, has resolved more than 5,000 pending complaints from candidates and other stakeholders within five days of assuming the initiative. The complaints, which had lingered for varying periods, included difficulties with creating profile codes, biometric failures,

NEWS

NRS Chairman Adedeji dismisses online report on Frontier Exploration Fund as sponsored fake news

Daily Dispatch August 9, 2026

The Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), Zacch Adedeji, has dismissed online reports linking the NRS to an imaginary fraud related to the Frontier Exploration Fund, calling it sponsored fake news. The report had alleged the transfer of $279 million from the Fund’s account to some unnamed accounts and claimed that Adedeji and […]

NEWS

2027 Polls: Kano Emirate, Islamic Scholars Call for National Prayers, Peaceful Election

Daily Dispatch August 9, 2026

Religious leaders urge Nigerians to reject intolerance, violence as Qur’anic graduates told to become ambassadors of peace The Kano Emirate and Islamic scholars have called on Nigerians to intensify prayers for a peaceful, credible and successful 2027 general election, warning that the country’s stability will depend largely on the ability of citizens and leaders to […]

NEWS

Nigeria Seeks Private Investment, Partnerships to Close Climate Adaptation Gap

Daily Dispatch August 9, 2026

The Federal Government has called for stronger partnerships and increased private-sector investment to close Nigeria’s climate adaptation gap, saying government alone cannot deliver the level of resilience required to protect communities, infrastructure and the economy from the growing impacts of climate change. The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Lawal, made the call in