FEATURES

Moscow Jamboree: If Russia Cannot Protect Itself, Why Must Africa Keep Coming to It?

Daily Dispatch October 9, 2026

By Oumarou Sanou With barely a month to go before the Third Russia-Africa Summit, scheduled for 28–29 October in Moscow, African delegations face a question that has nothing to do with diplomacy and everything to do with arithmetic: is it worth the risk of flying into a capital that Ukrainian

COLUMNS

A Peek Into Gorgeous Golding’s Mind ™

Daily Dispatch October 9, 2026

EPISODE 007 By Gorgeous Golding™ The day my life shifted was the day I realized that nothing truly has the power to stop you until you let it. Even the devil himself. So, instead of sobbing over that challenge, take a moment to pause, step back, and ask yourself: Where and how have I allowed […]

COLUMNS

Bigger burial grounds will curb Nigeria’s air crashes

Daily Dispatch October 9, 2026

By Tunde Odesola (Published in The PUNCH, on Friday, October 9, 2026) Àrò mẹ́ta are the three huge stones that form a tripod in the mud kitchen located outside the village hut. The tripod never spills the pot of soup; àrò mẹ́ta kìí da ọbẹ̀ nù, says a proverb from western Nigeria. For at least […]

NEWS

Federal High Court Dismisses El’Rufai’s Fundamental Rights Suit Against ICPC, DSS, Others For Lacking In Merit

Daily Dispatch October 9, 2026

A federal high court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by a former governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, seeking to stop the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Department of State Services (DSS) and other security agencies from freezing his bank accounts or seizing his assets. The presiding judge, […]

NEWS

Katsina Tops Sub-national Climate Governance Ranking

Daily Dispatch October 8, 2026

The Society for Planet & Prosperity (SPP), in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Environment, has launched the third edition of the Sub-national Climate Governance Performance Rating and Ranking, with Katsina State emerging as the top-performing state. The annual assessment evaluates how effectively Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)

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Full Text: Fuel Prices and the Subsidy Question

Daily Dispatch October 8, 2026

By Professor Taiwo OyedeleHonourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the EconomyOpeningGood afternoon, ladies and gentlemen of the press. Thank you for joining us.Today we want to speak plainly about the price of fuel. We know what it means for the commuter in Lagos, the farmer in Kano and the trader in Aba. Prices […]