BUSINESS

Fidelity Bank appoints Onwughalu as Chairman following completion of Chike-Obi’s tenure

Daily Dispatch January 2, 2026

Tier one lender, Fidelity Bank Plc, has announced the completion of the tenure of Mr. Mustafa Chike-Obi as Chairman of its Board of Directors effective December 31, 2025, and the appointment of Mrs. Amaka Onwughalu as the new Chairman of the Board, effective January 1, 2026. The board

Politics

Zamfara Assembly Crisis: Six PDP Lawmakers Dump Party for APC

Daily Dispatch January 2, 2026

….Accuse Legislature of Constitutional Breaches Six serving members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Zamfara State House of Assembly have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), citing alleged violations of the constitution and what they described as the erosion of legislative independence as key reasons for their decision. The lawmakers

NEWS

Zulum Hosts Kanuri Kinsmen from 10 African Countries

Daily Dispatch January 2, 2026

Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum on Thursday hosted thousands of Kanuri kinsmen from across Africa as Maiduguri played host to this year’s Kanem-Borno Cultural Summit. The gathering attracted Kanuri delegates from at least 10 countries, including Ghana, Sudan, Gabon, Niger, Central African Republic, Senegal, Libya, Chad, Cameroon and Benin. In attendance were 161

NEWS

Ibadan explosion: Return FG’s N30bn With Interest Since You Didn’t Spend It, Fayose Tells Makinde

Daily Dispatch January 2, 2026

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has told the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, to return the N30 billion he admitted was released by the Federal Government as intervention fund for the January 16, 2024, Bodija explosion in Ibadan, since he claimed not to have spent the money. Fayose said it was funny that […]

COLUMNS

Aláàfin Ọ̀yọ́ cuddling a dead empire (2)

Daily Dispatch January 2, 2026

By Tunde Odesola (Published in The PUNCH, on Friday, January 2, 2026) When he was a child, my immediate younger brother, Abiodun, had a piggy bank made of clay. It was a treasure prized beyond measure. Two adults working in my father’s construction company – Bisi Builders – Uncle Bisi Owolabi and Uncle Bayo, were […]

NEWS

Fubara deceived us, boasted President Tinubu will force Wike to work for his reelection, lawmakers to pass budget

Daily Dispatch January 1, 2026

A Factional Caretaker Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party in Rivers State, to Dr. Nname Ewor has lamented that the State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, deceived them into believing that he was capable of wrestling political control from the FCT Minister, Barrister Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, only to dump the PDP at the middle of a political […]