NEWS

Ododo says he runs ‘working cabal’ in Kogi Government, credits Bello’s backing

Daily Dispatch December 24, 2025

Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, has said his administration operates what he described as a “working cabal,” noting that the arrangement has helped his government deliver results. Ododo made the remark while speaking at a recent project inauguration event, where he addressed an audience on

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IPI Nigeria condemns arrest of journalist’s wife, baby, demands accountability

Daily Dispatch December 24, 2025

The Nigerian National Committee of the International Press Institute (IPI Nigeria) has strongly condemned the arrest and detention of Mrs. Adenike Atanda and her nine-month-old baby by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, describing the action as unlawful and a grave abuse of power. In a statement signed by its President, Musikilu Mojeed, and Legal […]

EDUCATION

Prof. Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies celebrates four decades of lecturing in the Ivory Towers

Daily Dispatch December 23, 2025

The United Nations Positive Livelihood Award Centre (UN-POLAC) and the academic community in Nigeria, Africa, and the global intellectual space joins in celebrating Professor Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies, an erudite scholar, accomplished administrator, prolific researcher, and distinguished mentor, as she marks four remarkable decades of uninterrupted service in the Ivory

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Umahi presents evidence of federal road transformation under Tinubu

Daily Dispatch December 23, 2025

The Federal Ministry of Works has unveiled a detailed assessment of Nigeria’s road infrastructure, highlighting what it described as concrete and verifiable progress recorded under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Speaking at the Ministry’s End-of-Year Press Briefing, the Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, CON, alongside the Minister of State, Hon.

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FG partners social media giants to tackle terrorist, criminal accounts

Daily Dispatch December 23, 2025

The Federal Government has disclosed that Nigerian security agencies are working closely with major social media companies to identify and shut down accounts being used by terrorist and criminal groups across the country. Speaking at an end-of-year security briefing in Abuja, the Director-General of the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Maj.-Gen. Adamu Laka, said

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Jollof rice originated as prison food, says Lai Mohammed

Daily Dispatch December 23, 2025

Former Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has stirred fresh debate over the origin of the popular West African delicacy, jollof rice, claiming it originated in Senegal and was initially prepared as food for prisoners. Mohammed made the remarks while speaking on the historical roots of the dish, explaining that the name “jollof” is […]