FEATURES

Rooting Nigeria’s, Duke-Abiola prospects for UN Secretary-General seat

Daily Dispatch August 9, 2026

By Fortune Abang, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The recent endorsement of Prof. Akasoba Duke-Abiola, the widow of democracy icon M.K.O. Abiola, by the pan-African think tank, African Policy and Research Consortium (APRC), for consideration as candidate for the revered UN Secretary-General seat

FEATURES

Osun Governorship Poll: Advantage AMBO

Daily Dispatch August 9, 2026

By Tunde Rahman With just a few days before the August 15 Osun State governorship election, the political calculus is already shifting. The election is a two-way horse race between incumbent Governor Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke of the Accord Party and his challenger, the All Progressives Congress candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji – popularly branded […]

COLUMNS

NLC: It is not all about the minimum wage

Daily Dispatch August 9, 2026

By Taiwo Adisa, PhD (Published by the Sunday Tribune, August 9, 2026) When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved the sum of N70,000 as the new national minimum wage for Nigerian workers in July 2024, he actually moved the wage payable to the least public worker in Nigeria by 133 per cent as the figure rose […]

COLUMNS

The Sunday Stew: The Sundiata Post Model (6): Institutional Success and Its Four Levels

Daily Dispatch August 9, 2026

By Max Amuchie In the preceding articles, I have argued that the twenty-first-century newsroom must evolve into a knowledge-producing institution; situated that proposition within a broader intellectual tradition; introduced the Dual Engine Architecture through which journalism and knowledge production become mutually reinforcing; and proposed the Realm of the Long Term

NEWS

Boko Haram: Zulum Hosts Sahel Countries, Ambassadors for High-Level Security Retreat in Maiduguri

Daily Dispatch August 8, 2026

Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has rallied Nigeria’s neighbours and key diplomatic partners to forge a stronger regional security alliance against Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and other terrorist groups threatening the stability of the Sahel. Zulum made the call on Saturday in Maiduguri at a high-level security retreat attended

Sport

N-Youth s, Ezechukwu’s Blistering 9.81s Anchor Leg Sends Nigeria Into World U20 4x100m Final

Daily Dispatch August 8, 2026

Nigeria’s women’s 4x100m relay team has secured a place in the final of the World U20 Championships in Eugene after a sensational comeback powered by Miracle Ezechukwu. Nigeria appeared set to miss out on the automatic qualifying spots after entering the final stretch in fourth position. However, Ezechukwu produced a stunning 9.81-second anchor split, dramatically […]