NEWS

DSS arrests Osun-based Islamic Cleric over pro-palestine protest

Daily Dispatch December 16, 2025

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested an Osun State–based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Daood Imran Molaasan, following a pro-Palestine protest organised by his group, Ta’awunu Muslimeen, in the state. According to Western Post, Sheikh Molaasan was taken into custody after a video

NEWS

FCT Traditional Rulers, Community Leaders Vow Support For Tinubu, Hail Wike +photos

Daily Dispatch December 16, 2025

Leaders and Traditional Rulers in communities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have vowed to continue to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his government, noting that “the appointment of an Abuja indigene as a Minister and strategic national roles has strengthened the people’s sense of belonging and purpose within the federation.” During a visit

NEWS

Just In: ICPC acknowledges Dangote’s petition against NMDPRA Boss

Daily Dispatch December 16, 2025

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has acknowledged receiving a formal petition from the President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, concerning the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Alhaji Farouk Ahmed. The development was confirmed on Tuesday in a

BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY

Thrifto Goes Public: Nigeria’s Trusted Digital Platform for Group Savings Launches Nationwide

Daily Dispatch December 16, 2025

Thrifto, a Nigerian financial technology platform reinventing traditional group savings, has officially launched to the public, offering safeguarded group savings with guaranteed payouts for salary earners and traders. After a successful soft launch to family and friends, Thrifto is now opening access to the wider public, providing a secure, transparent, and bank-backed

NEWS

NPF clarifies position on tinted glass permit enforcement

Daily Dispatch December 16, 2025

The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed claims that it is restrained by a court order from enforcing the tinted glass permit policy, insisting that enforcement remains lawful and necessary for public safety. At the IRT office, the Force Public Relations Officer explained that at no point did any court stop the police from enforcing the […]

COLUMNS

Professionalising or Politicising the Mother Tongue in Early Learning?

Daily Dispatch December 16, 2025

By ZAINAB SULEIMAN OKINO One of the challenges facing education in Nigeria is, among other issues, policy somersaults which, in most cases, come with changes in government, depending on the political party holding power at the centre. Even divisive political issues such as regional conclaves affect national discourse on education. But to subject what ordinarily […]