COLUMNS

The ‘fool’ who stopped Wike

Daily Dispatch November 14, 2025

By Tunde Odesola (Published in The PUNCH, on Friday, November 14, 2025) The bully in me met its match in my primary school classmate, Lukman Oluwuyi, on our way back home one afternoon. In the eyes of a schoolkid, St Paul Anglican School, Idi-Oro, Lagos, was a couple of giant two-storey

ENTERTAINMENT

Nigeria’s Keziah Jones performs in Saudi Arabia at SAFAR Concert

Daily Dispatch November 13, 2025

The Saudi Museums Commission, one of 11 sectors under the Ministry of Culture, has presented Nigerian singer-songwriter Keziah Jones at the Saudi Arabia Museum of Contemporary Art at Jax (SAMoCA), as part of its SAFAR live music programme. Performing in Riyadh for the first time, Jones captivated audiences with his distinctive ‘Blufunk’ sound, a fusion […]

NEWS

Femi Falana charges youths to defend their future, hold leaders accountable

Daily Dispatch November 13, 2025

… Receives SAM Title from UNIAbuja Law Students Human rights lawyer and activist, Femi Falana has challenged Nigerian students and youths to take responsibility for defending their own future and holding leaders accountable for the country’s growing inequality and governance failures. Speaking on Thursday during the conferment of honorary title of “Senior Advocate of the

EDUCATION

Reps urge completion of Armed Forces Physical and Health School in Osun State

Daily Dispatch November 13, 2025

The House of Representatives on Thursday called for the immediate completion of the long-abandoned Armed Forces Nigeria Physical and Health School and Games Village in Esa-Oke, Osun State, conceived by the Federal Government through the Ministry of Defence to enhance the fitness and combat readiness of Nigerian troops. This followed the adoption of a motion […]

COLUMNS

Why Is the Promise of 60 Years Unravelling?

Daily Dispatch November 13, 2025

By Azu Ishiekwene If the name of the chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), its secretary, or convention date were the subject of a quiz, there would not be a correct answer because answers don’t exist. The best attempt would be an open-ended response: It depends. It either depends on who has the latest […]

COLUMNS

Wike v Yerima: Setting A Dangerous Precedent of Illegality Through Emotional Endorsement

Daily Dispatch November 13, 2025

The public space has been engaged with discourse and analysis on the recent engagement between the Honourable minister of FCT and a Naval officer in respect of a supposed unlawful possession and development of a piece of land in Abuja. While some ostensibly displayed utmost pleasure that the minister met his match, some out of […]