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Nigeria’s Budget Should Build Lives, Not Fund Luxury – ActionAid

Daily Dispatch August 2, 2026

ActionAid Nigeria has called on the Federal Government and state governments to redirect public spending from what it described as “prestige projects” and excessive government luxuries to investments that directly improve the lives of Nigerians, saying the country’s limited resources should be

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Osun Police: Dee Dee Mirawo

Daily Dispatch August 2, 2026

By Taiwo Adisa, PhD (Published by the Sunday Tribune, August 2, 2026) The off-season governorship election in Osun State, scheduled for August 15, already resembles a state of war. Guns are booming, and deaths are being counted in a place where ideas about good governance ought to be on parade at town-hall meetings and campaign […]

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The Sunday Stew: The Sundiata Post Model (5): Seven Pillars of the Realm of the Long Term

Daily Dispatch August 2, 2026

By Max Amuchie In the previous article, I introduced the concept of the Realm of the Long Term. I argued that every institution eventually arrives at a stage where the central question is no longer whether it can perform today, but whether it can continue creating public value across generations. At that point, management ceases […]

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Religious Budget Debate: Adesanya-Davies Calls for Equal Treatment of All Faiths

Daily Dispatch August 1, 2026

Bishop Professor Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies has called for greater transparency and fairness in the allocation of public funds to religiously affiliated institutions, following reports that the National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies (NBAIS) received over ₦26 billion in the 2026 Federal Budget, including about ₦18 billion earmarked for personnel costs. In a statement

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Atiku Fires Back at Obasanjo: “I Helped Rebuild Your Life and Political Career”

Daily Dispatch August 1, 2026

…Defends Third-Term Stance Former Vice President and Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has launched a strong rebuttal to former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his recent comments, accusing the former leader of attempting to rewrite history while defending his own role in Nigeria’s democratic and political

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Cardinal Onaiyekan’s Abuse of Clerical Privilege

Daily Dispatch August 1, 2026

By Temitope Ajayi There is something fundamentally inappropriate about Cardinal John Onaiyekan granting a television interview to offer his own account and interpretation of what transpired during the private meeting between the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria and President Bola Tinubu. It is, in my view, an abuse of clerical privilege. The bishops requested