NEWS

Senate President’s office denies fake quote attributed to Akpabio, warns against online misinformation

Daily Dispatch November 3, 2025

The Office of the President of the Senate has dismissed as false and malicious a social media post circulating online that attributes a controversial statement to Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio. In a statement issued on Sunday, November 2, 2025, and signed by his Special Adviser on

COLUMNS

How African Leaders Underdeveloped Africa

Daily Dispatch November 3, 2025

By Kazeem AkintundeThe title of this piece was influenced by the Book written in 1972 by Walter Rodney titled ‘’How Europe Underdeveloped Africa”. In the book, which became a Bible of sorts for those who are interested in studying African development and post-colonial theory, he detailed how Africa was deliberately exploited and underdeveloped by European […]

NEWS

Sule Lamido urges Tinubu, past leaders to unite amid looming U.S. threat

Daily Dispatch November 2, 2025

Former Governor of Jigawa State and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Sule Lamido, has raised alarm over what he described as a looming threat of war against Nigeria from U.S. President Donald Trump. In a statement released on Sunday, Lamido said the mere prospect of such a conflict was “deeply concerning” and […]

NEWS

Help Nigeria tackle insecurity instead of issuing ‘threat,’ Kwankwaso tells US

Daily Dispatch November 2, 2025

The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the 2023 election, Rabiu Kwankwaso, says the United States of America (USA) should assist Nigeria with “cutting-edge technologies” to fight insecurity. “The United States should assist the Nigerian authorities with better cutting-edge technology to tackle these problems, rather than posing a threat that

Sport

Dikko Promises to Encourage Wushu Chinese Martial Art in Nigeria

Daily Dispatch November 2, 2025

The Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Shehu Dikko has promised to encourage Wushu in the country. Wushu is a Chinese martial art and competitive sport that combines elements of athletics, acrobatics, and combat techniques. It’s practiced globally, with various styles and forms, including Shaolin Kung Fu, Tai Chi, and Wudangquan. Wushu is recognized

Politics

Fayose Backs Suspension of Damagun, Endorses Abdurrahman as New PDP Chairman

Daily Dispatch November 2, 2025

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has thrown his weight behind the suspension of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman, Umar Damagun, expressing confidence that his removal will follow the same path as that of his predecessor, Senator Iyorchia Ayu. Fayose, who spoke on Sunday in Ado Ekiti, said Damagun lacked the capacity to […]