NEWS

INEC Chairman Amupitan sets agenda to curb pre-election litigations, strengthen party democracy

Daily Dispatch October 27, 2025

The newly appointed Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, has identified the reduction of pre-election litigations as one of his top priorities in office. According to The Guardian, the electoral body handled over 1,000 pre-election cases

Politics

Plateau Governor Mutfwang rejects pressure to dump PDP for APC

Daily Dispatch October 27, 2025

Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has dismissed mounting pressure from political stakeholders urging him to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking at an event on Saturday at the Banquet Hall of the Government House in Jos, Mutfwang reaffirmed his commitment to the PDP, declaring that only […]

NEWS

Ekiti 2026: APC Endorses Governor Oyebanji as Consensus Candidate

Daily Dispatch October 27, 2025

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially endorsed the Governor of Ekiti State, Biodun Oyebanji, as its consensus candidate for the 2026 gubernatorial election in the state. The motion for Oyebanji’s affirmation was moved in Ado-Ekiti on Monday by Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele and seconded by Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Stephen […]

BUSINESS

Tinubu: Africa’s $120bn Hydrocarbon Wealth Must Benefit Africans

Daily Dispatch October 27, 2025

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reiterated that Africa’s vast $120 billion hydrocarbon resources must be harnessed to benefit the continent and its people, rather than enriching foreign economies. Speaking at the 19th OTL Africa Energy Week in Lagos on Monday, Tinubu—represented by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri—lamented Africa’s

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Charges against Senator Natasha not abuse of court process – AGF

Daily Dispatch October 27, 2025

The office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice has faulted claim by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan that the charges filed against before the HIgh Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and the Federal High Court in Abuja amounted to an abuse of court process. The AGF’s office said the […]

NEWS Politics

PDP cconvention: Sule Lamido threatens legal action if…

Daily Dispatch October 27, 2025

Former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has threatened legal action against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) if he is unable to purchase a nomination form to contest for the party’s chairmanship position at the November 15 National Elective Convention, scheduled to take place in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State. Lamido arrived at the […]