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The Electoral Act, 2026: Promise, Progress, and Persistent Challenges

Daily Dispatch February 23, 2026

By Austin Aigbe Electoral laws are the backbone of democratic governance. They define the rules of political competition, shape institutional accountability, and ultimately determine whether elections reflect the will of the people. The Electoral Act, 2026, which repeals the Electoral Act,

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Tinubu’s Executive Order And Nigeria’s Oil And Gas Industry

Daily Dispatch February 23, 2026

By Kazeem Akintunde President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, last week, sent shockwaves down the spine of many Nigerians in the oil sector when he signed an Executive Order for the direct remittance of oil and gas revenues to the Federation Account. The Order, the President said, would safeguard and enhance oil and gas revenues for the […]

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The Insurgent Pandemic: When Politics Becomes a Poverty Escape Plan

Daily Dispatch February 22, 2026

By Onono Onimisi There is something I have been observing lately, and honestly, it worries me. Politics has quietly become the new poverty escape plan for many Nigerian youths. Yes, I said it. Somewhere between unemployment, economic frustration, and watching convoys speed past struggling communities, a mindset was born: enter politics and escape poverty. I […]

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New Electoral Act: Tempering Ebullience with Reason

Daily Dispatch February 22, 2026

By Tunde Rahman A few days ago, the National Assembly completed the review of the 2022 Electoral Act, harmonising differences in the amendments passed by the two chambers. In a move highlighting the importance of the new electoral law that will guide the 2027 election process, President Bola Tinubu quickly followed up on Wednesday, February […]

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Tinubu, the budget, and democracy dividends

Daily Dispatch February 22, 2026

By Taiwo Adisa (Published by the Sunday Tribune, February 22, 2026) While delivering a sermon at a Ramadan Tafsir in the Presidential Villa on Wednesday, February 18, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu rallied Nigerians to embrace the virtues of unity, peace, and moral renewal. He also asked the people to forgive his wrongdoings. Not many Nigerians […]

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Interrogating the Russian Model in Africa

Daily Dispatch February 21, 2026

By Oumarou Sanou In recent years, Russian influence in Africa has expanded at a striking pace and with strategic precision. From Bamako to Bangui, Niamey to Ouagadougou, Moscow has presented itself as a dependable alternative partner; one that claims no colonial guilt, imposes no lectures on governance, and attaches no democratic conditionalities to cooperation. In […]