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The Business Of Abductions In Nigeria

Daily Dispatch January 25, 2026

By Kazeem Akintunde The trend of abductions and kidnapping for ransom as a big business in Nigeria is worrying and should be declared a national disaster. The planned, well-coordinated criminal enterprise is growing, with a large number of people providing different services to feed the ‘supply

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The Arbitar: Iran, Beware the Fangs of January, the Scourge of February, the Ides of March (1)

Daily Dispatch January 25, 2026

By Hassan Gimba A few days ago, I woke in the night, anxious and checking the news, half-expecting America and Israel to have attacked Iran. Given this tension, the central issue is the longstanding American-Israeli effort to destabilise Iran. Even though it cannot be exhausted in one article, I’d like you to come along as […]

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Why is mining a curse in Nigeria?

Daily Dispatch January 25, 2026

By Taiwo Adisa (Published by Sunday Tribune, January 25, 2026). In December 2025, Northern governors and traditional rulers met in Kaduna to dissect the unbearable state of insecurity in the region. After a long deliberation at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, Kaduna, the forum released its communique, which contained a long list of action points. […]

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From Collapse to Renewal: A Call for Power Sector Reform: A clarion call to President Tinubu

Daily Dispatch January 24, 2026

Yesterday, 23rd January 2026, Nigerians were once again offered an expected but unwanted New Year gift! – The national grid succumbed once again thus throwing the nation and our economy into darkness… It is hardly surprising that the grid continues to collapse. With inadequate funding, weak oversight and governance, and outdated technologies, such failures are […]

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Tinubu’s Calculated Consensus: Why APC’s Expanding Control Signals Strategic Leadership, Not Hegemony

Daily Dispatch January 24, 2026

The growing control of the All Progressives Congress (APC) across Nigeria’s political map is not an accident of power or a fluke of circumstance. With the party now governing about 30 out of 36 states—and indications that the number could rise—critics are quick to cry “hegemony.” Supporters, however, see something far more instructive: the unmistakable […]

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Mr. President, Wike has done enough•Abandoned FCT…wrecking Rivers State-–he has to go

Daily Dispatch January 24, 2026

By Musa Pai Two of Nigeria’s most consequential power centres today are the Federal Capital Territory and Rivers State. One is the seat of national authority and the symbol of our collective future; the other is the country’s energy nerve centre. Stability, competence, and restraint are therefore non-negotiable in the governance of both. What Nigeria […]