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What You Might Expect in 2026: A Valedictory Edition

Daily Dispatch January 8, 2026

By Azu Ishiekwene I forecast that by May 29 or earlier, the president will replace ministers, especially those who have since outlived their IOU value. As pressure mounts ahead of the pre-election year, no fewer than five of them will be replaced or reassigned by the end of 2025 – What You

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Akpabio’s New Year Resolution: Forgiveness, Faith, and Leadership

Daily Dispatch January 8, 2026

By Hon. Eseme Eyiboh, MNIPR In politics, silence is often louder than speech, for it speaks in the language of calculation and consequence. Forgiveness, when declared by a powerful man, is louder still—a thunderclap in a quiet chamber. It unsettles expectations, invites suspicion, and demands interrogation, not because it is weak, but because power is […]

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A Rejoinder To ‘Bola’ s Tax: When Simple Logic’ Becomes Simple Misdirection

Daily Dispatch January 8, 2026

By Tanimu YakubuThe essay you circulated is rhetorically powerful, but its “simplicity” is achieved by subtracting the very provisions that determine the outcome. That is not clarity; it is selective accounting.Let’s dismantle the argument on its own terms calmly, sequentially, and with arithmetic that actually follows the law.1) The core confusion: pension and health

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Deepening procurement reforms for Nigeria’s growth in 2026

Daily Dispatch January 6, 2026

By Sufuyan Ojeifo For much of Nigeria’s modern history, public procurement has worn the reputation of an administrative swamp. It was where good intentions went to lose momentum, where project costs developed suspicious muscles, and where citizens quietly learned to lower expectations. Procurement was not discussed as policy. It was endured as process. That story, […]

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A Defining Moment for Nigeria: Why Staying the Course Matters

Daily Dispatch January 4, 2026

By Mohammed Idris, fnipr As we enter a new year, the questions that fill our markets, our homes, and our places of work are clear and urgent. They are questions about the price of food, about security in our communities, and about the direction in which our country is headed. It is the duty of […]

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Trending Events Amidst Governor Buni’s Yobe Achievements (2)

Daily Dispatch January 4, 2026

By Hassan Gimba Barely after the first edition of the write-up with the above caption, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu inaugurated a Committee on Strategy, Conflict Resolution, and Mobilisation to resolve conflicts within the All Progressives Congress, APC. He tasked the committee with strengthening party cohesion, resolving lingering disputes, and crafting a unified