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Aso Rock’s Kano Dilemma: Abba Is Not the Prize

Daily Dispatch January 22, 2026

Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso is someone known to have a very big ego, but beyond that, he also has a formidable organic structure who are at his beck and call, one he built based on the Kwankwasiyya ideology. And I think it is now clear to Mr. President that the defection of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf

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Commander Adamu S. Agya (Rtd.): A New Politics of Service Under the ADC Banner

Daily Dispatch January 21, 2026

By Olumide Bajulaiye In an era when Nigerian politics is often defined by recycled promises and entrenched interests, Commander Adamu S. Agya (Rtd.) stands out as a different kind of political actor—one shaped by years of disciplined service to the nation and driven by a clear commitment to people-centered governance. A retired Nigerian Navy officer […]

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Russian Houses and the Quiet Trafficking of Africa’s Youth into a Foreign War

Daily Dispatch January 20, 2026

By Oumarou Sanou What is unfolding across parts of Africa under the banner of cultural exchange is not diplomacy. It is not education. And it is certainly not benign soft power. It is a calculated, morally bankrupt system that exploits African vulnerability and converts cultural trust into military manpower for a war Africans neither started […]

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A Night Of Fear In Minna

Daily Dispatch January 20, 2026

By Yusuf Ozi-Usman When I arrived in Minna, capital of Niger State on January 18, 2026, I carried the burden in my mind, of the frightening security situation in that state in particular. I had gone to see my nephew and to as usual, have some pep talks with him and his wife, especially in […]

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Commercial spaceflight fuels China’s space exploration efforts

Daily Dispatch January 16, 2026

By Li Rui, People’s DailyRecently, China sent a Gravity-1 carrier rocket into space from waters off the coast of Haiyang, east China’s Shandong province, placing three satellites into their designated orbits. This launch exemplifies the growing momentum of China’s emerging commercial space sector, which is contributing significantly to the country’s

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Rewriting the Past: Why Repackaging Kemi Adeosun Is a Dangerous Exercise in National Amnesia

Daily Dispatch January 14, 2026

By Jare Hammed Recently, there have been coordinated media efforts to repackage Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, an exercise which appear less like public enlightenment and more like a calculated attempt at historical revisionism. Through selective recollection and moral posturing, one of the most embarrassing scandals of the Buhari administration