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Unresolved Dispute Fuels $650,000 Fraud Allegations Against Dr. Femi Dosunmu In Gausiya Oil Case

Daily Dispatch February 26, 2026

An ongoing controversy has engulfed Gausiya Oil & Gas LLC following claims, supported by documents and correspondence spanning more than a decade, that Mr. Femi Dosunmu diverted $650,000 invested by Nigerian businessman, Alhaji Abubakar Rajab. What began in 2008 as an ambitious plan to

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As BPP ends paper-based submissions on March 1, 2026…

Daily Dispatch February 26, 2026

By Sufuyan Ojeifo In government bureaucracies, revolutions rarely arrive with ceremony. They come as circulars, formally worded yet decisive enough to rearrange how entire systems function. Circular No. BPP/DG/2026/583, dated February 18, 2026, is one such instrument. Through it, the Bureau of Public Procurement has drawn a firm line under paper-based submissions and

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FCT polls: Reality check for opposition’s 2027 ambitions?

Daily Dispatch February 22, 2026

By Ali Abare The noise has been deafening. For months, the political airwaves have been saturated with talk of grand coalitions, strange bedfellows, and a united front to wrestle power from the All Progressives Congress and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027. We have heard the rumblings from the camps of former Vice President Atiku […]

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2027: Why election spending must not undermine CBN’s reforms

Daily Dispatch February 15, 2026

By Lawal Nasir The release of the 2027 elections timetable by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has excited many Nigerians, especially politicians planning to contest elective positions at the state or federal levels. This is because the timetable, even though subject to changes due to the impending Electoral Act amendment, will offer stakeholders an

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Governor Sule: Spreading gospel of renewed hope in Nasarawa

Daily Dispatch February 15, 2026

By Ali Abare When Governor Abdullahi Sule stood before the massive crowd that filled the Lafia City Square penultimate Thursday, something remarkable was happening beneath the usual fanfare of political rallies. Here was a governor, barely one year to complete his second term, hosting what looked like a thanksgiving service for policies that have caused […]

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Is Russia Immune to Media Scrutiny in Africa?•Press freedom, sovereignty and Africa’s refusal to be silence

Daily Dispatch February 13, 2026

By Oumarou Sanou A dangerous precedent is emerging across Africa’s diplomatic and media landscape: the public targeting of individual journalists by foreign missions for simply asking difficult questions. The recent pattern of responses from the Russian Embassy in Nigeria toward African journalists and media platforms raises deeper concerns, not only about geopolitics but