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The Impact of Political Leadership on Infrastructural Development In Nigeria: Between Dividends of Democracy and Good Governance

Daily Dispatch February 17, 2026

A Distinguished Personality Lecture of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Abuja delivered by His Excellency, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike at the Faculty of Social Sciences Auditorium, main campus of the University of Abuja. Opening RemarksI am profoundly honoured to address this distinguished

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Subsidy removal, forex reforms irreversible, says Tinubu

Daily Dispatch February 4, 2026

President Bola Tinubu has justified his administration’s decision to scrap fuel subsidies and overhaul the foreign exchange system, declaring that the measures were taken in Nigeria’s national interest and will not be reversed. The president made this known during an engagement with officials of the World Bank, where he explained that the reforms were designed […]

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Kano Governor Abba Yusuf resigns from NNPP amid internal party crisis

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2026

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has formally resigned his membership of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), citing deepening internal crises and persistent leadership disputes within the party. The governor’s decision was announced in a statement issued on Friday by his spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa. Although the statement did not disclose Yusuf’s next

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Tinubu open to meeting Kwankwaso amid defection talks

Daily Dispatch January 20, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is reportedly open to meeting with Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso following recent discussions with the Governor of Kano State, Abba Kabir Yusuf, over possible political realignments. According to political sources, the President recently held talks with Governor Yusuf—widely regarded as Kwankwaso’s political godson—during which the issue of

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Family Name, New Direction: Atiku’s son backs Tinubu, joins APC

Daily Dispatch January 15, 2026

In a move that has stirred Nigeria’s political space, Abubakar Atiku Abubakar, son of former Vice President and 2023 PDP presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), pledging to work for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027. Popularly known as Abba, the younger Atiku was […]

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Just In: Atiku rules out consensus in ADC 2027 Presidential Race

Daily Dispatch January 6, 2026

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has declared that no aspirant in the African Democratic Congress (ADC) will be compelled to step down ahead of the party’s 2027 presidential contest. Atiku made this known while speaking on the party’s internal democratic process, stressing that all interested presidential hopefuls will be given equal opportunity to present themselves