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2027 Elections: Sanwo-Olu Backs Tinubu’s Second Term

Daily Dispatch September 3, 2026

….Says Nigeria’s Economy, Security Improving Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has declared his support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election in 2027, saying the Federal Government’s economic and security reforms should be sustained to consolidate Nigeria’s progress.

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Finance Ministry: Nigeria’s Economy Accelerates as GDP Growth Hits 4.43%

Daily Dispatch September 1, 2026

The Federal Ministry of Finance has said Nigeria’s economy is gaining stronger momentum, following a 4.43 per cent year-on-year expansion in real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the second quarter of 2026. According to the ministry, the latest figure represents an improvement from the 4.23 per cent recorded in the corresponding quarter of 2025 and […]

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Tinubu Orders Immediate Coordinated Rescue Operation for Niger Abduction Victims

Daily Dispatch August 25, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the Armed Forces, the Nigeria Police Force, the Department of State Services (DSS) and other relevant security and intelligence agencies to immediately launch a coordinated operation to rescue victims of the recent mass abduction in Niger State. The President, in a statement issued on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, expressed […]

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Tinubu Orders Arrest of Nwabueze Over Alleged Fake Government Agency

Daily Dispatch August 21, 2026

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate arrest of Prince George Buchi Nwabueze following the discovery of an alleged fake government agency operating from the premises of the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF). The purported agency, known as the National Brands Development and Made in Nigeria Special Project Office, […]

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Onanuga Faults Atiku’s Fuel Subsidy Promise

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2026

….Says Nigeria Cannot Return to Old Regime Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga has criticised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s proposal to restore petrol subsidy if elected president, describing the policy as a costly and unsustainable return to Nigeria’s past. Onanuga, who is Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, said Atiku’s

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Fresh Revelation: How Babangida Warned Obasanjo Against Atiku — Duke

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2026

Former Cross River State Governor, Donald Duke, has claimed that former military Head of State, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, warned former President Olusegun Obasanjo against placing too much trust in his then Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar. Duke made the claim while reflecting on the political relationship between Obasanjo and Atiku, who served together from 1999 to 2007.