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Benue Killings: We Need Help, Not Emergency Rule -  Alia Begs FG

Daily Dispatch April 23, 2025

Amid the rising spate of killings in Benue, the State Governor, Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia, said what the people of Benue need is the Federal Government’s absolute support and not a declaration of a state of emergency. While speaking on Arise Television’s “The Morning Show” on Wednesday,

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Tinubu meets Fubara behind closed doors in London

Daily Dispatch April 23, 2025

Tensions in oil-rich Rivers State may be easing after weeks of political uncertainty and protests. Behind closed doors, President Tinubu and Fubara have reportedly engaged in quiet diplomacy that could reshape the region’s leadership. President Bola Tinubu, according to The Africa Report, met with Rivers State Governor Sim Fubara, whom he suspended on 18 March, […]

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Social Media is a terrorist organisation – Sultan

Daily Dispatch April 17, 2025

Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, has described social media as a “terrorist organisation”. The sultan spoke on Tuesday at the seventh executive committee meeting of the Northern Traditional Rulers’ Council in Maiduguri. The religious leader said Nigerians must not allow misinformation and fabricated stories on social media to worsen the country’s fragile

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Just In: Egbetokun mandates FID to visit Emir Sanusi to obtain statements from him

Daily Dispatch April 6, 2025

The Nigeria Police Force has withdrawn its earlier invitation extended to the emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II in connection with an incident that occurred in Kano State during the Sallah celebration on March 30, 2025. The invitation was initially issued to enable the emir to provide his account of the events that led to […]

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Police Invite Emir Muhammad Sanusi II For Investigation Over Sallah Day Violence In Kano

Daily Dispatch April 5, 2025

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has officially invited the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, for questioning following the violence that erupted in the ancient city during the recent Eid-el-Fitr procession in Kano, which left a local vigilante member dead. The Daily Crucible reports that the invitation followed a deadly incident that occurred on Eid […]

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NNPC announces new management team (+FULL LIST)

Daily Dispatch April 4, 2025

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has named eight new members to its senior management team. The appointments satifier by the Board of the national oil compaby solidify the leadership structure under its recently appointed Group Chief Executive Officer and Board of Directors. The newly constituted leadership team will work under the leadership