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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

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FG Approves N438bn Road Projects

Daily Dispatch August 19, 2026

…Trailer Park Concessions Nationwide The Federal Government has approved road construction and rehabilitation projects worth about N438 billion, alongside several highway and trailer park concessions under public-private partnership arrangements. The approvals were made at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the

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NCYP Rejects ‘Arna’ Label for Christians

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2026

….Warns Jingir Against Rhetoric That Could Reopen Old Wounds The Northern Christian Youth Professionals (NCYP) has condemned the description of Christians as “Arna,” a Hausa term commonly used to denote an infidel or unbeliever, in remarks attributed to prominent Islamic cleric, Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir, warning that such rhetoric could reopen old religious wounds

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PFIPC Scandal: ICPC Indicts Alleged Fake DG, Submits Interim Findings to Tinubu

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2026

President Tinubu receives ICPC interim report of the investigation into the fictitious Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, with the agency recommending the immediate prosecution of Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, the ‘fake DG’ ICPC Chairman Musa Adamu, SAN, disclosed this after briefing President Tinubu today at the Presidential Villa. He said the

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Breaking: DSS Docks Retired Officer For Terrorism

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2026

…Court orders remand in Kuje Correctional Centre The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the remand in Kuje Correctional Centre of a retired officer of the Department of State Services (DSS), Nwaogu Ihechimere Ezeakolam. The retired officer was arraigned for, among other things, supporting a proscribed terrorist organization, Indigenous Peoples of

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Resetting Power Sector: FG Rules Out Tariff Hike

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2026

…Targets Stronger Grid and Universal Metering The Federal Government on Friday unveiled a comprehensive roadmap to overhaul Nigeria’s electricity sector, assuring Nigerians that there is no immediate plan to increase electricity tariffs while promising improved power supply, universal metering, a more reliable national grid and a financially sustainable electricity