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Leadership and Storytelling in Election Season

Daily Dispatch October 8, 2026

By Azu Ishiekwene I keep a weekly diary, which is my own way of telling different stories about Nigeria and the world, encompassing politics, economy, society, and our endless search for leaders who can make promises and deliver results. Sometimes, I stir the pot of Nigeria’s public life. Of

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2027: ADC Presenting Joint Ticket Of Corruption To Nigerians

Daily Dispatch October 5, 2026

…Atiku, Amaechi won’t get 25% votes in Rivers – Wike ​The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has launched a blistering attack on the opposition, declaring the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential ticket of Atiku Abubakar and former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, as a “joint ticket of corruption.” He spoke

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Mambilla: APC Campaign Council Links Atiku To Controversial Contract

Daily Dispatch September 18, 2026

The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has called on the African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race following revelations surrounding a $500,000 payment to his former wife during the controversy over the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project. The call came after an International

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Kwankwaso Asks Fulani Leaders to Persuade Atiku to Quit 2027 Presidential Race

Daily Dispatch September 11, 2026

Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, the Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has called on members of the Fulani community to persuade former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar to withdraw from the 2027 presidential contest. Kwankwaso made the appeal when members of the Fulani Farmers Association visited him at his residence in Abuja. He urged the group

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The 2027 Elections And The Fuel Subsidy Debate

Daily Dispatch September 6, 2026

By Kazeem Akintunde  The race to Aso Rock in the 2027 presidential election formally took off on August 19, when the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) lifted the ban on political campaigns by candidates seeking to occupy the number one office in the land. This follows a revised timetable passed by the electoral umpire in […]

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2027 Campaigns: Time to Shelve Dangerous Rhetoric

Daily Dispatch September 6, 2026

By Hassan Gimba Is it not enough to know the evil to shun it? If not, we should be sincere enough to admit that we love evil too well to give it up – Mahatma Gandhi. This was first written on 22/10/2018 with the headline for 2019 and then repeated in 2023 with minor adjustments, and […]