NEWS

Democracy Day: Akpabio hails Tinubu’s enduring legacy and bold leadership

Daily Dispatch June 12, 2025

As Nigeria commemorates 26 years of uninterrupted democratic governance, Senate President Godswill Akpabio used the occasion to spotlight President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s enduring contributions to the country’s democratic evolution and ongoing reform agenda. Speaking at the special joint session

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The Tinubu-Akpabio waltz

Daily Dispatch June 12, 2025

By Johnson Momodu In the sweltering heat of Abuja, where the Aso Rock Villa casts a long shadow over Nigeria’s capital, an unusual alliance is reshaping the nation’s future. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a veteran strategist with relentless drive, stands at the helm of Africa’s most populous democracy. Across the city, in the red-carpeted chambers […]

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Sallah: Akpabio celebrates Muslims, urges peace, patience

Daily Dispatch June 6, 2025

As Muslims across Nigeria and around the world celebrate the joyous occasion of Eid-ul-Adha, President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON, has extended his warm felicitations to the Muslim Ummah, praying that the sacred festival may usher peace, love, and unity to the nation. In a statement through his Special Adviser on Media and […]

Sport

Sports, Now An Economic Force, Instrument Of Unity And National Integration – Akpabio

Daily Dispatch May 30, 2025

President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has said that sports is no longer a past time, but an economic force and instrument of national integration. Akpabio stated this on Thursday, in his address at the closing ceremony of the 22nd Edition of National Sports Festival 2025 in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. According to Akpabio, […]

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Akpabio hails Tinubu’s two years of transformative leadership

Daily Dispatch May 29, 2025

…Says torrents of endorsements not a fluke President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, GCON has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR for restoring the hope of Nigerians’ for a viable and sustainable nation through transformative and courageous leadership. Akpabio, in a message through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh

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Freedom of Speech Is Not a License to Defame: A Rebuttal to Femi Falana’s Misplaced Reliance on Nwankwo v. State

Daily Dispatch May 29, 2025

By Nnamdi Ikechi In the wake of the criminal defamation charges filed against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN, offered a spirited defence rooted in constitutional liberty. Citing the Court of Appeal’s decision in Arthur Nwankwo v. The State (1985) 6 NCLR 228, Falana urged the Attorney-General of the Federation to withdraw […]