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All Ongoing FCT Projects Will Be Completed by Year-End – Wike

Daily Dispatch July 30, 2026

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Wike, has assured residents that all ongoing infrastructure projects awarded by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) will be completed before the end of the year, expressing confidence in the contractors handling the

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Tinubu the Audacity to Hope: Three years after

Daily Dispatch July 29, 2026

By Segun Adeleye To ask whether Bola Tinubu has lived up to expectations since he stepped into office as Nigeria’s President three years ago will definitely attract mixed reactions. Having started with a series titled “If I were Tinubu” before the president took the oath of office in 2023, which culminated in my book ‘Tinubu: […]

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How President Tinubu is redrawing the South-east political map

Daily Dispatch July 26, 2026

By Tunde Rahman When the 2023 presidential election results were announced, many analysts and commentators gave a largely unanimous verdict regarding the voting pattern in the South-east. The region had voted almost entirely along the ethnic line. The figures told part of the story: Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party swept the zone with […]

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Nigeria And The New Demands of Regional Leadership

Daily Dispatch July 23, 2026

By Ademola Oshodi The international environment is placing a heavier responsibility on Nigeria. Regional security cooperation has weakened, competition for energy finance and technology has intensified, and humanitarian funding is contracting even as domestic needs increase. Three developments this week show why Nigeria must combine leadership with discipline,

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NCGF Urges Tinubu to Reject Bill Banning Religious Preaching in Commercial Vehicles

Daily Dispatch July 22, 2026

The Nigeria Christian Graduate Fellowship (NCGF) has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to withhold assent to the Federal Road Safety Corps (Amendment) Bill, 2026, citing concerns over a provision that seeks to prohibit religious preaching, hawking and trading inside commercial vehicles. In an open letter dated July 21, 2026, and signed by the Fellowship’s […]

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Shettima’s Final Test

Daily Dispatch July 16, 2026

By Azu Ishiekwene Vice President Kashim Shettima cannot be blamed for having doubts about whether President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would renominate him as his running mate for a second term.As governor of Lagos State for eight years, Tinubu used three deputies: Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele, Femi Pedro, and Abiodun Ogunleye. Only Senate President Godswill Akpabio (as Akwa […]