COLUMNS

Another look at the Kwara Governor and his politics

Daily Dispatch October 18, 2026

By Taiwo Adisa, PhD (Published by the Sunday Tribune, October 18, 2026) In the 3 May 2026 edition, this column carried an article titled “Gov AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq: A 2027 misadventure?” It was largely an admonition on the need to avoid vengeance as state policy and an argument that

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Kwara Government Charges Saraki, Ahmed Over Offa Robbery Killings

Daily Dispatch April 17, 2026

The Kwara State Government has formally charged former Senate President Bukola Saraki and former Governor Abdulfatai Ahmed, along with others, to court over their alleged roles in the 2018 Offa armed robbery incident, which claimed multiple lives. In a 20-count charge filed by the state’s Attorney-General, Ibrahim Sulyman, the defendants are accused of culpable homicide,

NEWS Politics

PDP Convention Will Show Party Is Still Alive, Will Bounce Back – Wike

Daily Dispatch March 29, 2026

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said today’s National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will demonstrate to Nigerians and the international community that the party is still alive and will bounce back. He made this known during an inspection of the Convention venue, after hosting party stakeholders in Abuja ahead […]

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Saraki Defends Tinubu, Dismisses Betrayal Claims Within APC

Daily Dispatch March 26, 2026

Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has dismissed suggestions that he was betrayed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu during his time in the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing such claims as unfair. Saraki made the clarification while responding to a question posed by media personality Seun, who asked whether he felt betrayed by Tinubu while both […]

FEATURES

A Tribute to the Patriarch of Kwara Politics, Baba Olusola Saraki

Daily Dispatch November 21, 2025

By Engr. Suleiman Kale Kawu (Dan’iya Ngeri, Haskin Lafigi) In the grand tapestry of Kwara State and indeed, Nigerian politics, certain names are not merely written in ink; they are woven into the very fabric of our collective memory with threads of gold. One such name, an indelible inscription on the heart of every true […]

NEWS

Saraki Urges PDP to Suspend Ibadan Convention, Calls for Caretaker Committee

Daily Dispatch November 13, 2025

Former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has advised the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to suspend its planned National Convention scheduled for November 15–16, 2025, in Ibadan, citing unresolved political and legal controversies that could jeopardize the party’s unity and credibility. Saraki made this known during a meeting with members of the PDP Board of Trustees