NEWS

U.S. lawmaker backs Trump’s move to sanction Nigerian officials over Christian killings

Daily Dispatch November 5, 2025

A U.S. lawmaker has announced plans to push for sanctions against Nigerian officials accused of complicity in attacks on Christians, following the recent designation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) by the United States government. In a statement shared on social media, the

COLUMNS

Trump Is Not After Nigeria but China — The Hidden War for Nigeria’s Soul

Daily Dispatch November 3, 2025

By Anngu Orngu I am following with deep interest the ongoing debates that are erupting over Donald J. Trump’s designation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) for religious freedom violations. Many Nigerians, including analysts I respect, are rushing to interpret that decision through the narrow lens of Western imperialism or anti-Islam bias. […]

COLUMNS

A Moment for Clarity, Not Panic

Daily Dispatch November 3, 2025

By Ojudu Babafemi There is no need for alarm or exaggerated fears. The recent remarks coming from the United States are not a prelude to immediate war. In global affairs, such statements often represent strategic pressure — what diplomats call arm-twisting. America, like every major power, acts first and foremost in pursuit of its national […]

NEWS

Help Nigeria tackle insecurity instead of issuing ‘threat,’ Kwankwaso tells US

Daily Dispatch November 2, 2025

The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the 2023 election, Rabiu Kwankwaso, says the United States of America (USA) should assist Nigeria with “cutting-edge technologies” to fight insecurity. “The United States should assist the Nigerian authorities with better cutting-edge technology to tackle these problems, rather than posing a threat that

COLUMNS

The Log in America’s Eye

Daily Dispatch October 31, 2025

By Azu Ishiekwene Apart from tariffs, another word that the Trump presidency is fond of is genocide. First, it was South Africa. During South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s visit to the White House last May, President Donald Trump played a video suggesting that white South Africans were under genocidal attack. It was a fake video, […]

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Trump says trade talks with Canada ‘terminated’ over anti-tariffs advert

Daily Dispatch October 24, 2025

US President Donald Trump has announced an immediate end to all trade negotiations with Canada over an advert critical of the tariffs he has imposed on the nation. The advert, sponsored by the government of Canada’s province of Ontario, quoted Trump’s predecessor, Ronald Reagan, an icon of US conservatism, saying tariffs “hurt every American”. Trump