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

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

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Trump pardons convicted Binance founder ‘CZ’ Zhao 

Daily Dispatch October 24, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump has pardoned Changpeng Zhao, the convicted founder of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange, the White House said Thursday, in the latest move by Trump to boost the crypto industry and expunge its past misdeeds.Zhao, a billionaire known as “CZ” who is one of the most influential figures in crypto, quit in 2023 […]