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Lai Mohammed: Obi couldn’t have won 2023 Presidency even with 10 million votes

Daily Dispatch February 3, 2026

Former Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has stated that the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi, would not have emerged winner even if he had secured as many as 10 million votes. Mohammed made the assertion during an

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How strategic messaging helped deliver Tinubu’s 2023 election victory — Lai Mohammed

Daily Dispatch January 14, 2026

Former Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has shed light on the communication strategy he says played a key role in securing President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the 2023 presidential election. Mohammed made the disclosure in his newly launched book, Headlines and Soundbites: Media Moments that Defined an Administration, which captures his experiences while

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Jollof rice originated as prison food, says Lai Mohammed

Daily Dispatch December 23, 2025

Former Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has stirred fresh debate over the origin of the popular West African delicacy, jollof rice, claiming it originated in Senegal and was initially prepared as food for prisoners. Mohammed made the remarks while speaking on the historical roots of the dish, explaining that the name “jollof” is […]

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Twitter ban was a hard call, says Lai Mohammed

Daily Dispatch December 18, 2025

Former Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has described the suspension of Twitter in Nigeria as one of the most difficult decisions he made during his time in office. The Federal Government had, in June 2021, announced an “indefinite” suspension of the microblogging platform—now known as X—accusing it of being used in ways capable […]

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Why Lai Mohammed dedicated his new book to Buhari

Daily Dispatch December 17, 2025

By Sunday Oladapo Former Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has explained the reasons behind dedicating his newly launched book, Headlines and Soundbites: Media Moments That Defined an Administration, to late President Muhammadu Buhari, describing the former leader as central to the story the book tells. Speaking on Wednesday at the book’s unveiling

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‘Changing the Narrative’:Lai Mohammed and the Buhari Legacy

Daily Dispatch December 17, 2025

By Olusegun Adeniyi (Text of my review of ‘Headlines & Soundbites: Media Moments That Defined an Administration,’ written by the former Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, at the public presentation in Abuja on 17th December 2025) With a first degree in French before going on to read Law, Alhaji Lai Mohammed is one […]