COLUMNS

The ‘fool’ who stopped Wike

Daily Dispatch November 14, 2025

By Tunde Odesola (Published in The PUNCH, on Friday, November 14, 2025) The bully in me met its match in my primary school classmate, Lukman Oluwuyi, on our way back home one afternoon. In the eyes of a schoolkid, St Paul Anglican School, Idi-Oro, Lagos, was a couple of giant two-storey

COLUMNS

Wike v Yerima: Setting A Dangerous Precedent of Illegality Through Emotional Endorsement

Daily Dispatch November 13, 2025

The public space has been engaged with discourse and analysis on the recent engagement between the Honourable minister of FCT and a Naval officer in respect of a supposed unlawful possession and development of a piece of land in Abuja. While some ostensibly displayed utmost pleasure that the minister met his match, some out of […]

COLUMNS

When Mother Nature Makes a Choice, Perfection Is Always at the Centre of It

Daily Dispatch November 13, 2025

By Omiye Olatunbosun I think Mother Nature is doing a reset in the Nigerian system! Recent events seem to suggest that a quiet but powerful correction is underway — one that cuts across class, influence, and perceived immunity. Take, for instance, the Kwam 1 saga. It was more than just a social media uproar; it […]

NEWS

A coalition group in Rivers State to stage a protest in Abuja for officers dismissal if no apology to FCT minister

Daily Dispatch November 12, 2025

A coalition of groups in Rivers State has demanded that the young naval officer apologize to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, for using abusive language against him during a recent confrontation at a disputed land site in Abuja. The groups thre@tened to stage a peaceful protest in Abuja calling for the […]

NEWS

Unruly military officer should be court-martialled over dispute with Wike – Asari Dokubo

Daily Dispatch November 12, 2025

Former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo on Wednesday, condemned the face-off between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike and some military officers over a disputed land in Abuja. A senior Naval officer who claimed to be acting on orders of the former Chief of Naval Staff, Awal Gambo had engaged […]

NEWS

Wike’s aide explains FCT minister’s clash with soldiers over disputed Abuja land

Daily Dispatch November 12, 2025

Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has shed light on the circumstances that led to a confrontation between the minister and some soldiers in Abuja on Tuesday. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Wednesday, Olayinka explained that the altercation stemmed from […]