COLUMNS

The Tinubu-Akpabio waltz

Daily Dispatch June 12, 2025

By Johnson Momodu In the sweltering heat of Abuja, where the Aso Rock Villa casts a long shadow over Nigeria’s capital, an unusual alliance is reshaping the nation’s future. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a veteran strategist with relentless drive, stands at the helm of Africa’s most populous

NEWS

June 12: Tinubu Confers National Honour on Yar’Adua, Abiola, Humphrey Nwosu

Daily Dispatch June 12, 2025

In a historic nod to Nigeria’s democratic journey, President Bola Tinubu used his June 12 Democracy Day address to pay tribute to key figures of the country’s pro-democracy movement, conferring national honours on the late MKO Abiola, former NEC chairman Humphrey Nwosu, and others. Speaking before a joint session of the National Assembly in Abuja, […]

COLUMNS

Tinubu The Audacity To Hope: Two Years After

Daily Dispatch June 12, 2025

By Segun Adeleye The second year has gone since Asiwaju Bola Tinubu was sworn in as the President of Nigeria, which translates to half of his tenure already spent! At the first anniversary, the thinking in some quarters was that one year was too short to access the performance of any government. But now that […]

HEALTH

Ban GMO Foods in Nigeria Now, Groups Tells FG

Daily Dispatch June 11, 2025

A group, Health of Mother Earth Foundation, Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria, and the GMO-free Nigeria Alliance have insisted that the Federal Government should ban the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and their products in Nigeria. This call was made yesterday, during a media briefing in commemoration of World Food Safety Day, […]

TOP STORIES

Tinubu to Wike: Let results speak, not the detractors

Daily Dispatch June 10, 2025

At the commissioning of the newly rehabilitated International Conference Centre (ICC) in Abuja, President Bola Tinubu underscored the symbolism of the project as a representation of his administration’s resolve to redefine public service delivery and national image. Describing the revitalised ICC as a reflection of “a new way of doing things,” Tinubu highlighted the

COLUMNS

Tinubu, June 12 and anatomy of a phantom coup plotter

Daily Dispatch June 9, 2025

By Stanley Ojah The humid night air hung heavy over Kaduna as Colonel Olusegun Oloruntoba was roused from sleep by an urgent pounding on his door. Before he could fully comprehend the situation, armed soldiers burst in, their faces obscured by the shadows of their berets.  The date was March 1995, marking the beginning of […]