FEATURES

The Substance, Symbolism of President Tinubu’s UK State Visit

Daily Dispatch March 22, 2026

By Tunde Rahman It is said that no one does ceremonies quite like the British. This much was obvious last week when Nigeria literally strutted the red carpet rolled out in her honour on the ancient and hallowed grounds of Windsor and 10 Downing Street. By the time the curtains were drawn on

COLUMNS

Yusuf’s defection, Kwankwaso and the 2027 Kano election

Daily Dispatch February 1, 2026

By Tunde Rahman Kano State, the bastion of progressive politics in Northern Nigeria, is going through a turbulent time. This turbulence has caused a tectonic shift in the state’s political map. Mallam Abba Kabir Yusuf, nicknamed Abba Gida-Gida by his numerous supporters, the only governor elected on the platform of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) […]

COLUMNS

President Tinubu, 2027 and Buhari’s sad death

Daily Dispatch July 27, 2025

By Tunde Rahman As if blessed with clairvoyance or possibly having a premonition of President Muhammadu Buhari’s imminent death, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha, seemed to have stirred up the debate around the former President’s political strength and likely impact on the 2027 election, even in death. On Wednesday, […]

COLUMNS

President Tinubu and June 12

Daily Dispatch June 15, 2025

By Tunde Rahman Around this period in 1993, precisely on June 12, 1993, the day of that historic election, this writer operated in two different but mutually reinforcing capacities. While I was the Political Correspondent of the old Daily Times, covering the then-unfolding electoral process in Abuja, I was also an officer in the Nigerian […]

COLUMNS

Defections, Tinubu’s Endorsement, And 2027 Elections

Daily Dispatch May 25, 2025

By Tunde Rahman “When the debate is lost, slander becomes the loser’s tool.” It looks like the Greek philosopher Socrates had Nigeria in mind when he made the statement above. How does one rationalise a situation where notable opposition figures choose the rather pathetic path of self-immolation instead of putting their political camps in order, […]

EDUCATION

Kemi Badenoch: It’s time for a Rethink

Daily Dispatch December 29, 2024

By Tunde Rahman Kemi Badenoch’s ill-advised denigration of Nigeria has refused to go away. Her belittlement of the country of her ancestry is still generating passionate public discourse within and outside the media space, and it appears the matter will not go away anytime soon. Exasperated by Kemi Badenoch’s misguided attacks on Nigeria, Vice President […]