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(Sunday Stew) My Desk Is Enough: What Achebe’s Things Fall Apart Teaches Us About the Sundiata Post Model

Daily Dispatch September 13, 2026

By Max Amuchie There are ideas that begin in institutions.There are ideas that begin in universities, think tanks, laboratories and conference rooms, surrounded by shelves of books and the reassuring architecture of intellectual authority. And then there are ideas that begin at a desk.A desk

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Ogun EXCO Approves New Roads, Hospitals, Power Investment, MSME Agency

Daily Dispatch September 13, 2026

The Ogun State Executive Council has approved a fresh package of infrastructure and economic development projects, including new road constructions, two general hospitals, a power-generation investment and the establishment of an agency to drive the growth of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). The decisions, approved at the weekend, further reinforce the

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Why are politicians not campaigning?

Daily Dispatch September 13, 2026

By Taiwo Adisa, PhD (Published by the Sunday Tribune, September 13, 2026) If you check out the decibels of noise politicians have generated around the 2027 election right from mid last year, you will think that by now the streets would be bursting with campaign activities, to the extent that normal day-to-day living would have […]

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Don’t tag your mother witch because of old age problems of SPEECH AND COGNITION

Daily Dispatch September 13, 2026

By Prof. Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies, Professor of Applied Linguistics In many of our homes across Nigeria and Africa, we have watched it happen. Mama who once told the best stories, prayed the longest prayers, and corrected us with perfect proverbs suddenly begins to struggle. She repeats questions. She calls your name wrong. She slurs her words. […]

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The Perils of Preconceived Notions: General Musa, Seun Okinbaloye, and Channels Interview

Daily Dispatch September 13, 2026

By: Dr. James Bwala Recently, a significant conversation has sparked around an interview that the Minister of Defense, General Christopher Musa (retired), had with Channels Television anchor Seun Okinbaloye. This exchange has become a focal point for criticism, as many commentators, including media figures and some religious scholars, interpret his responses in ways that

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Abiodun Wins National Award for Ogun’s Digital Transformation

Daily Dispatch September 13, 2026

Ogun State’s growing digital transformation has earned Governor Dapo Abiodun a major national recognition, with the Governor emerging Governor of the Year – Public Service Innovation at the Nigeria eGovernment Excellence Awards 2026. The award, organised by the Nigeria eGovernment Summit, recognised Abiodun’s leadership in deploying technology and e-governance reforms to