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On Governor Zulum, the military and Nigerian Governors Forum

Daily Dispatch August 7, 2020

BRASS TACKS with Suleiman Uba Gaya 08094134069 (Text Message Only) suleimanuba1@gmail.com On Friday, January 10 this year, I wrote, on these pages, a piece entitled Zulum: a performing Governor and his utterances, in which I showed my admiration for what I called the “positive attitude” of

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Welcoming Senate resolution on NDDC and House of Reps decision to sue Akpabio

Daily Dispatch July 24, 2020

BRASS TACKS with Suleiman Uba Gaya 08094134069 (Text Message Only) suleimanuba1@gmail.com One of the most bizarre things that have happened in government circles in the last one year or thereabouts is Senator Godswill Akpabio’s consistent blind support and defence of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) at virtually every slight prompting. Akpabio will go to […]

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Pantami: Why virtuous persons are reluctant to serve in government

Daily Dispatch July 17, 2020

BRASS TACKS with Suleiman Uba Gaya 08094134069 (Text Message Only) suleimanuba1@gmail.com (Right of Reply) A clearly defining feature of our brand of politics in Nigeria is the pull-him-down syndrome that has been scaring away some of our best from partaking in politics, or accepting any political appointment in government. Doing so is not for the […]

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Acts of compassion in the war against terror

Daily Dispatch June 26, 2020

BRASS TACKS with Suleiman Uba Gaya 08094134069 (Text Message Only) suleimanuba1@gmail.com It was a bright summer afternoon on the outskirts of Maiduguri when a moving military vehicle spotted a heavily pregnant woman bearing a small child of barely one year old. The woman was trekking to a nearby military checkpoint, obviously seeking for help, and […]

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Pantami, Danbatta, Kashifu and the trillion dollar global digital economy

Daily Dispatch June 19, 2020

BRASS TACKS with Suleiman Uba Gaya 0809 413 4069 (Text Message Only) suleimanuba1@gmail.com I call them the three musketeers. Collectively, the hold the fate of Nigeria in the ongoing global competition among smart countries of the world to grab a share of the estimated $11.5 trillion digital economy market. Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami is […]

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How General Tukur Buratai will force Boko Haram’s Shekau to surrender

Daily Dispatch June 12, 2020

BRASS TACKS with Suleiman Uba Gaya 0809 413 4069 (Text Message Only) suleimanuba1@gmail.com It was Frank Clark, the renowned American lawyer, who famously said that “if you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere.” This perhaps explains the recent setback the country has experienced in the war against terror. After eight […]