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COVID-19: The Dangers Facing Governor Ganduje

Daily Dispatch April 24, 2020

BRASS TACKS with Suleiman Uba Gaya 0809 413 4069 (Text Message Only) suleimanuba1@gmail.com The first time I ever came close to Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje was in April 2013 when we stayed on the same floor, in the same hotel in Mecca, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Both of us were there for the

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The Evil Forces Against Pantami

Daily Dispatch April 17, 2020

BRASS TACKS with Suleiman Uba Gaya 0809 413 4069 (Text Message Only) Three weeks ago, I published an opinion advising the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ibrahim Ali Pantami to ensure the telecoms sector does not get derailed by what I perceived as his penchant for picking unnecessary fights with other key […]

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How Pantami’s Misbehaviour Threatens Telecoms Industry

Daily Dispatch March 27, 2020

BRASS TACKS with Suleiman Uba Gaya 0809 413 4069 (Text Message Only) It was Nicolo Machiavelli, the renowned Italian philosopher who said that when you give a high political office to incompetent individuals or those who least expect it, chances are that they may come unprepared and in the haste to prove themselves, inflict heavy […]

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How Greed And Insensitivity By Nigerian Politicians Stoke Insecurity

Daily Dispatch March 20, 2020

BRASS TACKS with Suleiman Uba Gaya 0809 413 4069 (Text Message Only) On December 3, 2017, while driving in my car with my wife and daughter around 8pm, I was flagged-down by what I presumed to be personnel of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in the heart of Abuja. It looked like the thousands of […]

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On Governor Diri’s Olive Branch and Blessings For Bayelsa

Daily Dispatch March 6, 2020

BRASS TACKS with Suleiman Uba Gaya 0803 567 6295 (Text Message Only) From the day he indicated interest to run for the governorship of Bayelsa State, and up to the day he was sworn-in to the office exactly three weeks ago, one thing that has come to define Governor Duoye Diri of Bayelsa State is […]

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Day The World Crashed On My Head

Daily Dispatch February 28, 2020

BRASS TACKS with Suleiman Uba Gaya 0803 567 6295 (Text Message Only) The time was around 8pm on this fateful night almost forty years ago when Hajia Hadiza Uba Gaya decided that the fever enveloping her required urgent medical attention. She thought it was just stress, and could shrug it off and feel fine the […]