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Does it Matter to Africa if Nigel Farage Comes to Number 10?

Daily Dispatch May 14, 2026

By Azu Ishiekwene The next British general election is in 2029, but you could already feel the tremor from the Council election of May 7.The surge of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK Party is the clearest warning sign yet that Prime Minister Keir Starmer is living on borrowed time. The Labour Party is

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Senator Michael Opeyemi Bamidele: The Face of a Timid, Unambitious and Stupid Senate Leader!

Daily Dispatch May 12, 2026

By Barrister Wale Ojo-Lanre, Esq. Yes, you read that correctly. I read it too. In fact, I heard it with my own ears. Someone, with a tone of finality and the confidence of a badly informed analyst, described Senator Michael Opeyemi Bamidele, CON, the Senate Leader of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and one of […]

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Execution Discipline Will Define Tegbe’s Agenda for Nigeria’s Power Sector

Daily Dispatch May 12, 2026

By Adeola Labzy When the Minister-Designate for Power, Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe, told the Nigerian Senate that there was “no quick fix” to Nigeria’s electricity crisis, the statement stood out for departing from the familiar rhetoric that has long shaped public conversations about the sector. In a country where ambitious declarations on power reform have often […]

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Opposition Coalition: The Triumph Of Personal Ambition Over Collective Good

Daily Dispatch May 10, 2026

By Kazeem AkintundeOpposition political leaders in the country on April 25, gathered in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, to discuss how to work together to form a formidable team and work towards producing a single presidential candidate in their desire to wrestle power from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu come May 29, 2027. Devoid of political […]

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The Arbiter How I returned from the gate of the other world (2)

Daily Dispatch May 10, 2026

By Hassan Gimba I had earlier spoken about intubation. It is a medical procedure involving the insertion of a flexible plastic tube into the trachea (windpipe) through the mouth or nose to maintain an open airway, deliver oxygen, or facilitate mechanical ventilation (life-support machine). It is used during emergencies, critical care, or anaesthesia to ensure […]

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The Sunday Stew: The Trinity of State Decay (III): The Architecture of Resurrection

Daily Dispatch May 10, 2026

By MAX AMUCHIE In the last two weeks, Parts One and Two diagnosed a structural mutation in the Nigerian state: a dual sovereignty system in which the Institutional Mirage performs authority while the Shadow Order exercises it, sustained by The Insecurity Triad as a mechanism of mutual reproduction.What remains is the hardest question in political […]