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Dele Momodu vs. Fani-Kayode: The pot fighting the kettle

Daily Dispatch March 27, 2026

By Tunde Odesola (Published in The PUNCH, on Friday, March 27, 2026) Back in the Italy of 44 BC, there lived a babalawo called Spurinna. Spurinna was a haruspice. In ancient Rome, a haruspice was a priest or soothsayer who practised divination by inspecting the entrails–specifically the liver

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Obi’s Transition From Serious Contender to Mascot

Daily Dispatch March 26, 2026

By Azu IshiekweneFriends, admirers, and the “Obidient” fanbase of the former Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Gregory Obi, love to call him by the sobriquet “Okwute,” which in Igbo, Nigeria’s third-largest socio-linguistic group, means rock, boulder, or stone. Quite a nice alias – especially if you associate some doctrinal nuances of Obi’s faith with […]

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A compass pointing to progress: The Ernest Umakhihe momentum

Daily Dispatch March 26, 2026

By Sufuyan Ojeifo There are moments in the life of a people when something unusual appears on the horizon. Not the familiar politician whose promises arrive with great fanfare and depart with suspicious speed, but something steadier. Something that does not merely announce itself but offers direction. It seems the people of Owan Federal Constituency […]

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When Ignorance Masquerades as Economic Critique: A Rejoinder to Suyi Ayodele

Daily Dispatch March 26, 2026

By Tanimu Yakubu There is criticism, and there is confusion elevated to performance art. Suyi Ayodele’s “History Tinubu Should Have Learnt” is not an argument—it is a cascade of assertions built on a startling ignorance of how modern economies function. It is one thing to oppose policy. It is quite another to do so while […]

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POSTSCRIPT: From intent to outcomes — President Tinubu’s state visit to the United Kingdom

Daily Dispatch March 24, 2026

By Sunday Dare If President Tinubu’s visit to London was framed as a strategic reset, its conclusion has now provided something more important: proper evidence of execution. What was once a relationship sustained by legacy is now being redefined by leverage- capital inflows, systems alignments, priorities convergence and stronger economic collaboration. From

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When an Oil Nation Pays First‑World Prices on Third‑World Wages

Daily Dispatch March 23, 2026

By Nick AguleEmail: nick.agule@yahoo.co.ukX: @NickAguleFacebook: Nick Agule, FCA23 March 2026 Now the real tragedy: Conclusion Nigeria now finds itself in a brutal paradox: paying first‑world fuel prices on third‑world wages. A Nigerian worker earning $52 a month is forced to buy petrol at $1 per litre, while an American earning $1,264 a month pays $0.75 […]