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Atiku, Obi losing grip – time for political house cleaning

Daily Dispatch May 14, 2025

By Zainab Suleiman Okino After failing to unite and in the process, handing over victory to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on a platter of gold in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar have been grandstanding and upbraiding the government of the day. This posturing serves as

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JAMB mass failure: Harvest time; not tragedy?

Daily Dispatch May 14, 2025

By Bola BOLAWOLEturnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 ”Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap” (Galatians 6:7). The above scripture is a key concept in Christian theology, which emphasizes the principle that our actions, be they good and be they bad, will have consequences. […]

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INEC, Election Riggers and Twisted Narratives

Daily Dispatch May 13, 2025

By Anietie Ekong Lately, there has been an upsurge of politically motivated and unwarranted attacks on the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio using several guises camouflaged as serving public interest. The article by Mr Segun Adeniyi on the backpage of THISDAY, Thursday, May 8, 2025 is one of such attempts to rewrite our recent […]

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Much ado about Utomi’s shadow government

Daily Dispatch May 13, 2025

By Bolanle BOLAWOLEturnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 “If the problem is in the name or nomenclature employed by Utomi, then, we may have to search for a less “provocative” name, but no one should tell us that our democracy does not need a vibrant opposition or that the institutions in place at the moment are up […]

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Nigeria’s Emerging Political Dynasties

Daily Dispatch May 11, 2025

By Kazeem Akintunde It was Senator Ayo Arise, who represented Ekiti North Senatorial District during the sixth National Assembly between 2007 and 2011 that described the Nigerian version of politics as the most lucrative job in the country. Arise told the nation in 2013 that many of them made stupendous money whilst making laws for […]

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Which Among His Favours Are We Denying?

Daily Dispatch May 11, 2025

By Hassan Gimba I borrowed my headline from a surah in the Holy Qur’an— Suratul Rahman. Ar-Rahman in English means “The Beneficent”, and is known for its repetition of the phrase “Then which of your Lord’s favours will you both deny?”, Surah Ar-Rahman, with 78 ayats (verses), is the 55th chapter (surah) in the Qur’an.