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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

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Nigeria’s Terror Ranking And ‘Docile’ South West Governors

Daily Dispatch March 22, 2026

By Kazeem Akintunde The 2026 Global Terrorism Index report (GTI), released last week by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), shows that Nigeria experienced the largest year-on-year increase in terrorism-related deaths globally. The surge propelled Nigeria to fourth place on the index, trailing only Pakistan, Burkina Faso, and Niger. In 2025, Nigeria was ranked

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Tinubu: Of politics, power, and strategy

Daily Dispatch March 22, 2026

By Taiwo Adisa, PhD (Published by the Sunday Tribune, March 22, 2026) In the music world, three major groups have been linked with the song, which has the lyrics “Now that we’ve found love, what are we gonna do with it?” The original song with the chorus “Now That We Found Love” hit the waves […]

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The Insecurity Triad (1): How Kidnapping Became Nigeria’s Multi-Billion Naira Ransom Industry

Daily Dispatch March 22, 2026

By MAX AMUCHIE | The Sunday Stew There is a particular kind of silence that follows a kidnapping. It is not the absence of sound, but the absence of certainty. Phones stay charged. Families stop sleeping. Every unknown number becomes both hope and dread. In that silence, the Nigerian citizen is reduced to a negotiable […]

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Tinubu’s plea goes unheeded on Ebonyi’s river of blood (2)

Daily Dispatch March 20, 2026

By Tunde Odesola (Published in The PUNCH, on Friday, March 20, 2026) Water surged against the road and beheaded it, fiam! Headless, the road recoiled, rallied and beheaded water in revenge. Both headless, water and road locked in a final battle, cutting each other into four equal parts! Thus, the Ifa verse, “Òyígíyigì, Ọta Omi,” […]

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ADC’s Problem is ADC, not APC

Daily Dispatch March 19, 2026

By Azu Ishiekwene This is the last thing the African Democratic Congress (ADC) wants to hear, but it has to be said, even if the party digs its thumbs in its ear. It began with the party’s delayed registration.When things were not moving as quickly as the early defectors, mostly from the People’s Democratic Party […]