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Between the Senator and the Soldier

Daily Dispatch February 16, 2025

By Hassan Gimba As long as I remain the minister of defence, our soldiers will marry the prettiest women, live in the best houses, eat the best food, wear the best clothes and drive the best cars because when war comes, they will be the ones to die first. – Muhammadu Ribadu. If I did

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Is IGP Egbetokun a Pretender to the Throne?

Daily Dispatch February 15, 2025

By Prof Mike Ozekhome, SAN, CON, OFR, FCIArb, LL.D INTRODUCTION Is Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun legally recognised as such under our extant laws, or is he but a pretender to the throne (office of the IGP)? I shall attempt in this writeup to answer this question. This is because there has been a […]

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The witches on Portable’s road to madness (1)

Daily Dispatch February 14, 2025

By Tunde Odesola Although it is invisible, 17th Century English philosopher, physician and medical researcher John Locke described a newborn’s mind as a tabula rasa – a clean, unused slate. Born 224 years after Locke, Sigmund Freud, a Jew and the father of psychoanalysis, while unravelling the human psyche, said the human mind is divided […]

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Understanding the Nonsense About State Creation

Daily Dispatch February 13, 2025

By Azu Ishiekwene Many years ago, when my son was completing paperwork for a job with the Lagos State government, he was required to fill out a form that included his State of Origin. He paused. It had been marked a compulsory field, and he wanted to know if not filling it would affect his […]

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Soaring cost of living : FCCPC to the rescue?

Daily Dispatch February 12, 2025

By Bola BOLAWOLEturnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 The woman looked askance as she was told the latest prices of the food items she had come to the market to buy. “Everything too cost”, she moaned. Another woman haggling with the next seller interjected: “No be say dem too cost; na every day dem price too dey […]

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Marriage Is Give And Take

Daily Dispatch February 11, 2025

By Aunty Omowunmi Greetings to all submissive Women A GOOD WOMAN BUILDS HER OWN MARRIAGE – Proverbs 31:10 – 31 How to avoid regret in Marriages For more info. On how to handle your cheating spouse kindly contact 08024242391