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Still on Obasanjo, Fayose’s birthday fire-works…

Daily Dispatch December 8, 2025

By Bolanle BOLAWOLEturnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 It is not a surprise that attacks and demands for more expose, as some of the commentators have called it, trailed the first and second instalments of “Sixty-Fifth birthday fire-works…” between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and former

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If They Won’t Let You Work—Leave: An Open Letter To Gen C.G. Musa

Daily Dispatch December 8, 2025

By Toff Kulere The appointment of Gen. C.G. Musa as Nigeria’s new Minister of Defence has stirred a wave of optimism across the country. One of my favourite writers, Emmanuel Ozioma Iwuegbu captured the mood perfectly when he wrote: “A directive like ‘shoot bandits on sight’ may sound forceful in public, but within professional security […]

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Gold, Guns, And Gangs: How Illegal Mining Is Fueling Insecurity In Nigeria

Daily Dispatch December 8, 2025

By Kazeem Akintunde Nineteen Northern State Governors alongside their traditional rulers met in Kaduna last week Monday to rub minds and possibly work out practical solutions to the insecurity crisis that has not only engulfed the region, but threatening to consume it. At the end of their parley, the Governors came up with recommendations that […]

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Ribadu and Trump: A Lesson in Security Diplomacy

Daily Dispatch December 7, 2025

By Hassan Gimba Two weeks ago, in what may aptly be termed security diplomacy, Nuhu Ribadu—the super cop who proved his mettle as a corruption-fighting czar and now serves as National Security Adviser—brought all his experience, and more, to bear on the task of dousing the fire threatening to engulf us from the guns of […]

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The Musa Effect and the Sudden Quiet on Nigeria’s Security Front

Daily Dispatch December 6, 2025

By Sunday Oladapo Ever since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced the appointment of General Christopher Gwabin Musa as Nigeria’s new Minister of Defence, something subtle—but unmistakably profound—has shifted across the country’s security landscape. For weeks before now, bandits treated entire regions like open fields—striking at will, terrorizing rural communities, and

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Oyetola vs Omisore: There is always a tomorrow

Daily Dispatch December 5, 2025

By Ismail Omipidan I have, for a long time, refrained from intervening in the ongoing roforofo fight between the camps of my former principal, Adegboyega Oyetola, and his now-estranged political ally, Senator Iyiola Omisore. However, after reading certain planted stories now being amplified by Omisore’s supporters, I felt compelled to do this intervention. Both