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The unkingly Timi and lousy Wasiu Ayinde (2)

Daily Dispatch January 31, 2025

By Tunde Odesola ‘Ga’nu sí’ is a six-letter Yoruba phrase with three syllables. The first syllable, ‘ga’, means to ‘set open’. The second syllable, ‘nu’, is a contraction of ‘enu’ (mouth) while ‘si’ means ‘to’ or ‘upon’. Therefore, a literal English translation of ‘ga’nu sí’ is ‘set open the

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Preparing for Trump Deportation Copycats in Europe

Daily Dispatch January 30, 2025

By Azu Ishiekwene I can understand if many people outside the US wish to forget about President Donald Trump and get on with their lives. However hard you try, you can’t keep up with the chaos in the White House since January 20. It would be a defamation of the animal kingdom to call Trump […]

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When ignorance is bliss…

Daily Dispatch January 30, 2025

By Bola BOLAWOLEturnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 As Christians we are taught that if all else fails, we should try praise and worship! When prayer fails, try praise and worship! When fasting fails, try praise and worship! When vigil fails, try praise and worship! When giving, offering, first fruit, tithe and seed offering […]

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The Minority Institute

Daily Dispatch January 29, 2025

By Gbenga Adekola The concept of ‘Minority’ emerged from the doctrine of ‘freedom and sovereignty (or liberty)’ as a tenet of the Treaty of Westphalia dated 24.10.1648.John Calvin and Martin Luther together with their adherents, as epitome of non-Catholic Christian proponents were considered as “minority” within the dominant Christian

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VP Shettima: When the bridge-builder showed up for persona non grata

Daily Dispatch January 28, 2025

By Zainab Suleiman Okino Something quite remarkable and sublime, yet a powerful testament, capable of setting the tone for a discourse on national cohesion happened recently at a rather innocuous book launch of a professional colleague. The book also has an unusual title, Personal Non Grata, a personal account of the author, Ismaila Omipidan’s life […]

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Dissecting Kemi Badenoch’s Anger Against Nigeria

Daily Dispatch January 27, 2025

By Kazeem Akintunde In the last few years, Kemi Badenoch, leader of the Conservative Party in Britain, has had harsh words for Nigeria and Nigerian leaders. Anytime she spoke, there would be one negative reference to Nigeria. It is quite clear that she is angry with Nigeria and our leaders.As the leader of the Conservative […]