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Tinubu’s plea goes unheeded on Ebonyi’s river of blood (1)

Daily Dispatch March 13, 2026

By Tunde Odesola (Published in The PUNCH, on Friday, March 13, 2026) Sometimes, words create accidental rhyme where meaning does not. Etymologically, ‘Moses’ and ‘Osmosis’ are not related, even though they sound similar, and both bear a sense of ‘passing through’. Osmosis, a Greek word,

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Tinubu’s Royal Visit and Nigeria’s Reawakening on the Global Stage

Daily Dispatch March 12, 2026

By Jude Obioha Diplomacy often speaks in symbols long before it speaks in policy. The forthcoming state visit of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the United Kingdom, at the invitation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, is one such symbol, and a powerful one at that. Scheduled for March 17, the visit marks the […]

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Saving the Police from Itself

Daily Dispatch March 12, 2026

By Azu IshiekweneWhen six states in Nigeria’s South-West zone came together in January 2020 to create Amotekun, a regional security outfit to confront social ills spreading across the region, they weren’t reinventing the wheel, despite the political fanfare.They were re-enacting a past that seemed so far back it had been forgotten altogether – a policing […]

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Ten Unassailable Achievements of the Akpabio-Led Tenth Senate and a Historic Legacy of Purpose

Daily Dispatch March 11, 2026

By Rt Hon Eseme Eyiboh mnipr To inquire—often with a faint hint of derision—about the legacy Senator Godswill Akpabio may bequeath as President of Nigeria’s Tenth Senate is to display a troubling indifference to recent legislative history. The record is neither obscure nor equivocal. Under his stewardship, the Senate has passed more than 90 bills, […]

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The Implications Of The U.S.-Israeli- Iranian War On Nigerians

Daily Dispatch March 9, 2026

By Kazeem Akintunde The distance between Nigeria and Israel is approximately 3,642 kilometres (2,263 miles). If you are to fly directly from Lagos to Tel Aviv, it will take about 4 hours. However, because there are no direct flights, you may spend between 15 to 20 hours depending on layover. Again, the distance between Nigeria […]

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The Sunday Stew: The Accountability of Thought: A Debt I Owe Chris Asoluka

Daily Dispatch March 8, 2026

By Max Amuchie There are debts that cannot be quantified.They are not financial. They do not accrue interest. They send no reminders. Yet they settle quietly on the conscience and refuse to leave.This is one of them.Some people also enter your life almost silently, almost accidentally, yet leave impressions so enduring that you only recognise […]