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Kano’s Abdusalam and the burden of deputy governors

Daily Dispatch March 8, 2026

By Taiwo Adisa(Published by the Sunday Tribune, March 8, 2026) Today’s topic made me recall an incident that happened while I was serving as the Special Assistant Media to the then President of the Senate, Senator Adolphus Wabara, in 2004. Wabara had asked me to follow him to the office of the

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Tunji Disu, Oyedele: Reviving up the governance engine

Daily Dispatch March 8, 2026

By Tunde Rahman Last week has been hugely significant in Nigeria’s contemporary history. The plaudits arising from the announcement of Executive Order 9, aimed at curbing opacity in the operations of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and instilling transparency and accountability, had barely receded when President Bola Tinubu made two other important decisions in

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DSS, the Walida Abdullahi Episode, and the Quiet Leadership of DG Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi

Daily Dispatch March 6, 2026

By Olumide Bajulaiye The Department of State Services (DSS), also known as the State Security Service (SSS), remains one of the most misunderstood institutions within Nigeria’s security architecture. For many Nigerians, the agency only comes into public focus during dramatic arrests or when politics dominates the conversation. Yet intelligence work is far deeper and far

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Africa and the Deadly Dust from Iran

Daily Dispatch March 5, 2026

By Azu Ishiekwene These are sad times. Who could have believed that after the US and its allies destroyed Iraq in search of “weapons of mass destruction” and found none, history would repeat itself as a farce? In neighbouring Iran, 35 years after Operation Desert Storm, the U.S. has launched a consequential war, only this […]

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Ransom payment to terrorists: The lies, deception and politics 

Daily Dispatch March 4, 2026

BY ZAINAB SULEIMAN OKINO As it stands today, almost every Nigerian knows or has some information about how the payment of ransom and the release of victims are negotiated, ever since abduction became part of our daily lives. The process typically involves secrecy, anxious moments, uncertainties, non-involvement of law enforcement, and a discreet payment system […]

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Osun State’s Staff Payroll Debacle

Daily Dispatch March 2, 2026

By Kazeem Akintunde On August 15th, the people of Osun State will head for the poll to elect a new Governor. The incumbent, Ademola Adeleke, formerly of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), will be on the ballot but this time, as the flag bearer of the Accord Party, believing that he deserves a second term […]