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Bobrisky, VDM, Falz and our very dark end (1)

Daily Dispatch October 4, 2024

Tunde Odesola I’m no Catholic but I wish to make a confession. The headline of this article should have been one of these two: “Bobrisky: The Beauty and the Beast” or “Bobrisky: The Lion and the Jewel.” I prefer the first headline to the second for the simple reason that nothing is jewelling

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Tinubu’s Drive for Foreign Direct Investments

Daily Dispatch October 4, 2024

By Temitope Ajayi In his independence anniversary broadcast on October 1st, President Bola Tinubu enumerated his administration’s efforts to drive foreign direct investments into the country. He noted that within the first 16 months of his administration, the government had attracted over $30 billion in FDI. A section of the social media and television punditry […]

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LEADERSHIP: A Story Still Telling 20 Years After

Daily Dispatch October 3, 2024

By Azu Ishiekwene Several good things happen in the bedroom, often the place of rest and renewal. Sometime in 2004, Sam Nda-Isaiah and his wife Zainab conceived the idea of a newspaper there. She told the story before of how her husband got up in the wee hours, scribbled a few things in a jotter, […]

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Ruth Ogunleye And Nigeria Army Of Sexual Harassment

Daily Dispatch October 2, 2024

By Erasmus Ikhide A perfect storm is brewing over the desolate Nigerian Military Industrial-Complex (MIC) that has remained constant in the news for the wrong reasons. The misogynistic military has been roped once again for forcing out junior female officers in rape incidences. There are several cases of rape and sexual abuse that have been […]

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Nigeria@64, China@75: Spot The Similarities, Close The Gap; By Issa Aremu

Daily Dispatch October 2, 2024

“Share our similarities, celebrate our differences”- M. Scott Peck NOTWITHSTANDING the distance and geography, Nigeria and China share significant traits worthy of acknowledgement. In terms of population, the two giant nations stand as giants. With a population of 1.5 billion (official 1.3 billion), China is the largest in Asia and largest in the world. Similarly,

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EFCC versus Yahaya Bello: Victim or villain?

Daily Dispatch October 2, 2024

By Bola BOLAWOLEturnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 The face-off between the anti-corruption agency – the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) – and the immediate past civilian governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Adoza Bello, is a sad reminder of how weak and easily manipulated institutions are here. It also showcases the crawling stage of our democratic […]