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Joe Ajaero’s Arrest And The Treasonable Felony Trial Of Protesters Signposts The Unfolding Dictatorship I.

Daily Dispatch September 9, 2024

Prof Chris Mustapha Nwaokobia Jnr. ow quickly does hypocrisy and Pharaseesm come full cycle? How does self-acclaimed Progressives and Democrats become so quickly the greatest threat to our democracy and to fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms? Why are they so uncomfortable with dissent and

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The Oil Curse

Daily Dispatch September 9, 2024

By Kazeem Akintunde When oil was discovered in Oloibiri, a small fishing community in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, in 1956, those living in the community believed that their community and personal life would witness a 360-degree turn around for good. Their joy knew no bounds as the community soon became a tourist […]

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Mr President, We Are at War, (1)

Daily Dispatch September 8, 2024

By Hassan Gimba We were hit with the sad news of the massacre of scores of people by Boko Haram in Mafa, a village in Tarmuwa local government area of Yobe State. Mafa is close to Shekau, the town that was unfortunate to be the birthplace of Abubakar Shekau, the notorious murderer in the name of religion. […]

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At OAU, let there be light!

Daily Dispatch September 8, 2024

By Bola BOLAWOLEturnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 Man’s three basic needs or necessities are generally given as food (including water), clothing, and shelter. Food (including water) is needed to keep body and soul together and give us the energy required for our daily activities. Apart from air, food (including water) is the most basic – and […]

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Still on age limit, WAEC and NECO controversy

Daily Dispatch September 7, 2024

By Bola BOLAWOLEturnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 On the raging controversy of 18-years or nothing less before admission into the country’s institutions of higher learning, the authorities have a mountain to climb if the groundswell of public opinion is anything to go by. The policy is not new; it has been in our statute books for […]

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Kenn Ayere: From journalism to intrepid business investments

Daily Dispatch September 5, 2024

By Sufuyan Ojeifo He is sedate but highly fecund. You cannot catch him indulge in the mundane. He does not also get involved in mendacity in any form and hue. This disposition is nested in his background: with a father who was the first university graduate in his Ewatto village in Edo State and a […]