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Of Akpabio, Senate And Secured Future Of Nigerian Youths

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2024

By. Abdulkareem Bello The declaration and eventual commencement of a nationwide protest, on August 1, 2024, has no doubt shown that there is anger in the land. From one state to another and then to the media space, it has been a season of anger with the attendant outcomes that often follow such

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Some strategies to strengthen the nation,

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2024

By Hassan Gimba This was first written on March 17, 2024, with a different headline. Perhaps we may still find it relevant in these trying times. Last week, we read how the signs are not looking good for a nation like ours that wants to be reckoned with internationally. We concluded by asking the federal government to […]

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End bad governance protests: The rage next time…

Daily Dispatch August 11, 2024

By Bolanle BOLAWOLEturnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Yesterday, the #ENDBADGOVERNANCE protests ran its full gamut. In the days, weeks, months and years to come, pundits, critics and analysts will continue to discuss, review, critique and draw useful lessons from it. Did it fail? Did it succeed? Have lessons been learned on both sides of the divide? […]

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Tinubu, Yusuph Olaniyonu and hunger protest

Daily Dispatch August 9, 2024

By Tunde Odesola Returning home from work on a humid evening in 2016, I asked my children their thoughts about visiting America. They took their gaze away from the TV, searched my eyes for seriousness, smiled doubtfully and returned their gaze to the TV, exhibiting an air of ‘we have outgrown your pranks, this old […]

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Nigerian hospitals: Now worse than mere consulting centres?

Daily Dispatch August 8, 2024

By Bola BOLAWOLEturnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 The story you are about to read is an abridged version of the true life experience of Yusuph Olaniyonu, communications strategist, journalist, lawyer, public affairs analyst and former Information Commissioner in Ogun State. I say without equivocation that Yusuph was one of the finest writers that Nigerian journalism has […]

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Arewa’s final warning.

Daily Dispatch August 7, 2024

By Tahir Ibrahim Tahir Talban Bauchi. I was livid when I heard former governor Fayose’s diatribe against the North and how we’re responsible for the world of economic troubles President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, PBAT, is facing. I had composed a virulent rejoinder and somehow I didn’t get down to scribbling it out. Then I heard […]