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The Price We Pay When Legislators Die

Daily Dispatch August 1, 2024

By Azu Ishiekwene We met last on April 21. I went to Asaba from Lagos to promote my new book, Writing for Media and Monetising It, at Delta State University, which, according to JAMB statistics, is one of the country’s highest subscribers to Mass Communications in 2021. Senator Ifeanyi

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Breaking: Protest: Curfew imposed in parts of Borno, Yobe States

Daily Dispatch August 1, 2024

Twenty four hours curfew has been imposed in parts of Borno and Yobe States as irate youths trooped to the streets to protest what they termed bad governance. A statement by the Special Adviser to Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni on Security Matters, Brig. Gen. Dahiru Abdussallamread: “Yobe State Government has considered the security […]

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First of August: Much ado about nothing?

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2024

By Bola BOLAWOLEturnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 Those threatening to stage nationwide protests are badly heating up the polity. The government that is fretting about it is also helping to make a bad situation worse. Everyone, therefore, is in a panic mode. Many will die before they see what is going to kill them, forgetful of […]

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Dangote Refinery: For love of country, beyond profit and passion

Daily Dispatch July 30, 2024

By Zainab Suleiman Okino Critics of the Dangote Refinery might be called “deniers.” Their scepticisms stem from Nigeria’s history of failing its citizens, making it difficult for them to believe that an individual could succeed where the country has faltered. Building a refinery of such magnitude seems impossible, yet it becomes achievable when driven by […]

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Protest: What exactly do Nigerians want?

Daily Dispatch July 30, 2024

By Ismail Omipidan In June, 2024, precisely June 9, I bought a small basket of Irish potatoes for N20, 000. However, by yesterday, I bought the same quantity for N6, 000 at the Asokoro extension Market. This, no doubt, negates the long-held notion that whatever goes up in Nigeria hardly comes down. The reason for […]

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The Hardship Protests And A Nation On Edge

Daily Dispatch July 29, 2024

By Kazeem Akintunde Nigeria is presently a nation on the edge. The reason is quite glaring for all to see. The masses, especially the youths, have vowed to organize protests across the country to call government’s attention to the hardship in the land. The government, headed by President Bola Tinubu, has told the youths that […]