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One year later, what value has Tinubu added to our lives? – 1

Daily Dispatch June 5, 2024

By Bola BOLAWOLEturnpot@turnpot.com 0807 552 5533 It made a lot of sense that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu chose to mark, not celebrate, his first year in office. Celebration would have been termed insensitive by many, and the president would have been charged for profligacy and extravagance.

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Opinion: How 1.2m Civil Servants, NLC/TUC Are Killing Nigerian Economy

Daily Dispatch June 4, 2024

By Kassim Afegbua The population of Nigerian civil servants stands at 1.2million, according to the Honourable Minister of Information; that’s paltry out of our over 200m population. Hence the need for them to disrupt menacingly in their agitation for better pay? They keep asking for increased salaries to cushion the effects of the present economic […]

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The Legacy Man and his baby steps

Daily Dispatch June 3, 2024

By Bayo Onanuga One year after being in the saddle, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be first person to admit that the ride has been bumpy. He is also the first to say he is unfazed by the turbulence as he remains focused on the marathon of the next three years. The past year has […]

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Tinubu’s One Year In Office (Part 2)

Daily Dispatch June 2, 2024

By Kazeem Akintunde If there is one leader in Nigeria that actually fought for power, grabbed it, snatched it and ran with it, that individual is President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Long before he completed his eight-year tenure as Governor of Lagos State in 2007, he had set his eyes on the number one job in […]

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And Trump’s cookie will continue to crumble

Daily Dispatch June 2, 2024

By Hassan Gimba This write-up is not new. It was first published on January 18, 2021. Considering his recent court case, I find it relevant to republish it today. Those familiar with novels, especially before the advent of the internet, can remember a famous novel recalled in my headline. The book, The Way The Cookie Crumbles, first published in […]

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Nigeria: Federalism, unitarism, hybrid or what?

Daily Dispatch June 2, 2024

By Bolanle BOLAWOLE0705 263 1058 turnpot@gmail.com It is a puzzle that the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration has dragged the 36 state governments to court to compel them to respect the autonomy of the 774 local governments, often touted, though erroneously, as the third tier of government and the government that is closest to the […]