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Ways To Groom Honourable Men In The Society 

Daily Dispatch April 14, 2024

By. Mary Ekpo Grooming honorable men in society involves fostering positive values, morals, and behaviors that promote integrity, respect, and empathy.  Here are some ways to groom honorable men in the society: 1. Education: Providing boys and young men with comprehensive education on

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Calling on the Minister of Works…

Daily Dispatch April 14, 2024

By Bolanle BOLAWOLEturnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 If a roll call of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s performing Ministers is made today, the likelihood is that the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, will make the list. The former governor is one of those we can call a square peg in a square hole. I have followed the […]

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Needed: One standard hospital per state (1)

Daily Dispatch April 14, 2024

By Hassan Gimba  I never thought I could attend the Eid prayer held on 10th April, a day after I clocked the definitive age of 60: I have now joined the senior citizens’ rank. Not being confident I could attend the Eid prayer seems an understatement; for actually, in February, the way I was feeling […]

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Wasiu Ayinde, Bobrisky and the Nigerian Army (2)

Daily Dispatch April 12, 2024

By Tunde Odesola In this day and age of social media, journalism, one of the few fearless professions, treats soft news with almost the same attention it treats hard news. According to the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, hard news refers to stories that are usually timely, important and consequential, such as politics, […]

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Faye and France: The Tyre Meets the Road

Daily Dispatch April 11, 2024

By Azu Ishiekwene The words of President Bassirou Diomaye Faye were honey to taste. Following the bitter ending of the 12-year rule of Macky Sall, highlighted by the widespread belief that France is at the heart of Senegal’s misery, a forlorn country enthusiastically lapped up Faye’s promise of a future untainted by French shenanigans. At […]

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How selective electricity tariff officially stratified Nigeria

Daily Dispatch April 11, 2024

By Zainab Suleiman Okino The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) must have been taken aback by the outpouring of condemnations and criticisms over their proposed “improvement and efficiency” accompanied by 231 percent electricity tariff hike even from unlikely quarters. Neither the Band A customers who will “enjoy” 20 hours of electricity and pay more, nor