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PDP Leaderhip: Let those deceiving themselves continue

Daily Dispatch May 1, 2026

By Lere Olayinka When you choose to lie to yourself and believe your own lies, you are gone, very gone! Such is the case of Governor Seyi Makinde and the products of his Amala Convention, that have now been confined to the dustbin of history by the Supreme Court. After the Supreme Court

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Unlocking the Benefits of Zero-Tariff Measures toElevate the China–Africa Community with a Shared Future to a New Level

Daily Dispatch May 1, 2026

By Yu Dunhai, On May 1 this year, China will fully implement zero-tariff measures for 53 African countries that have diplomatic relations with China. This represents a concrete step by China to expand high-level opening up and deepen China–Africa cooperation. As the policy enters its implementation phase, China–Nigeria cooperation is also reaching a critical juncture,

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Mali, Russia, and the Collapse of a Dangerous Illusion

Daily Dispatch May 1, 2026

The coordinated jihadist assault of 25 to 26 April did not merely expose the limits of the AES and Mali’s military junta. It shattered the strategic illusion that has guided the country since its rupture with ECOWAS and the wider international community. By Oumarou Sanou The events that unfolded across Mali last weekend are not […]

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Taribo West’s poison is Paul Onuachu’s meat

Daily Dispatch May 1, 2026

By Tunde Odesola (Published in The PUNCH, on Friday, May 1, 2026) Everyone knows the story of the prodigal son. It is needless retelling here. But there is a simple idiom that captures his visceral vices, which include rebellion and entitlement, wastage and reckless living, debauchery and arrogance, unaccountability, and greed. That idiom is: “You […]

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Tinubu-Ruto Banter as Food for Thought

Daily Dispatch April 30, 2026

By Azu Ishiekwene Listening to Kenyan President William Ruto diss Nigerians with a smile from faraway Italy, one would think he had taken a page from Amos Tutuola’s The Palm-Wine Drinkard. It was obvious that Ruto assumed Nigerians spoke that variety of unconventional English rendered by Tutuola in his story of magical realism from Yoruba […]

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When Leaders Invoke Fire, Nations Remember the Ashes

Daily Dispatch April 27, 2026

By Olumide Bajulaiye There are moments in public discourse that should make us pause—not because they are loud, but because they echo something dark, something dangerous, something we had hoped was buried in the past. The recent reference to “Operation Wetie” by Seyi Makinde is one of those moments. This is not just about a […]