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Flowing with Tinubu’s 2024 New Year address

Daily Dispatch January 3, 2024

By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu must by now have addressed the nation on four solid occasions. The first was his inauguration address on May 29, 2023, which is best described as the “subsidy is gone” address. Democracy Day (June 12), Independence

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What has happened to Governor Professor Charles Soludo?

Daily Dispatch January 1, 2024

By Idang Alibi Anyone who knew Prof. Charles Soludo closely or who knew him distantly by reputation before what INEC people and Nigerian TV stations delight in calling ‘’off-season or off-cycle’’ election that produced him as governor of Anambra State, must have, by now, felt hugely disappointed by the man. Soludo had such a sky […]

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Why a President should not be a Minister

Daily Dispatch December 31, 2023

By Hassan Gimba An Igbo adage says that when an anomaly persists for one year, it becomes the norm. So slowly, steadily but surely, it is becoming a norm, an accepted aberration, for a president in Nigeria to appoint himself as a minister. It is like saying in a country of 200 million-plus, there is […]

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Plateau Killings: Time To Establish State/Community Policing

Daily Dispatch December 31, 2023

By: Adémólá Òrúnbon  The recent Plateau massacre has been one among too many. Condemnations have since trailed the unfortunate development. Vice President Kashim Shettima, like many others took time to visit the affected areas, his message was resounding, including his earlier repeated calls for an overhaul of the nation’s security apparatus. The VP was emphatic […]

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The exit of Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu

Daily Dispatch December 31, 2023

By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Oorun ni n gba t’owo omode/Iku ni n bo bata l’ese Rago/Ko sohun t’o ni’bere ti kii l’opin/Bee si ni ko si ohun ti a n je l’enu ti kii tan/Afi ola Olorun Eleduwa/Igba o lo bi orere/Aiye o lo bi opa ibon/Bi oni ti ri, ola o […]

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Abacha protests in heaven, begs to return

Daily Dispatch December 29, 2023

By Tunde Odesola With his flaming sword, Angel Michael fled towards Heaven’s Gate – from the Gate of Paradise, where he was stationed. The angel had got wind of an untoward noise at Heaven’s Gate located far outside Paradise. As he spread his wings and rode the clouds en route to Heaven’s Gate, he thought […]