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Weah’s New Jersey for A Troubled Continent

Daily Dispatch November 30, 2023

By Azu Ishiekwene Liberia and Sierra Leone have a common historical legacy and often tend to imitate each other in war and peace. But events in the last two weeks suggest that while Liberia may be turning a new, refreshing page, Sierra Leone remains trapped in its troubled past. First, the good

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Humanity First in the 21st Century

Daily Dispatch November 30, 2023

By Omar Muhammad F.At this 21st Century where developments as become a global project, what should be topmost on our mind is “Humanity First”.In everything we do, humanity first. This is the motto of this association and believe. We however, encourage a peaceful resolution and diplomatic approach. In the 1990s a breakthrough agreement negotiated between […]

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Towards a Brighter Tomorrow: India’s G20 Presidency and the Dawn of a New Multilateralism

Daily Dispatch November 29, 2023

By Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi Today marks 365 days since India assumed the G20 Presidency. It is a moment to reflect, recommit, and rejuvenate the spirit of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future.’  As we undertook this responsibility last year, the global landscape grappled with multifaceted challenges: recovery from the Covid-19 […]

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Obasanjo: Blame The Operators, Not The System

Daily Dispatch November 27, 2023

By Kazeem Akintunde Former President Olusegun Aremu Okikiola Obasanjo has several appellations. Some call him Balogun Owu, others refer to him as Baba Iyabo, but one alias that he cherishes is Ebora Owu. Ebora in Yoruba dialect is like a deity, a living spirit or jinn. It also connotes presenting an offering. And when the […]

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Mr President, please save our judiciary, our democracy, our country

Daily Dispatch November 26, 2023

By Hassan Gimba  “A corrupt judge is more harmful to the society than a man who runs amok with a dagger in a crowded street. While the man with the dagger can be restrained physically, a corrupt judge deliberately destroys the foundation of society.”  – Justice Samson Uwaifo, a retired justice of the Supreme Court. […]

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Letter to Governor Ademola Adeleke

Daily Dispatch November 24, 2023

By Tunde Odesola Your Excellency, At the risk of being accused of ‘famzing’ the Osun State First Family, I will, nonetheless, stand at the Aisu Junction, off the Gbongan-Osogbo Road, which leads to a stretch of houses belonging to the Adelekes, open my mouth yakata and proudly declare myself a friend of the illustrious Adeleke […]