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Letter to Rich Nigerians: Why the Poor Are Mad

Daily Dispatch November 23, 2023

By Azu Ishiekwene It’s not only the poor that are mad, if you get my drift. Even folks who once thought of themselves as middle class, that is, neither wealthy nor poor, are in maddening distress. They can hardly believe how life has come to be what it is today. Perhaps the most frequently

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Are the Yoruba really monolithic?

Daily Dispatch November 22, 2023

By Bola Bolawole turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 Sections of the Yoruba are beginning to grumble about his appointments and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu must to hear this, like the Zazu crooner, Portable, sang in his album titled “Apostoli must to hear this” Despite that I am a Pentecostal pastor, I like that song no be […]

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The HYPPADEC challenge and Governor Bago’s fury

Daily Dispatch November 21, 2023

By Zainab Suleiman Okino The governor of Niger state, Alhaji Umaru Bago recently expressed his concern over the country’s revenue sharing formula. The state he governs, Niger is called power state. It is no fluke; it hosts hydrocarbons worth 6000 installed capacities from Shiroro, Kainji and Jebba hydro power stations) as contributions to the national […]

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National contradictions Tinubu must resolve in 2024

Daily Dispatch November 21, 2023

By Michael Owhoko, Ph.D Any Nigerian with rational and open mind knows that complexity of governance in Nigeria today is rooted in the country’s political system, which by any stretch of imagination and logic, is unsuitable for a heterogenous society like Nigeria with over 250 ethnic groups that are characterized by incompatible cultures, varied history, […]

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Let The Lawmakers Enjoy Their Toys

Daily Dispatch November 20, 2023

By Kazeem Akintunde Our lawmakers have started receiving their N160m SUVs. We should be happy for them. After all, it is not easy to win elections into either the House of Representatives or the Senate. If you begrudge them, go and run for office. Lawmakers in the House of Representatives were the first set of […]

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Ajaero: Let Tinubu breathe!

Daily Dispatch November 19, 2023

By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Penultimate week; I travelled home to be part of the 60th anniversary celebration of my alma mater, Owo High School (OHS), founded by Pa Michael Adekunle Ajasin, that great educationist credited as one of the brains behind the Free Education programme of the Action Group in the First […]