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The Rumblings In Rivers

Daily Dispatch November 6, 2023

By Kazeem Akintunde The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, for now, cannot afford to sleep with his two eyes closed. Although President Bola Tinubu, PDP governors and the court have given him a temporary reprieve, he cannot be complacent or he would kiss his job goodbye. He has

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Judiciary and crooked Nigerian leaders

Daily Dispatch November 5, 2023

By Tonnie Iredia In June 2023, a Nigerian student, Ifeoma Amuche who emerged as the best-graduating student out of 9,500 students at the South West University, Chongqing, China was selected to make a speech on behalf of all the international students. In many countries in the world, the story of academic excellence by Nigerian students has […]

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The PDP will not return to power, the APC has lost it …and Nigeria is the loser!

Daily Dispatch November 5, 2023

By Hassan Gimba It’s worth noting that this article was originally published on December 3, 2017, yet its relevance persists to this day. The Peoples Democratic Party The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is not seriously planning to return to power. It is more focused on the inordinate ambitions of its stakeholders and how much money […]

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Tinubu-Akpabio Partnership: A Model Of Cooperative Leadership For Inclusive Development

Daily Dispatch November 5, 2023

By Emeka Nwosu, PhD.Since the emergence of Senator Godswill Akpabio as the President of the Senate and Chairman of the National Assembly, the nation has seen a commendable improvement in the relationship between the National Assembly and the Executive led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In the past, the relations between these two critical arms […]

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Lord, have Messi on Fury and bless Ngannou (1)

Daily Dispatch November 3, 2023

By Tunde Odesola A long time ago in the Land of Àkámárà, Ádámò sat on a mat outside his little hut. Thoughts waded through his mind as he watched the sinking sun sneak home eastward behind the clouds fleeting westward. How the cottony clouds could defy gravitational force and hold the almighty sun from falling […]

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Atiku, Obi and the Road to Kilimanjaro

Daily Dispatch November 2, 2023

By Azu Ishiekwene  Former vice president and presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, said on Monday that Nigeria was the bigger loser in last week’s decision by the Supreme Court to uphold the election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. That was a convenient exaggeration to hide his misery. But it was unnecessary. After […]