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10th Senate: Behavioral Change And Nigerians’ Welfare

Daily Dispatch October 12, 2023

By Edward Usoro On its inauguration, Nigeria’s 10th Senate made a solemn but profound declaration: it’s activities shall lift the masses from the dust! Nigerians had heard similar pledges before. So, following years of unfulfilled promises and dashed hopes, few took notice. It was just

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Umahi, Abuja Civil Servants And Karma

Daily Dispatch October 8, 2023

By Kazeem Akintunde There was a tit-for-tat fight at the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing in Abuja a few days ago. The Minister in charge of the Ministry, Dave Umahi, came to work at 9.30 a.m. only to meet a handful of civil servants at their desks. Umahi, who ruled Ebonyi State like an […]

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How Akpabio’s Compassionate Leadership shines Through In Ministerial Screening Crisis,

Daily Dispatch October 8, 2023

By Mustafa Ahmed Tijani In the world of politics, where power dynamics often take precedence over humanity, it is truly remarkable when a leader’s compassionate approach rises above the fray. Such an exceptional moment unfolded two days ago during the ministerial screening in Nigeria when Senate President Godswill Akpabio demonstrated a level of empathy and […]

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Ignorance of America that Atiku’s Lawyers and Supporters Betray

Daily Dispatch October 7, 2023

By Farooq A. KperogiTwitter: @farooqkperogi As I have stressed repeatedly, I have no partisan emotional investment in the political brawl between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, or in who is and is not president of Nigeria. My only partisan affinity is with the truth or, to reecho iconic Washington Post […]

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The humiliating troika of Obasanjo, Shettima and Bakare (2)

Daily Dispatch October 6, 2023

By Tunde Odesola The hand of nature is upon Iseyin, a land whose rivers, hills and sky drape a brocade of dignity around duty, diligence and dare to produce a historic town famed for farming, aso-òkè, dyeing, carving, pottery and drumming, encasing the memory of one of its earliest settlers in this immortal chant, Iseyin […]

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Are You in That Number Saved by Uzodimma?

Daily Dispatch October 5, 2023

By Azu Ishiekwene In a country of 133 million multidimensional poor, with youth unemployment at 53.40 percent, it would be a pity if anyone looking for an opportunity to earn a living missed the chance to hear the Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma recently.  In a campaign speech for his second term, Uzodimma promised, as my father […]