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Day “General Obasanjo” Resurfaced In Oyo Alaafin

Daily Dispatch September 17, 2023

By Tunde Olusunle Let me begin by making a distinction here. Nigeria’s military acknowledges two Obasanjos in its records. One has been retired for nearly 45 years now, while the other was at best a toddler when the older disengaged from military service. Both of them made it to the uppermost

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The Arbiter: Readers Comments:Two tears for Dadiyata and the Sun

Daily Dispatch September 17, 2023

By Hassan Gimba (28/08/2023) We have, over time, developed a culture of now and then giving our readers the opportunity to be heard. Today is one of those. Enjoy the views, please. It’s hard to believe that Dadiyata has disappeared for this long without any deliberate action by authorities concerned to rescue him, if he’s […]

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100 Days: Untold stories of Tinubu’s leadership acts

Daily Dispatch September 15, 2023

By Tunde Rahman In the last one week since President Bola Tinubu clocked 100 days in office, commentators and analysts, political observers and politicians have busied themselves dissecting his performance in office, particularly his major decisions and policy options.  Many have also commented on the achievements recorded by President Tinubu and the areas that require

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The god that cut soap for Wizkid (1)

Daily Dispatch September 15, 2023

By Tunde Odesola This is the citation of Èsù, the Yoruba god of protection, benevolence, chief enforcer and messenger between heaven and earth: Èsù Láàlú, ògiri òkò, onílé kángun kàgun ọ̀nà ọ̀run, jọ̀wọ́ má yọjú s’ọ́rọ̀mi. Èsù Lároóyè, afi àdá olójúméjì tọrọ epo lọ́wọ́ ẹní lépo! Èsù má se mí, ọmọ ẹlòmíì ni o se. […]

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From the Mouth of His Lordship

Daily Dispatch September 14, 2023

By Azu Ishiekwene It’s not often that you meet Supreme Court justices, serving or retired. I first met retired Justice Sunday Akinola Akintan casually at a reception in Abuja, for my friend and radical lawyer, Yinka Olumide-Fusika, who had been admitted to the inner bar. Then, we met again about one year later, this time, […]

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CBN’s White Elephant In Jalingo

Daily Dispatch September 13, 2023

By Bolaji O. Akinyemi. The colour of an Elephant is anything between grayish to brown. One of the brightest of colours that is of tremendous attention catching is white! The saying “white elephant project” is an idiomatic capturing of the bigness of an Elephant that makes it impossible for it to be unnoticed! Bestowing whiteness […]