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2023 Polls And Nigeria’s Unity

Daily Dispatch September 10, 2023

By Kazeem Akintunde Nigerians went to the poll on February 25 to elect a new President for the country, but the outcome of the exercise, rather than unite the nation, has further divided it. Our fault lines are glaring for us all to see. Ethnicity and religious sentiments still remain the bane

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An agenda for national rebirth (1)

Daily Dispatch September 10, 2023

Now is a time to call all Nigerians to patriotism for the sake of our country’s future. Hence a repeat of this that was first published in June. By Hassan Gimba “The greatest patriotism is to tell your country when it is behaving dishonourably, foolishly, viciously.” ― Julian Barnes, Flaubert’s Parrot Till the rivers run […]

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Marwa: The Icon turns 70

Daily Dispatch September 9, 2023

By Femi Babafemi If there is anyone who is not undaunted by difficult assignments—someone society can bank on to take on an existential problem and find a lasting solution to it—that must be Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd). If you put the country’s biggest problem on the table and ask Nigerians for suggestions of […]

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Oluwo and Sulu-Gambari scratching the nose with cobra head (2)

Daily Dispatch September 8, 2023

By Tunde Odesola It’s evening yet on Creation Day in Odò ọbà, the Land of the prized Parrots, where the Lion complained about not having a crown to proclaim his kingship, and his creator gave him a golden mane. Later, he complained about his teeth and he got powerful jaws. He looked at his paws […]

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Human-Centric Globalisation: Taking G20 to the Last Mile, Leaving None Behind

Daily Dispatch September 7, 2023

By Mr Narendra Modi, (Prime Minister of India) ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ – these two words capture a deep philosophy. It means ‘the world is one family’. This is an all-embracing outlook that encourages us to progress as one universal family, transcending borders, languages, and ideologies. During India’s G20 Presidency, this has translated into a call for […]

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Obaseki and Shaibu Deserve Each Other

Daily Dispatch September 7, 2023

By Azu Ishiekwene It’s more than one year to the next governorship election in Edo State, which prides itself on being the “heartbeat of the nation”. But in a maelstrom that has forced the state’s heart to beat faster than is good for it, you would be forgiven to think the election is tomorrow. The […]