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Nigeria loses Army General during battle ready fitness routine

Daily Dispatch August 22, 2023

By Bolaji O. Akinyemi. Amidst the controversy of going to war with Niger Republic or not over a military coup, Nigeria loses an Army General, this is according to reports. Physical fitness of men and officers of the Nigerian Army is a premium routine in the military. This is regularly carried

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Bayelsa State: A one-Man Governorship Race

Daily Dispatch August 21, 2023

As the race for the governorship seat in Bayelsa State hots up, the baggage that the deputy governorship candidate carries may end as albatross on Chief Timipre Sylva The race for the Creek Haven Government House in Yenagoa is hotting up. With incumbent Governor, Senator Douye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former […]

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The Rumblings In Edo State

Daily Dispatch August 21, 2023

By Kazeem Akintunde When the going was good, they were so close that one can mistake them for Siamese twin. Where one is, the other will be lurking around. Within a radius of 10 meters, you must find both men, more like a snail and its shell. The relationship was so strong that when Godwin […]

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Nigeria and Presidential Democracy: Any Better Alternative? (2)

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2023

By Hassan Gimba We have looked at various forms of government in the first part of this treatise. We ended with the posers, “Can we continue this way? Is it the fault of the system or the operators of the system? Should we scout for a better system or better operators? Should we look inwards? […]

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Dem no get shame: our political peculiarities

Daily Dispatch August 18, 2023

By Dan Agbese Email: ochima495@gmail.comSMS: 08055001912 An enduring characteristic of our national politics is its fluidity. It has much to do with the endless instability in our political parties and the lack of committed principles that drive national development through the instrumentality of political parties. But our politicians love it. Fluidity in politics is the

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Death in Sanwo-Olu’s hospital (2)

Daily Dispatch August 18, 2023

By Tunde Odesola A good old friend of mine resident in Chicago, Yomi Abioye, aka Macito, texted me after reading the first part of this article. The Ifon-born indigene of Osun said, “You ought to have ended this write-up this week and focus your next article on the bunch of buccaneers in our legislature that […]