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National Security Adviser: Making a Case for Tinubu

Daily Dispatch July 2, 2023

By Bolaji O. Akinyemi. In my article assessing Mr President’s one month in office, titled; “Tinubu’s One Month Old Presidency; EFCC Chairman will Determine What to Expect from this Administration”, I tried to be as balanced as any reasonable person can be. But the biases

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NNPC and the rest of us

Daily Dispatch July 1, 2023

By Hassan Gimba  This was published July 13, 2020 but still relevant. Decree 33 of 1977 saw to the birth of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on April 1 of that year through the merger of the Nigerian National Oil Corporation and the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel. The main purpose was for […]

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Intimate Affairs: When it’s time to walk away

Daily Dispatch July 1, 2023

By FUNKE EGBEMODE ‘Forever’ and ‘till death do us part’ are not for every relationship. Some are destined to last. Many end even before they start. Others just get wobbly at some point. The going gets painful. Both parties know in their hearts of hearts that they are not going to go the whole nine yards […]

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Titan and Migrants: Two Tragedies, Different Stories

Daily Dispatch June 30, 2023

By Azu Ishiekwene It doesn’t make sense to weigh tragedies on a scale. How do you measure them? Leo Tolstoy got it right in Anna Karenina when he said whereas all happy families are alike, every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. And so indeed it was on June 14 when it was reported that […]

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Tribunal: Atiku and Obi are wasting their time

Daily Dispatch June 30, 2023

By Tunde Odesola Since the dawn of time, myths represent the universal bank of human wisdom. Myths ride on stories along the superhighway of time-honoured communication. Myths affirm the supremacy of good over evil, teaching morals and preserving history, passing on traditions and knowledge; explaining the nature of man. I believe the earliest myths came […]

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IGP Egbetokun-Led Police Friendship

Daily Dispatch June 29, 2023

By Bolaji O. Akinyemi The article titled; “IGP Egbetokun Starts Off on Wrong Foot”, was sent out through my WhatsApp platform on Wednesday, 28th June 2023 at 12:58PM, in an hour it had gone viral and by 3:36PM, that’s within 2 hours 22mins, I got a call, the interaction with the caller will shift my […]