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Will Osinbajo rue missed opportunities?

Daily Dispatch June 11, 2023

By Bolanle Bolawale I shall pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do or any kindness that I can show to any human being, let me do it now. Let me not defer it, for I shall not pass this way again. – Stephen Grellet Some days ago when I watched, on […]

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10th Senate leadership; a greater Nigeria project!

Daily Dispatch June 11, 2023

By Bolaji O. Akinyemi The heat generated by BAT’s preference for a Muslim/Muslim ticket in a country of disputable population of Christians and Muslims is yet to die down! A reflection on the roles of many God fearing Nigerians who in their quest for freedom, justice and fairness, pressured BAT to yield ground and give […]

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Why salary increase may cause more harm than good

Daily Dispatch June 11, 2023

By Hassan Gimba “When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear.” – Thomas Sowell. This was published here on 14th November last year when the issues of salary increase and naira redesign were mooted. But it was first […]

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General Buratai: A Sparse Speaker And Still This Legendary Character

Daily Dispatch June 10, 2023

By: James Bwala It was difficult to convince some active-duty and retired military personnel to talk to them about the former Army Chief Lt. General Tukur Yusuf Buratai. Meeting some of these serving officers in the barracks was like daring to enter the lion’s den to steal part of his prey. But even on dangerous […]

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Ooni: The public displays of a king (1)

Daily Dispatch June 9, 2023

Tunde Odesola Nature was enveloped in darkness as dawn quickened in the womb of time, pushing towards the birth canal, carrying on its head daylight. The cock, being nature’s timekeeper, knew the water was about to break. So, it sounded the flute in its throat, cookooorooocooo! And nature stirred awake. Upon hearing the cock crow […]

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Federal Republic of Alhaji Aliko Dangote and fuel subsidy debacle

Daily Dispatch June 7, 2023

By Erasmus Ikhide In 2016, Alhaji Aliko Dangote got $2b dollars allocation from Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) by processing form ‘A’ for intangible goods. He got the dollars at the cheapest rate, moved it out of the country to buy equipments to establish factories in other African countries, and there was no earthquakes under […]