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Hours after Tinubu announces removal of fuel subsidy queues return to filling statations

Daily Dispatch May 29, 2023

Petrol stations in Lagos started witnessing queues few hours after President Bola Tinubu announced that “fuel subsidy is gone”. Daily Trust observed that NNPC stations in Ikeja, Alausa were crowded by motorists who rushed to buy the product. Many private stations were not selling as of the time

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Buhari’s eight-year rule: A postscript (3)

Daily Dispatch May 29, 2023

By Kazeem Akintunde Today, May 29th, 2023, the eight-year rule of President Muhammadu Buhari finally comes to an end. In the next few hours, his nomenclature will change as he would now be known and addressed as a former president of Nigeria. From 10 a.m. this morning, the man from Daura in Katsina will finally […]

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Should Nigerians bid President Buhari Farewell as the Germans Did to Angela Merkel?

Daily Dispatch May 28, 2023

By Bello M. Zaki When Angela Merkel was leaving office as Chancellor (Head of Government) of Germany in December 2021 after serving for 16 years, the Germans came out on their balconies and clapped for 6 minutes, giving their departing head of government a standing ovation across the country.   According to the U.S ABC News, the Germans […]

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Well, like everything else, this too shall pass

Daily Dispatch May 28, 2023

By Hassan Gimba “The measurement of a man is what he does with power.” – Plato Today marks the end of the two-term tenure of a man who came with tremendous goodwill, the kind never before witnessed in Nigeria’s chequered political history. One can still remember some young Nigerians trekking from one end of Nigeria to […]

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Bola Tinubu and Nigeria’s Coat of Arms

Daily Dispatch May 26, 2023

By Tunde Odesola May we consider these two sentences: ‘You are stupid’ and ‘I am stupid’? While ‘You are stupid’ may be a wrong prognosis of another individual’s personality, ‘I am stupid’ is a dispassionate diagnosis of self. The former may draw arrows from the quill, the latter may draw pity or derision from the […]

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On Eve of Transition, Nigerian Chef Cooks Up A Storm

Daily Dispatch May 25, 2023

By Azu Ishiekwene After weeks of being at daggers drawn over the results ofthe last general elections and with only days to theinauguration of a new government on May 29, one ofNigeria’s three biggest pastimes – food – appears to bebringing people together again.  On a good day, the country swoons over football ormusic. In the last […]