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The truth Seun Kuti told P-Square about Peter Obi

Daily Dispatch February 17, 2023

By Tunde Odesola Let’s sail back in time on the waves of mythology to catch up with the folklorish dog and its fierce loyalty. Once upon a time, goes a Yoruba tale, there was famine in the entire animal kingdom. The famine was so ferocious that animals died transfixed while walking, crawling,

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Looking back, facing forward as Nigeria decides

Daily Dispatch February 16, 2023

By Azu Ishiekwene It’s hard to imagine that it’s nearly eight years since. Thistime in 2015, I was over the moon with the prospects of a general election that was certain to end the government of President Goodluck Jonathan, which had lost its way. Folks were so excited at the prospects of change that in […]

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Nigeria: Needs not Restructuring but “An Advanced Restructuring Agenda”

Daily Dispatch February 15, 2023

By Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies Ph.D – PMA I read with keen interest the publication of comment on the issue of Fulani bandits and amnesty titled, “Gumi, Your Sympathy For Fulani Bandits A Futile Exercise- Gov El- Rufai On BBC Hausa Service” of February 8, 2021. It’s a must read as it is a bomb shell! The […]

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Buhari, Emefiele And The Cash Crunch

Daily Dispatch February 13, 2023

By Kazeem Akintunde President Muhammadu Buhari last week Friday pleaded with Nigerians to give him seven days to find a lasting solution to the hardship most are going through in a bid to get the newly introduced naira notes as well as the fuel shortage that has crippled both social and commercial activities in most […]

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Beyond Atiku’s sociocultural demonisation

Daily Dispatch February 12, 2023

By Tunde Olusunle Even before Nigeria’s charismatic former Vice President and presidential flagbearer of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, (PDP) won the ticket as the party’s candidate for the February 25, 2023, I had always been an established Atiku aficionado. In April, last year, I was contacted by a non-governmental organisation, (NGO), to function as Senior […]

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Tinubu, Abeokuta declarations, emi lokan and equity

Daily Dispatch February 12, 2023

By Hassan Gimba There is something about Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Jagaba of Borgu and the presidential candidate of the All Peoples Congress (APC), and Abeokuta. Whenever he feels threatened or that things are not going the way he wants them to, he goes to Abeokuta and delivers what we can term a declaration – […]