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Segun Agbaje: Lagos INEC REC; a System-enabled Election Rigger?

Daily Dispatch February 10, 2023

By Bolaji O. Akinyemi. Thief! Thief!! Thief!!! The shout rends the air, in the most unlikely place, the burial ceremony of an illustrious son of Ikirun where the atmosphere was expected to be solemn in honour of the one to whom all have come to pay there last respect! Who was the thief and what

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Support for counter narcotics makes sense

Daily Dispatch February 10, 2023

By Emmanuel Onwubiko “The priority of any addict is to anaesthetize the pain of living to ease the passage of day with some purchased relief.”-Russell Brand on drug abuse. Nigeria at the moment is a nation that is challenged, hobbled by multifaceted, multidimensional problems associated with insecurity. One of the causative agents of violence or […]

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Tinubu vs Atiku: Open Letter To Nigerians

Daily Dispatch February 10, 2023

By Wole Olujobi Dear Nigerians,I write as a responsible and patriotic Nigerian to advert your minds to the implications of your conducts in the February 25 presidential election. As a witness to the Nigerian political history in the last 40 years, I see my initiative as part of the civil responsibilities I share with several […]

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Living on shoestring budget

Daily Dispatch February 10, 2023

By Femi Adesina We left Abuja on January 23, on a journey that would take us to Bauchi, Lagos, Senegal, Katsina, Kano, and Jigawa States. Return date was January 31, in the evening hours. Since January 31 was then the terminal date for key denominations of the naira to be legal tender, I didn’t want […]

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Godwin Emifiele and his Central Bank of Darkness

Daily Dispatch February 10, 2023

By Tunde Odesola S-s-s-s-h-h-h! Q-u-i-e-t! I’m in the Forest of a Thousand Demons. Please, don’t fear for my safety, I’m ok. It’s dangerous, though. I can only listen, watch and text. S-s-s-s-s-h, s-i-l-e-n-c-e! It’s election season, the forest is buzzing with a frenzy; demons are on the prowl, campaigning. I mustn’t be seen, otherwise, a […]

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Kashim Shettima: When Dino Maleya and Reno Omokri sing for a drop of grains

Daily Dispatch February 9, 2023

By: James Bwala Dino Melaye has always had a flamboyant attitude, both in his private and professional life. We just hope that he matures to be as white as the beard that sat on their chins. A sign that he should have reached adulthood by the time he was meant to. The identical white beard […]