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The god of Wike, Buhari is alone and other illusions (1), by Hassan Gimba

Daily Dispatch January 29, 2023

Many governors who finish their two terms in Nigeria retire into the red chamber and become ‘distinguished Senators’. But not so His Excellency, Chief Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, CON, the sixth governor of Rivers State and a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) strongman. When he

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On fuel crisis and the new Naira notes

Daily Dispatch January 26, 2023

By Ismaila Umaru Lere Of recent Nigerians are forced to endure trying times. Two debilitating issues have preoccupied us lately: the fuel crisis and swapping our old Naira notes with new ones.The scarcity of petroleum products especially PMS which began last October has, dramatically, worsened to unbearable heights, causing untold hardships and long queues at […]

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My Igbo Connection (Part 1)

Daily Dispatch January 26, 2023

By Mohammed Adamu He is about my bosommest Igbo friend. Or not to bruise sore friendship edges, I should say ‘one of’ -or at least one fit to wear the scriptural suffix ‘with whom I am well pleased’. Often we share what only nearest of kin are better at sharing: -namely trust, protection and care. […]

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A leader like Jacinda Ardern

Daily Dispatch January 26, 2023

By Azu Ishiekwene A leader like Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand doesn’t come in tens. Not even in twos. And so, it was such a bright day on October 26, 2017, when she took office as New Zealand’s Prime Minister.  She was 37-years-old and also the youngest head of government at the time. What’s there […]

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Aboki fx and Wrestler Emefiele: A Diversionary Tactics.

Daily Dispatch January 26, 2023

By Bolaji O. Akinyemi. Sitting in a regal seat, lofting emptily in an authority beyond the seat he occupies. An accused sat in the seat of the jury to prosecute his own case. He accused Aboki fx, judged, threatened and declared a man wanted without any name mentioned! In my article;Nigerians And The Nigeria Project […]

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2023 Presidency: Using your votes to reconstruct, reshape Nigeria

Daily Dispatch January 24, 2023

By Michael Owhoko, Ph.DAs Nigerians file out to elect a new president on February 25, it is imperative to remind electorate that acountry’s future and destiny are shaped by choice of personality they elect as president. Entrusting acountry’s leadership and resources to someone with impaired vision and dubious national dispositionwill be a tragedy.In context, the […]