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Tears, Fears and Jubilations as President Buhari Welcomes Emefiele into his Fold

Daily Dispatch January 22, 2023

 By Bello M. Zaki It was more than a mixed reaction when the news media Thursday evening reported that Godwin Emefiele, the belaboured Governor of CBN, was in Aso Rock Presidential Villa, being warmly welcomed by President Muhammadu Buhari, personally. The media reported the president

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Betty Akeredolu And Her Husband’s ‘Side Chic’

Daily Dispatch January 22, 2023

By Kazeem Akintunde Since he came down with a health challenge, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state has managed to keep the media, and by extension, Nigerians, out of his personal business. In fact, when the governor was flown out of the country in April last year to seek treatment in a German Hospital, the […]

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GUEST COLUMNIST: From insurgency to prosperity: Yobe’s remarkable turnaround

Daily Dispatch January 22, 2023

By Suleiman Hassan Gimba Esq To the average Yobean, Buhari’s visit to Yobe State, where he commissioned excellent projects by the Mai Mala Buni administration, confirmed what they already knew; life in the state has improved a thousand-fold from what it used to be just less than four years ago. To the opposition party, it […]

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Why We Love Expensive Rituals

Daily Dispatch January 19, 2023

By Azu Ishiekwene  In over two decades since Nigeria’s return to constitutional democracy, this is the longest politicians have had to campaign before a general election. And that is a good and bad thing. It’s good because it is giving politicians a longer runway to meet more citizens and also for citizens to have more […]

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Charcoal is killing Nigerians as the Nation’s Gas Industry enters ‘Bermuda Triangle’

Daily Dispatch January 16, 2023

By Bello M. zaki The Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, said about 100,000 Nigerians die annually due to hazardous cooking habit; that an estimate of 600,000 Nigerians have died in the past six years under President Muhammadu Buhari, since he assumed office in May 2015. The Vice President made the statement in mid-March […]

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Counter narcotics: Marwa has started again!

Daily Dispatch January 16, 2023

By Emmanuel Onwubiko Around late December of last year, I travelled down to Arondizuogu from the nation’s capital to spend ten days end of the year vacation. Traditionally, during those kinds of vacations at the Countryside, yours Faithfully take out quality times to unwind and part of the unwinding process is to deliberately get close […]