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How not to talk with Africa about Climate Change

Daily Dispatch November 10, 2022

By Muhammadu Buhari Part of my nation is underwater. Seasonal flooding is normal in Nigeria, but not like this. Thirty-four of the country’s 36 states have been affected. More than 1.4 million people have been displaced. Together with drought-driven famine in the Horn of Africa, cascading

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Will Ghanaian President Survive This Storm?

Daily Dispatch November 10, 2022

By Azu Ishiekwene Not so long ago, he was the poster boy of what looked like an African renaissance. Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo didn’t only know what to say, he also knew when and how. I still remember 2018. Barely one year after Akufo-Addo was inaugurated, he was on the big stage.  He was the first […]

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Asiwaju Bola Tinubu: The city boy in town

Daily Dispatch November 8, 2022

By: Balogun Ibrahim It is the only an act of God can stop Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu ascent to presidency. The lines are persistently falling to favour him. This presidential election does not come in February 2023. It would hold earlier December, and the results would be out by Christmas. Is this fallacious? It looks […]

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Ifeanyi Adeleke: Luxurious Lifestyle As Harbinger Of Death

Daily Dispatch November 6, 2022

By Kazeem Akintunde I’m yet to fully recover from the sudden and shocking death of three-year-old Ifeanyi Adeleke, son of singer, David Adeleke, a.k.a Davido.  If there is one death that brought grief to so many Nigerians, that of Ifeanyi stood out as one. Handsome, with an innocence that is endearing, Ifeanyi did not deserve […]

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Kole Shettima and other patriots deserving of national awards

Daily Dispatch November 6, 2022

By Hassan Gimba Citizens who contribute to national development deserve appreciation – President Muhammadu Buhari The above quote by President Muhammadu Buhari captures the idea behind the national honours conferred on some Nigerians by him last month. And each recipient, well, almost all, when placed on the scale of merit, deserved what they got. However, in […]

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Afenifere: Beyond Chief Ayo Adebanjo, Pa Reuben Fasoranti

Daily Dispatch November 4, 2022

By Wale Adedayo The recent visit of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to the Akure home of Pa Reuben Fasoranti continues to raise dust among many Yorubas, with almost all those making comments failing to take congnisance of the historic meaning of the visit and its implications for the […]