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Do campaigns have to be bloody to win?

Daily Dispatch September 22, 2022

By Azu Ishiekwen If this were a compulsory exam question, a number ofpoliticians would simply answer: it depends. On what?On what is at stake. What the opponent does and how.And, of course, how far the resources of the one at thereceiving end can go to exact revenge, sometimes inspite of the

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LETTER TO ATIKU ABUBAKAR

Daily Dispatch September 21, 2022

By George Onmonya Daniel Dear His Excellency, Atiku Abubakar, Presidential Candidate of the PDP, My attention has been drawn to a video clip of one of your supporter, Mahdi Shehu, self acclaimed Katsina activist, ranting and telling some people who he addressed as Northern Nigerian Christians not to vote for an Igbo candidate because the Igbos considered […]

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King of Thieves And The Story of Nigeria

Daily Dispatch September 19, 2022

By Kunle Awosiyan I doubt if English can give vivid interpretation of the Yoruba production of Femi Adebayo’s King of Thieves, “Ageshinkọ́lé”. This film should not only be subtitled in English, it should be translated to reach wider audience and promote the culture of the Yorubas as it depicts the current political situation of this […]

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Nigeria – The gambling capital of Africa

Daily Dispatch September 18, 2022

By Kazeem Akintunde It was an innocuous message posted on Facebook by a young married woman in her late 20s, who told her friends on social media of her intention to take to betting in order to make extra cash and sought advice on how to go about it. Many of her friends were shocked, […]

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An agenda for national rebirth (5)

Daily Dispatch September 18, 2022

By Hassan Gimba  Last week, we stated that “a leader creates and nurtures others to be leaders. He must possess a clear vision and focus, know what he wants for his country, and should be courageous enough to follow his dream. Apart from possessing integrity and honesty, a good leader has humility, is fair and […]

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Obituary And The Affidavit Of Existence: Is LP Labouring In Vain? Part 3.

Daily Dispatch September 17, 2022

By Bolaji O. Akinyemi. The “Obidients” should know that lack of structure could be a fatal consequence for any political party, worse for such will be ignorance of the central control system needed to triumph in the game of politics! Noise, someone once said is not music! When the word ‘structure’ is mentioned in politics, […]