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Chimamanda: The stethoscope as hangman’s noose (2)

Daily Dispatch January 23, 2026

By Tunde Odesola (Published in The PUNCH, on Friday, January 23, 2026) The pigeon and the chicken are not neighbours. It is the heavy rain that fell which made them strange bedfellows. The pigeon is the priest of the air, the chicken is the scratcher on land. Long before the first corn

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Towards a better understanding of diplomatic terms and practice in Nigeria

Daily Dispatch January 22, 2026

By Sola Enikanolaiye Introduction Over time, it has been observed that diplomatic terms and practices are largely misused and misunderstood in Nigeria. There are publications in the media and commentators who, in their public discourses, make glaring errors, blunders, goofs, and sometimes misinterpret diplomatic terms in the context of Nigeria’s diplomatic practices.

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We Owe Putin an Unreserved Apology

Daily Dispatch January 22, 2026

By Azu Ishiekwene As US President Donald J. Trump marks his first year in office by expanding his wish list from making Canada the 51st State of America to seizing and renaming the Panama Canal, and now taking Greenland by any means, if he cannot get the Nobel Peace Prize, spare a thought for Russian […]

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Makoko: When Urban Renewal Becomes a Humanitarian Disaster

Daily Dispatch January 21, 2026

By Kome Odhomor By any standard of governance, the ongoing demolition of homes in Makoko, Lagos, is deeply troubling. What is unfolding in this historic waterfront community is not merely an urban planning exercise; it is a humanitarian crisis created by policy choices that appear to ignore human dignity, due process, and the lived realities […]

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The Needless Traditional Rulers Power Tussle In Yorubaland

Daily Dispatch January 19, 2026

By Kazeem Akintunde In the last couple of months following the installation of Oba Akeem Owoade as the Alaafin of Oyo, the Ooni of Ifa, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi added new nomenclature for himself. He is no longer just the Ooni of Ife, he now goes about with the unnecessary and mouthful titles of The […]

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Trending events amidst Governor Buni’s Yobe achievements (3)

Daily Dispatch January 18, 2026

By Hassan Gimba By the end of 2025, Yobe State stood out as Nigeria’s top state in Primary Health Care (PHC). At the 2025 PHC Leadership Challenge Awards in Abuja, it was recognised as a national leader in healthcare delivery. Yobe was named Best Performing state in the North-East for the second year in a […]