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An agenda for national rebirth (1)

Daily Dispatch August 7, 2022

By Hassan Gimba “The greatest patriotism is to tell your country when it is behaving dishonourably, foolishly, viciously.” ― Julian Barnes, Flaubert’s Parrot Till the rivers run dry and the world ceases to exist, problems shall never end. Problems became part of man the moment he took a bite of

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OGUN 2023: O Lule ti …..watching keenly from the ring side.

Daily Dispatch August 5, 2022

By Kayode Odunaro I have been around Ogun State Government and its successive administrations since May 1997 as a participant in government and as a ringside observer/ beneficiary of governance till this moment. I know all the ‘CEOs’ of the state on a “one -on- one” basis except the incumbent, Prince Dapo Abiodun. All administrations […]

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To solve a problem like Wike, fix Atiku

Daily Dispatch August 5, 2022

By Azu Ishiekwene Seven weeks after the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar announced Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as his running mate, the man not chosen remains the talk of the town. I’m not sure Abubakar (fondly called Atiku) expected this amount of pushback when he chose Okowa over Rivers State Governor […]

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2023: God Forbid BAT-hings (Part 1)

Daily Dispatch August 4, 2022

By Erasmus Ikhide  BOLA Amhed Tinubu has been going by the acronym ‘BAT’ with a visible imprimature of a vampire tag of the real bat — the bizarre creature. Bat the creature and the Nigerian political BAT have unbearable consequences and similitude that tang their environs in destructive preoccupations.  Apart from the merest positive impact

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Interrogating Buhari Through The Mirror of Ishaya Bamaiyi

Daily Dispatch August 2, 2022

By Tunde Olusunle Except for the release and launch of his controversial book, *Vindication of a General* in 2017 which accorded him some media visibility, Ishaya Rizi Bamaiyi, has maintained a very low profile over the years. For those who do not know, or who have forgotten him, Bamaiyi, a lieutenant general, was the last […]

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Gbàjàbíàmílà: Once upon a thoughtless speaker

Daily Dispatch August 1, 2022

By Tunde Odesola Life is a race. For 5ft 1inch tall Tobi Amusan, small is smart, short is sharp. Out on the track, heart in the mouth, Amusan clenched her teeth as the starter pistol pointed skyward and the metallic voice boomed over the stadium loudspeakers, “On-your-marks (moment of decision), s-e-t (heart pounding), GO!” It […]