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Where did this Zulum emerge from?

Daily Dispatch July 4, 2022

By Femi Adesina I know he is an academic, a Professor and former Rector of Ramat Polytechnic, Borno State. He was also Commissioner for Reconstruction under the immediate past Governor Kashim Shettima. But where did this man called Babagana Umara Zulum emerge from? How come he is doing unusual,

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2023: Lord, give us a criminal for president

Daily Dispatch July 4, 2022

By Tunde Odesola To all intents and purposes, Nigeria shouldn’t be compared with Australia. Because there’s nothing to compare. But if a crazed member of Nigeria’s ruling feudal class or any of their serfs feels otherwise, such an unfortunate fellow should be handed an apple and a pebble. After sinking his teeth into the apple […]

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Ekweremadu And The Rest Of Us

Daily Dispatch July 3, 2022

By Kazeem Akintunde On Friday last week, a delegation of the Nigerian Senate left Nigeria for the United Kingdom. Their only agenda is to see how they can lobby members of the UK parliament and those high up in the government of Mr Boris Johnson, the UK Prime Minister, in getting a soft landing for […]

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Ten takeaways from State Visit to Portugal: Two Nations and the will for strategic partnership

Daily Dispatch July 3, 2022

By Garba Shehu President Muhammadu Buhari’s State Visit to Lisbon, Portugal, Wednesday 28th June to 2nd July was a first class success story and this is measurable by outcomes, not least, the real determination of the two nations to engender a close relationship. Many in Nigeria remember that historically, Portuguese sailors were the first in […]

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Let’s talk hope

Daily Dispatch July 3, 2022

By Hassan Gimba Let your hopes, not your hurts, shape your future, someone once said. Even though there are enough reasons to continue with the treatise on banditry and shared sovereignty – such a depressing fact of our national life – however, today I want to look at the other side – the side of […]

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Peter Obi- A beneficiary of what we labored for and predicted over several years

Daily Dispatch June 30, 2022

By Dr Chinedu Jideofo-Ogbuagu For us, the latest journey of an attempt at emergence of President of Nigeria of South-East extraction started in June 2015. Several attempts had been made since 1979 to produce President of Nigeria of South-East extraction for the first time since Nigeria-Biafra War officially ended on January 15, 1970 on the […]