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2023 EDO NORTH SENATORIAL RACE: Resisting Ethic Champion Called Oshiomhole (1)

Daily Dispatch April 8, 2022

By Erasmus Ikhide  I resisted the temptation to be surprised when I read that Mr. Adams Oshiomhole has declared his intention to run for Edo North Senatorial District’s seat against the backdrop of his orchestrated media blitzkrieg for several months, pretending not to be interested

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Leke and RCCG: O, Lord, Let Your Grace Be Sufficient For Adeboyes

Daily Dispatch April 8, 2022

By Kunle Awosiyan At this period I remember the song of the living legend country singer, Willie Nelson. He sings “It’s hard to be humble”. By 29 this month, Nelson will be 89. After years of Fame,Nelson looks back and concludes how it is so difficult to be humble as a celebrity. Again in his […]

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Buhari presidency as an existential threat to Nigeria

Daily Dispatch April 7, 2022

Even the most rabid promoters of the Buhari presidency are not mincing words in acknowledging the fact that he has failed beyond compare. By Ikechukwu Amaechi In January 2020, almost five years into the Muhammadu Buhari presidency, I had an interview with Eze Festus Odimegwu, erstwhile Managing Director of Nigerian Breweries Plc. and former Chairman […]

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A Troubling History of Consensus Politics

Daily Dispatch April 7, 2022

By Azu Ishiekwene On March 26 at the Eagle Square, Abuja, the All Progressives Congress (APC), reinvented a version of consensus politics that ancient Rome and Greece would have been proud of. After years of in-fighting and decay, and fearing that the opposition might rebound, the ruling party finally called its overdue convention. It rounded […]

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Nigeria: Losing its most valuable asset, By Olasunkanmi Arowolo

Daily Dispatch April 6, 2022

Countries of the world have their varying most valuable assets. Among the league of countries with the highest Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the United States of America leads the group with $19.485 trillion (about $60,000 per person in the US) – a share of world GDP of 24.08%. This is followed by China and Japan […]

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Adeboye: Stirring the hornets’ nest, By Bola Bolawole

Daily Dispatch April 6, 2022

Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) is not a flippant person; neither is he a busybody and meddlesome interloper. He is a reticent person, self-effacing and not like many other pastors who hug the limelight, puff and show off what they have as well as what […]