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2023: Should Osinbajo face off against Tinubu?

Daily Dispatch March 24, 2022

By Etim Etim I have read many articles and commentaries suggesting that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo should drop his presidential ambition in deference to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. They argue that since it was Tinubu that gave Osinbajo his first political appointment as far back as 1999, an

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Ebele’s Diary and Other Unforgettable First Ladies

Daily Dispatch March 24, 2022

By Azu Ishiekwene I thought there was a mistake. The headline said Nigeria’s former ambassador to Spain and wife of Dim Odumegwu Ojukwu, Bianca, slapped the outgoing First Lady of Anambra State, Ebele Obiano. In my head, however, the news read differently. This was not the sort of thing you would associate with Bianca, a […]

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Dirtiest slap ever

Daily Dispatch March 21, 2022

By Tunde Odesola Creating a soundscape similar to locomotive wheels in motion, the rapid footfalls of marching prisoners travel beyond the walls of National Prisons, Gashua: “Lef, rai! Lef, rai! Lef, rai!” the warder barks as numerous feet, rising and falling, left-right, thud the earth in unison, raising dust. “A-t-t-e-n-t-i-o-n!” As the prisoners’ feet come […]

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The Show Of Shame In Awka And The Relevance Of The Office Of The First Lady

Daily Dispatch March 20, 2022

By Kazeem Akintunde It was not expected and when it happened, it left everyone in shock. Even cameramen and photojournalists, trained to capture such events for posterity were too shocked to capture the commotion, perhaps fazed by the senseless order given by one of the government house officials that all recording should be suspended. Who […]

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Opinion | Can Ifeanyi Okowa Give Atiku a Good Run for PDP Ticket?

Daily Dispatch March 20, 2022

By Fredrick Nwabufo | Did you know Ifeanyi Okowa is running for president in 2023? Well, yes, he is. I was surprised when I learnt the governor of Delta state had been putting coal in the fire in preparations for his presidential bid. 2023 elections will come with thunderbolts and whammies. Okowa could be the […]

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Musings on Neptune Prime’s Maiden Colloquium

Daily Dispatch March 20, 2022

By Mahdi GarbaNigeria has been ridden with different crises like other countries in the Global South. From insecurity, to lack of infrastructure, to corruption, to bad governance, to poor healthcare systems and so on. I feel disturbed by these problems every day, and I feel glad any time I become part of any conversation to […]