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Obaship: Ifa rejects MC Oluomo (3)

Daily Dispatch February 28, 2022

By Tunde Odesola Although Oshodi Tapa rose from the ashes of slavery to become a warrior and foremost Yoruba leader over 170 years ago, his footprints on the sands of time in the land of Eko were etched in honour, industry and gallantry, unlike the infamous pathway to MC Oluomo’s emergence,

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APC: Dribbling Itself To Score An Own Goal

Daily Dispatch February 27, 2022

By Kazeem Akintunde The late soccer legend, Diego Armando Maradona, at the peak of his football career, was a thorn in the flesh of most defenders and goalkeepers. He could dribble an entire team without the ball leaving his feet. He was feared on the field of soccer and respected for his mastery of the […]

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Electoral Bill: The Peculiarities And Legality Of Section 84 – Obono Obla

Daily Dispatch February 27, 2022

It is settled that President Muhammadu Buhari signed into Law the Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2022, on 25 February, 2022. The implication of the signing of the Bill is that it has become the Electoral Act, 2022, and its provisions are now applicable and is what will regulate the 2023 General Elections. The preamble of the […]

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Assent into law of the Electoral Act 2022: Landmark moment for the nation

Daily Dispatch February 27, 2022

By Garba Shehu The assent to the Electoral Act 2022 by President Muhammadu Buhari after the back and forth on some controversial provisions underscores the perfect workings of a parliament and executive both driven by new energy to deliver CHANGE in a country where the people want to move in a different direction. This of […]

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Abba Kyari Was A Farce Waiting To Happen

Daily Dispatch February 24, 2022

By Azu Ishiekwene Abba Kyari’s response in July after the US Attorney General’s Office Central District of California issued a warrant of arrest against him following his indictment in a case of internet fraud involving Ramon Abbas, otherwise called Hushpuppi, was the earliest warning sign that the Nigerian end of this affair might descend into […]

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Who is afraid of Emefiele?

Daily Dispatch February 23, 2022

By Jacob Edi In classic study of politics and its science, the last year to any nation’s general election is, in the words of Mao Tse Tong, “war without bloodshed…”Ipso facto, this is the state of the Nigerian nation today. All things being equal, in the next twelve months, the government of President Mohammadu Buahri […]