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Opinion: They are everywhere…

Daily Dispatch February 8, 2022

By Chika Okoli The recent report of Governor Sanwo-olu’s engagement with two out-of-school children generates varying reactions on the developmental thrust of Lagos state and Nigeria at large. First, is the reaction of commendation, and next is that of condemnation. Yes, the Governor’s act

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Parenting: We Have Dropped The Ball

Daily Dispatch February 7, 2022

By Kazeem Akintunde When Ahmed (surname withheld) lost his dad at a very tender age, the responsibility of taking care of him and his younger siblings fell on his mother who was employed as a teacher in a private school earning less than N20, 000 monthly. It was a challenge to survive and by the […]

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Tunde Odesola: Sorrowful letter to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu (2)

Daily Dispatch February 7, 2022

By Tunde Odesola In a jaw-dropping revelation, Ade Lawyer, the self-confessed hired killer, accentuated how subsequent Lagos State governments of Tinubu, Babatunde Fashola, and Akinwunmi Ambode, had indirectly made life unsafe, cheap and nasty through the abetment of NURTW activities in the state. In a front-page story, “Confession Of An Alleged Assassin: How I Killed […]

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Igbophobia: What have Igbos done to other Nigerians?

Daily Dispatch February 6, 2022

BY DONU KOGBARA I am asking this question because whenever I get involved in phone or face-to-face discussions with non-Igbos about the possibility of an Igbo Presidency in 2023, negative remarks are the norm. Sometimes, an individual comprehensively insults Igbos, highlights their alleged character flaws and “crimes” and swears that they will never get near […]

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Cowardly Nnamdi Kanu and the Rise of Yahooism, by Hassan Gimba

Daily Dispatch February 6, 2022

I once had cause to quote Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s 1980 hit song, “Authority Stealing”, where the Afrobeat maestro sang “You be thief” while the chorus chanted “I no be thief”, “You be rogue”, “I no be rogue”, etc, The song readily comes to mind because Nnamdi Kanu denied being an Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) […]

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Police Recruitment: Behind the Figures

Daily Dispatch February 3, 2022

By Azu Ishiekwene A small news item from a police statement tucked inside the print edition of PUNCH on Wednesday stirred more interest than usual. In the statement, the police had asked those who applied for the position of constables to resume at the state commands between February 1 and 20. But that’s not the […]