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Tinubu’s Chicago Certificate: Punch Lied, Farooq Kperogi Goofed

Daily Dispatch February 3, 2022

BY PAUL UWADIMA When Punch Newspaper wrote that it had confirmed that the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and former governor of Lagos State Bola Ahmed Tinubu attended the Chicago State University and that it got the confirmation from the university, it was obvious to

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JAMB: Oloyede’s unending tango with exams crooks

Daily Dispatch February 2, 2022

By Bola Bolawole When Prof. Ishaq Oloyede ended his first five-year tenure as the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on July 30, 2021, many were apprehensive he might not receive the nod of the appointing authorities for a second term in office. And the reason is not far to fetch. Oloyede […]

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Osun 2022: The Aregbesola/ Oyetola Debacle

Daily Dispatch January 31, 2022

By Kazeem Akintunde On January 11, some prominent members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as well as members of the cabinet of Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, were at the party national secretariat in Abuja to pick Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms for him to contest the July 16, 2022 Governorship election in […]

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Sorrowful letter to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu (1)

Daily Dispatch January 31, 2022

By Tunde Odesola Dear god of Lagos, I had vowed not to write about your presidential ambition yet. I was waiting for the time your protegee, Yemi Osinbajo, a pastor in the lush pasture of politics, would confirm his rife presidential ambition. Honestly, I had patiently waited and hoped to show why both the lion […]

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The PDP mission to Abeokuta

Daily Dispatch January 28, 2022

By Dan Agbese The report I read of the visit by PDP leaders led by their new national chairman, the savvy, quiet and effective political operator, Dr Iyorchia Ayu, to President Olusegun Obasanjo last week did not give details of what they wanted from him. However, from Obasanjo’s response to them, it is fair and […]

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A defeat foretold?

Daily Dispatch January 27, 2022

By Azu Ishiekwene Loving Nigeria’s national soccer team, the Super Eagles, is like being in a bad marriage. Your heart is broken many times, yet it’s hard to walk away. There’s a lingering, almost redemptive feeling that just one more try, and it’s going to be alright. But it never is – or has not […]