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Buhari returns to Dodan Barracks, 37 years later, By Femi Adesina

Daily Dispatch January 21, 2022

On August 27, 1985, he was taken out of Dodan Barracks, the then seat of government, in Ikoyi, Lagos, by those who had overthrown him in what was popularly called a palace coup. President Muhammadu Buhari was not to return to a place that was his abode for 20 months, and from where he

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Why Husbands Often Die First

Daily Dispatch January 20, 2022

By Azu Ishiekwene My wife occasionally jokes that my stressful, high-strung lifestyle could mean I’ll die before her. I’ve hardly paid any attention, until recently. Three weeks ago, we both visited a friend who lost his father on New Year’s Day. The deceased was over 90. We went in company with my friend and neighbour […]

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Why President Buhari cannot take business as usual approach, by Garba Shehu

Daily Dispatch January 19, 2022

…President’s legacy is strong, difficult to dismantle So many in the political elites of this country cannot wait for the President’s second term in office to end. They yearn for a return to the “good old days” of helping themselves to public funds with abandon, the easy export of ill-gotten money to foreign bank accounts, […]

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PDP Governors, As You All Gather in Port Harcourt…

Daily Dispatch January 17, 2022

By Segun Showunmi Your Excellencies, happy new year, all courtesies extended! I must say very quickly that I am proud of all your individual efforts at developing your states. One can say without fear of equivocation that in terms of verifiable, tangible and impacting projects, you all have tried. My reason for writing you this […]

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Wanted: A New Leadership Recruitment Process

Daily Dispatch January 17, 2022

By Kazeem Akintunde The Nigerian political space came alive few days ago after Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu visited President Muhammadu Buhari to formally inform him of his decision to contest the 2023 Presidential election. Tinubu told reporters after his meeting with Buhari that he has had enough of being a Kingmaker and that he wanted […]

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Obi Cubana and the drug pushers

Daily Dispatch January 17, 2022

By Tunde Odesola Globally, crime is the fugitive that lurks behind every insane quest for money, power and drugs. In most underdeveloped countries, Nigeria inclusive, crime walks unashamedly naked, bigger than the aforementioned threesome, bending the arms of the law over backwards like a twisted branch of a tree. In developed countries, however, crime – […]