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Why Tinubu must never be Nigeria’s president, by Festus Adedayo

Daily Dispatch January 16, 2022

So I was at the Alausa Governor’s Office in Lagos. Accessing the governor was like seeking needle in a haystack. His Press Secretary sent words up that an irritant interloper had come to ferret response to a newsmagazine’s damming expose on the governor. After hours of waiting, a commissioner

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The Secrets of Intangible Wealth, by Ronald Bailey

Daily Dispatch January 16, 2022

We have been talking about the Rule of Law for some weeks now. Today, I give Ronald Bailey, an American libertarian science writer, who has written or edited several books on economics, ecology, and biotechnology the chance to show to us how the rule of law makes people wealthier. Please read: A Mexican migrant to […]

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Tribute to former governor of Oyo state, Otunba Adebayo Christopher Alao- Akala

Daily Dispatch January 13, 2022

By Kola Adepoju…My True Life ‘Romance’ With His Excellency.—How he hosted me in Oyo State Governor’s Office,Government House.….Why he called me ‘Kola Third Eye’ and what he told me at his mother’s grave. Mr.Adeola Oloko, the Personal Assistant/Director, Public Affairs of His Imperial Majesty,the Olubadan of Ibadan,Oba Saliu

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Sly: Why We Can’t Walk Away from This Crime Scene

Daily Dispatch January 13, 2022

By Azu Ishiekwene The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, would like to close the case of the suspicious death of Sylvester Omoroni Jr., and simply move on to something else. He’s surprised there’s pushback and can’t understand why. Odumosu said the state Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) had advised that the evidence provided […]

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Shonekan: A Different Kind Of Leader

Daily Dispatch January 11, 2022

By Andrew Agbese Of the 16 different governments Nigeria has had since 1960, Chief Ernest Shonekan’s Interim National Government (August to November 1993) stood out as the most misunderstood. The manner he came in was unique. All other heads of governments were either elected, or shot their way to power or inherited the reins of […]

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Nigeria A Nollywood Nation Making Drama Of Her Democracy.

Daily Dispatch January 10, 2022

By Bolaji O. Akinyemi Democracy is a people- focused system of government that must be built on the rule of law. The law must be the LORD in any democratic society. It rules, the pathway on which both the Government and the people must tread for peace to prevail and prosperity to flow. Respect for […]