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How I Remember #ENDSARS One Year After

Daily Dispatch October 14, 2021

By Azu Ishiekwene On October 3, 2020, I watched a video of a policeman attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) shooting a young man in front of Wetland Hotel, Ughelli, Delta State. Initial reports after the young man was shot said the shooter and other policemen in his company drove

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Implications of devaluation at this point in time.

Daily Dispatch October 12, 2021

A devaluation is the easiest thing for the CBN. We can follow these sentiments and move the Naira to say N550/$1. It is quite easy. But what are it’s macroeconomic implications? Here are a few: Government debt service is already over 70% of revenue. A devaluation will make it over 100% easily. Inflation, though high […]

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Shameless soldiers of the Nigerian Army

Daily Dispatch October 11, 2021

By Tunde Odesola They depict horror and terror when they should be heroes and she-roes. They represent the flickering cowardice in the darkling plain of repression when they should glitter like gold in the courageous sun. They are the Nigerian military: the monsters of sorrow, tears and blood; the devils and demons of death. Amputated […]

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General Buhari’s unpresidential speech

Daily Dispatch October 4, 2021

By Tunde Odesola Dear Mr President, With profound respect and warmest wishes, I humbly write to felicitate with you, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic, on the solemn occasion of the 61st independence anniversary of our fatherland – the most populous black nation on earth – Nigeria. Your Excellency, after listening […]

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Nigeria: What They Said About Another 60 Years

Daily Dispatch September 30, 2021

By Azu Ishiekwene This is the time of year when we moan about everything wrong with Nigeria. Quite often, we do so not necessarily from a place of spite but out of frustration and hopelessness. It’s true that the life of a nation is not necessarily measured in biological age. But most might agree that […]

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Why Buhari can’t forgive Fani-Kayode

Daily Dispatch September 27, 2021

By Tunde Odesola The suya burnt his palms, but he was stoic, like a true Christian. Initially, he tossed the hot suya from palm to palm ping-pong, then flung open the Holy Bible with his left hand, and ripped off pages from the New Testament, placing the hot suya on the word of Christ. Calm […]