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Gumi is wrong, war can end banditry

Daily Dispatch September 14, 2021

By Mahmud Jega The widely disseminated statement by Kaduna-based Muslim cleric Dr. Ahmed Gumi titled “War has never been a solution anywhere anytime” is too sweeping to be true. He was referring to the Nigerian Army’s recently stepped-up campaign against bandits in Zamfara and other

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Nigerian embassies of shame (1)

Daily Dispatch September 13, 2021

By Tunde Odesola Lacking the speed of the cheetah, the strength of the bull and the ferocity of the tiger, the chameleon, with its camouflage of many colours, tip-toes daily in cautious slow-motion, living on the wisdom of adaptive wits. Appearing unconcerned, unpurposed and uninterested, the chief of stealth and the lord of disguise, the […]

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Ending the war over Value Added Tax (VAT)

Daily Dispatch September 13, 2021

By: Simon Kolawole. The evolution of Nigerian federalism has undergone major genetic variations in the last 20 years, but the war that has just broken out over the value-added tax (VAT) may become the turning point because of the potential impact on fiscal federalism and the political economy. On December 11, 2020, Justice Stephen Pam […]

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What President Buhari said (didn’t say) in Imo state

Daily Dispatch September 12, 2021

By Femi Adesina We have observed that President Buhari’s concluding remarks at the meeting with South East Leaders during his one day visit to Imo State is being deliberately contorted and twisted out of context. The purveyors of disinformation want Nigerians to believe that the President bluntly told Governor Uzodinma, ‘‘I’ll be careful with your […]

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Guinea needs a bitter pill. But will Africa find it?

Daily Dispatch September 9, 2021

By Azu Ishiekwene Zambia’s peaceful and orderly election in August offered a glimmer of hope that Africa’s story might be changing. For the third time in three decades, an opposition leader defeated the sitting president sending a message to the world that the continent may not be the incumbent’s lair after all.  Opposition leader, Hakainde […]

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Marwa: Birthday tribute to an enigma, by Femi Babafemi

Daily Dispatch September 9, 2021

The danger of writing a tribute to any high profile personality in Nigeria today is obvious: the writer runs the risk of being misrepresented as a political praise singer, or at times, time and tide can cast him as a bootlicker, especially, if the subject of his adulation suffers a reversal of fortune, materially or […]