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Who is after Dr Pantami?

Daily Dispatch April 26, 2021

By Ali Abare It’s now evidently clear that some vested interests are after the skin of the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Pantami. Judging from the relentless unearthing of ‘new revelations’ from the Minister’s past, it is also certain those

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Pantami: Buhari’s terrorising minister

Daily Dispatch April 26, 2021

By Tunde Odesola Like its ruthless boa cousin, the viper gives birth to its young ones live – no eggs, no hatching. But there’s no love lost between the viper and its brood. Immediately after birth, each newborn killer-serpent slithers away into solitary brutality, bearing an ancestral DNA that comprises a forked tongue, pronged fangs […]

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A nation bleeding from many wounds, By Hassan Gimba

Daily Dispatch April 25, 2021

Every patriot currently has gloom written all over him. The defence minister told us a few days ago that the country is ‘bleeding.’ Indeed, Nigeria is sick, very sick. Perhaps, was it the sickness of one part, the body can manage and pull along. The sickness, unfortunately, is for the entire body. Is it the […]

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Very disturbing events in Chad

Daily Dispatch April 20, 2021

By Mahmud Jega A lot of Nigerian hearts missed a beat on hearing the news today of the death of Chadian President Marshal Idris Deby Itno. This charismatic, no-nonsense, career-warrior, sit-tight ruler of our north-eastern neighbour had ruled Chad non-stop since 1990. The day before his death, he was declared winner of last Saturday’s presidential […]

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Buhari scores another ‘F9’ at Ramadan

Daily Dispatch April 19, 2021

By Tunde Odesola Subhanallah, alhamdulillah, astaghfirullah, la ilaha illa Allah! This is my most favourite Islamic chant. I love its rhythm, rhyme and reason. It means, “God is perfect, praise be to Allah, I seek forgiveness from Allah, there’s no other god, except Allah!” Of the 12 Islamic months in the Hijri calendar, Ramadan, the […]

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Generational tension and children up in arms, by Azu Ishiekwene

Daily Dispatch April 15, 2021

I was visiting a senior over the weekend when our conversation devolved into the soul of the Nigerian banter: how is the country going, I asked? He paused. After a moment of reflection, he took a deep breath and said: “There is tension.” I thought that was obvious and required no special gift to see. […]