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Why Nigerian Must Avoid a Slid to War

Daily Dispatch March 28, 2021

By Babafemi Ojudu I joined The Guardian newspapers in 1985 and was made to report for The Guardian Express, the staple’s afternoon paper. My daily chore took me to every nook and corner of Lagos and its environ. One of the most troubling assignment I was saddled with at this early period of my

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$1.5bn Port Harcourt Refinery Rehabilitation: Between Sense, Sentiments and Sensationalism

Daily Dispatch March 28, 2021

Since last week when the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved the sum of $1.5bn for the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Refinery, all hell has been practically let loose. Well-meaning Nigerians from all walks of life have been sharing their views on the issue and many of them have neither been complimentary nor supportive of […]

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Governor Ortom and the so-called Fulani Nationality Movement (FUNAM), By Jibrin Ibrahim

Daily Dispatch March 26, 2021

Last Saturday, Governor Ortom of Benue State was attacked by a group he described as armed assassins and had to run 1.5 kilometres to save his life. I am glad he was able to outrun the assassins although I did wonder why his close protection squad allowed him run into the dangerous forests over such […]

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Crying wolf when it could be a squirrel

Daily Dispatch March 23, 2021

BY Mahmud JEGA The most engaging story in Nigeria at the weekend was the reported attack by gunmen on Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom’s convoy. The governor was out in the countryside on Saturday morning, inspecting a farm on Tyo-Mu-Abetse-Gboko Road in Makurdi Local Government, when gunmen opened fire at his convoy. No one was […]

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Love letter to Aisha Buhari

Daily Dispatch March 22, 2021

By Tunde Odesola Dear Hajiya, With gratitude to God for a vacation well spent, I, Babatunde Odesola, Esq., heartily rejoice on the safe return of the First Lady, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, to Nigeria after spending 4,380 hours in the cozy United Arab Emirates city called Dubai, away from the kisses and cuddles of her aged […]

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Ortom: The joke is on us

Daily Dispatch March 22, 2021

By Andrew Agbese The trending news over the weekend was the attack on the Governor of Benue State, Dr. Samuel Ortom. While many have condemned the attempt on the Governor’ s life and had tried to use the incident to point out what it portends, few others have chosen to use the incident to mock […]