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The other sides of Oyetola: Tribute to my Principal @ 66

Daily Dispatch September 29, 2020

By Ismail Omipidan Today, Tuesday, September 29, 2020, is the 66th birthday of my Principal, Adegboyega Oyetola. To celebrate him, I have elected to speak about a few of his attributes as a leader. Interestingly, those attributes, one of which is the fact that running a State in a depressed

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The agonies of Buhari and Oshiomhole

Daily Dispatch September 28, 2020

By Tunde Odesola For the All Progressives Congress, it’s not raining, it’s pouring but the umbrella is with the hot-chasing rival, the Peoples Democratic Party. Each time Nigerian President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), boots a penalty kick into throw-in, I begin to ponder the importance of secondary school education as a useful tool for […]

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Asiwaju Tinubu And Edo Election, By Tunde Rahman

Daily Dispatch September 26, 2020

The tension-soaked Edo governorship election may have been concluded with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announcing Governor Godwin Obaseki as the winner of the poll. However, one is not unmindful of the fact that the election may not have been completely over as it were. Obaseki’s main challenger, the All Progressives Congress candidate, Pastor […]

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Nigeria @ 60 – Still A Crawling Baby

Daily Dispatch September 24, 2020

By: Ademola Orunbon Nigerians mark the 60th independence anniversary of their beloved country next Thursday, few will disagree that, amidst the myriad of unnerving socio-economic and security challenges facing the nation, Nigeria remains a great country still waiting to happen. October 1, therefore signals another opportunity to ponder on the state of the nation and […]

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Nigeria dying under Buhari’s jackboot

Daily Dispatch September 21, 2020

By Tunde Odesola   Once upon a Babel, there was a tower that reached to the heavens. Like Nigeria, Babel was a country that thrived on visionless tyranny, but eventually fell off the global map into extinction. For Babel to disintegrate, the country’s tongue lost the unifying power of communication and the falcon no longer heard […]

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As end dawns on fraudulent civil servants

Daily Dispatch September 20, 2020

By Mahmud Yahaya As it is generally known,  redemption of promises is a good virtue that is encouraged by all. Leaders, especially in a democratic setting are often assessed based on the promises they made to the electorates, and how far they have fulfilled those promises.One matter that generated a lot of reactions in the people […]