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The Burden Of Leadership At FIRS By Abdullahi Ismaila Ahmad

Daily Dispatch May 22, 2020

If one has not occupied a position of leadership, one would not fully understand the truism of William Shakespeare’s wise words:  “Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown”. But those who wear the crown know where it hurts. So it is with the leadership of the Federal Inland Revenue

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How I worked with Babangida to subvert Students at UNN—-Confession of a former SSS student agent that exposes how Nigerian security operatives sponsor violence in Nigerian Universities

Daily Dispatch May 20, 2020

By Dr Nwankwo Tony Nwaezeigwe, PhD I gained admission into University of Nigeria on merit after scoring two hundred and sixty-nine over three hundred JAMB Point-Score. That was at the time we never knew that parents could facilitate University admissions for their children. Because I was working as an Aviation Signals Technician with the Civil […]

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OPINION: Between Buhari, Adesina, and Gambari

Daily Dispatch May 20, 2020

By Femi Olufunmilade, Ph.D “A tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing”. – William Shakespeare. This describes a campaign of calumny in the form of an old article in the 12th July, 2008, issue of The Sun newspaper making the rounds on social media to put a wedge between the […]

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Of COVID-19 lockdown and police extortion- By Ademola Orunbon

Daily Dispatch May 9, 2020

As many Nigerians predicted, the mounted check points deployed by the Nigerian Police Force as a primary measure to ensure Nigerians in Lagos, Ogun, Abuja and other parts of the country adhere to the Covid-19 checkpoints have been converted to extortion centres. This is the reality of being Nigerian, having nothing but for fear and […]

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Those who live in glasshouse should not throw stones- Engr. Jide Adeyemo

Daily Dispatch May 4, 2020

Chief Niyi Akintola SAN is a man I respect a lot for his knowledge of the law and his courageous appearance in the law courts. However, the fact that his knowledge of politics suffers from acute limitation was ignobly demonstrated today on his programme with Isaac Brown on Fresh FM. One should actually sympathise with […]

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Seyi Makinde: Understanding the man and his politics- By Taiwo Adisa

Daily Dispatch April 28, 2020

Whether by chance or design, a medley of cacophonous soundbites has been targeting the governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde in recent weeks. As multi-layered as the critics come, their antics and desire appear perpetually narrow-ended: to burst the high-flying balloon of the Ibadan-born engineer turned politician. Criticism is of natural occurrence. But those […]