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An Electoral Legacy For Muhammadu Buhari

Daily Dispatch March 17, 2019

Before he eventually won the 2015 presidential election, President Muhammadu Buhari had sought the same office on three occasions. He contested the position in 2003, 2007 and 2011. On each occasion, he was beaten to the crown. Though he challenged his defeat up to the Supreme Court on each

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Pius Adesanmi: Adieu to a distant close friend

Daily Dispatch March 11, 2019

PIUS ADESANMI: ADIEU TO A DISTANT CLOSE FRIEND By: Kayode Odunaro The cyber space brought us together in the first place and our relationship was conducted therein as adversaries and later friends. When I took the job of Special Adviser on Communications to the then Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Rt.Hon. Dimeji Bankole, […]

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Islam is Compatible with Democracy, Despite Turkey’s Recent Example

Daily Dispatch March 6, 2019

Original of this Op-Ed was published on Le Monde on February 25, 2019  By Fetullah Gulen Turkey was hailed as an example for a modern Muslim democracy during the early 2000s. The current ruling party that came to power in 2002 implemented reforms that were aligned with the European Union’s democratic standards and the country’s […]

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Between an Armed robber and a ballot box snatcher

Daily Dispatch February 20, 2019

By Olusola Balogun. For a very long time, Nigerias electoral process have been blighted by the scourge of ballot box snatching and rigging.  The nation have been butt of ridicule and scorn by local and International journalists and observers.  Indeed, the sight of ballot box boxes being snatched by thugs is so common place during […]

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Wanted! Dr. Ifeanyi Uba in the Senate

Daily Dispatch February 10, 2019

By Law Mefor Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah, the chairman of Capital Oil, wants to go to the Senate and how seriously he would be needed there! The reason is: the Nigerian federation is now so rickety. The crookedness has to be straightened only through a series of constitutional amendments and negotiations that can be made possible […]

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NIGERIA: Stuck Between Hard Choices

Daily Dispatch February 10, 2019

By Jide Ajani Democracy, as a form of organised chaos, is good for Nigeria.But the nagging question is:Is Nigeria good for democracy? Generally described as government of the people for the people and by the people, democratic governance allows for a form of a set of structural processes that allows for the majority to always […]