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Nigerian Military, Daily Trust invasion and Boko Haram: My view By Ismail Omipidan

Daily Dispatch January 8, 2019

  Before delving into the issues, permit one or two diagressions. I started my journalism career as an intern at The Punch. But Weekly Trust was my first place of work after school. I am proud to say that I was among the team that gave birth to Daily Trust. The children column being

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JAMB bans use of cyber cafe for 2019 UTME

Daily Dispatch December 21, 2018

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said it will no longer use cyber cafes for registration of candidates, beginning from the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). News Agency of Nigeria, NAN reports JAMB’s Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, said this on Thursday on the sideline of a meeting with proprietors of Computer Based […]

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Atiku Silent In Face of Buhari’s Disturbing Military Crimes, Says Fmr. US Amb. John Campbell on Council of Foreign Relations

Daily Dispatch December 20, 2018

Former US ambassador to Nigeria, John Campbell has strongly remarked on the persistent gross and deadly abuses by Nigeria’s military, lately highlighted by the late October Abuja massacre and recent military aggression towards critiquing international organizations including the United Nations and Amnesty International. Mr. Campbell also raised concern over the silence of

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Trumping China in Africa? By Olusegun Obasanjo and Greg Mills

Daily Dispatch December 20, 2018

  The Trump Administration recently announced a long-awaited new strategy towards Africa. It’s designed to be tougher in its selection of partners and to counter what is described as the “predatory” practices of China and Russia, which it says are “deliberately and aggressively targeting their investments in the region to gain a competitive advantage”. National […]

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Letter: Dear Osinbajo, PDP Did Plunder Nigeria Silly, But Why Have You Not Locked Them Up?

Daily Dispatch December 17, 2018

Your Excellency, The indices are clear. Below are some of Nigeria’s “worsts in the world” from 2017-2018 global statistics rankings: Nigeria has the most poor in the entire world; has the second worst electricity generation; is the third worst terrorized nation on the planet; has the worst police on earth; has the worst inequality record […]

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Re: “It is not FG’s problem if Nigerians lack electricity”

Daily Dispatch December 16, 2018

Last week, the Nigerians were surprised to hear the above summary of our power supply challenges from the Honorable Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN). It was shocking because it did not acknowledge the true situation which is that the Federal Government of Nigeria has 40% stake in  Disco, Genco and […]