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Nigeria’s Economic Future: Beyond Fiscal Rituals to Structural Reform

Daily Dispatch January 16, 2026

By Nick AguleEmail: nick.agule@yahoo.co.ukX: @NickAguleFacebook: Nick Agule, FCA16.01.2026 I sat all through this summit yesterday. Kudos to the finance minister who took the time to attend in person to present the 2025 financial performance and the outlook for 2026. While I appreciate the

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Chimamanda: The stethoscope as hangman’s noose (1)

Daily Dispatch January 16, 2026

By Tunde Odesola (Published in The PUNCH, on Friday, January 16, 2026) Does anyone know why the chicken has no teeth? Honestly, I don’t. But I know its humble beginnings, dating back in time. That was when the chicken tilled the earth with its beak and four-toe pronged legs, fending for its daily bread. That […]

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A British War Journalist’s Account of How January 15 Changed Nigeria

Daily Dispatch January 15, 2026

By Azu Ishiekwene Frederick Forsyth’s account of the Nigerian Civil War, mainly from the Biafran lens, is perhaps one of the most riveting you would find. Yet, it is remarkably deficient in its one-sidedness, for which the author made no pretences or apologies. As Nigeria marks the 60th anniversary of the beginning of events that […]

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Tinubu and the US-Nigeria Health Cooperation of Controversy

Daily Dispatch January 13, 2026

By Zainab Suleiman Okino Perhaps, as part of efforts towards rapprochement and strengthening US-Nigeria relations after weeks of diplomatic row, a new health deal between the two countries was sealed and made public on 21 December 2025. However, there are concerns over the content and spirit of the pact, which many have described as biased […]

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Malami: Open Letter To Director General, DSS

Daily Dispatch January 12, 2026

9th January 2026. HOW MALAMI INTRODUCED NARCO-TERRORISM INTO NIGERIA BUT HE DID NOT ACT ALONE, HE HAD ACCOMPLICES SUCH AS DAYO APATA, SAN, FORMER PERMANENT SECRETARY, FEDERAL MINISTRY OF JUSTICE, MONDAY ONYEKACHI UBANI, SAN, SAKABA ISHAKU, AG. HEAD OF INVESTIGATION DIVISION, ICPC AND JOHN O. ASEIN, DG, NIGERIAN COPYRIGHT COMMISSION (JUST TO MENTION A FEW)” […]

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Wike, Fubara, And A Captured State

Daily Dispatch January 12, 2026

By Kazeem Akintunde In the last couple of days, Rivers State has been in the news for the wrong reasons. Since the 2023 general elections that returned Siminalayi Fubara as the Governor of the State, the state has not enjoyed any semblance of peace beyond six months. The state and its development has been bogged […]