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Aparutu and His Life Coach

Daily Dispatch October 23, 2025

By Azu Ishiekwene Putting it nicely, Aparutu is the Yoruba word for a joker, a clown. In August 1986, when I first arrived at the wooden, fabricated office of PUNCH in Kudeti, Ikeja, Lagos, for a vacation job, that was how the editor then, Alhaji Najeem Jimoh, referred to me: Aparutu.He wasn’t

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Why Lawyer Ejimakor May Face Disbarment

Daily Dispatch October 23, 2025

The recent arrest of Lawyer Aloy Ejimakor for participating in a protest concerning a matter he is professionally handling invites a critical examination of the legal and ethical implications of such conduct. The fundamental question is whether it is appropriate for a legal practitioner to engage in public demonstrations related to cases under their representation. […]

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Opinion: Stop Chasing Shadows — Demand Performance, Not Pay Cuts

Daily Dispatch October 23, 2025

By Sunday Oladapo The recent debate comparing the salaries of Nigerian professors to those of members of parliament (MPs) is not only misplaced but also deeply flawed. It reflects our collective obsession with shadows rather than substance. In the United Kingdom, a Member of Parliament can legitimately earn up to £500,000 annually when all allowances […]

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Dictatorship by benevolence?

Daily Dispatch October 22, 2025

By ZAINAB SULEIMAN OKINO Less than two years into President Bola Tinubu’s first tenure, everything about him and all decisions now revolve around politics and politicking toward his reelection in 2027. Not that he ever took his gaze off that all-important year—the year of final consolidation, of crowning glory for a man who has been […]

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The Domestic Goat In Ukana and The Community Yam in Abuja

Daily Dispatch October 22, 2025

By: Celestine Mel For a time, I held my peace. Deliberately, almost ceremonially. I told myself, “Not every family thunder deserves an echo. Let this one pass.” But the drums grew louder and the dance more disgraceful. The cacophony refused to fade; instead, it swelled into a full-blown orchestra of shame. I realized that silence, […]

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A Coup Against Tinubu, If True, Would Be a Disaster for Nigeria

Daily Dispatch October 21, 2025

By Mogaji Wole Arisekola A coup against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, if true, would not just be a mistake — it would be a disaster of historic proportions. Nigeria has walked this bloody path before, and every time we tried to rebuild, we paid in tears, in blood, and in broken dreams. Those who think […]