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Dangote, NUPENG, PENGASSAN and public interest…

Daily Dispatch October 5, 2025

By Bolanle BOLAWOLEturnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 (Written for ON THE LORD’S DAY column in the Sunday Tribune newspaper edition of Sunday, 5 October, 2025). Two of my ardent readers and friends prevailed on me to comment on the on-going scuffle between Dangote refinery on the one hand

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I,too, must get American in-laws, the efficacy of prayers and other matters,

Daily Dispatch October 5, 2025

By Hassan Gimba (2) Whoever tells you prayers don’t work does not know nothing! Kai, this speaking like a Yankee wannabe has pushed me off my regular lane. By the way, who has even observed that – because of this fixation with wanting to get an American-branded new wife and parents-in-law, which will lead to American kids, has made me

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Fifth Columnists and The Futility of Negative Narratives Around The DSS

Daily Dispatch October 5, 2025

By Onyema Nwabueze, feminwabuking@gmail.com, Imo State For a while now, the DSS have earned commendations from unusual quarters across the country. It would rarely be a surprise especially to the average Nigerian, when commendations for Government agencies run with taxpayer’s funds, come from top Politicians and Government functionaries – these are usually considered

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The Poisoned Cup: Harold Smith & Nigeria’s Story

Daily Dispatch October 2, 2025

By Azu Ishiekwene On the eve of Nigeria’s 65th independence anniversary, I reflected on Harold Smith. He’s not widely known in Nigeria. And that’s probably to be expected for a man whom the British establishment ostracised for decades for daring to be different, before his death. He was everything the British colonial authorities didn’t want […]

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How Nigeria got lost in Tokyo and 65 years of snail-speed

Daily Dispatch October 2, 2025

By Zainab Suleiman Okino The silence from Nigeria following the conclusion of the World Athletics Championship in Tokyo last week is a loud statement on the state of sports in Nigeria compared with the shining examples from other African countries. Whether you are a sports enthusiast or a casual observer, it was a sobering moment […]

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Gov. Bala Mohammed’s confusing signals

Daily Dispatch September 30, 2025

By Zainab Suleiman Okino In 2023, it was first mentioned that Governor Bala Mohammed was nursing a presidential ambition. Though still in his first term as governor of Bauchi, it was nearly inconceivable that a governor at first term level would throw his hat in the ring if he wasy100 percent sure. He couldn’t have […]