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As DSS confronts Sowore’s “scorched-earth” strategy

Daily Dispatch September 18, 2025

By Lewis Chukwuma Arguably the poster-boy of Nigeria’s activism ecosystem, online publisher of SaharaReporters and rambunctious politician, Omoyele Sowore, has probably earned his epaulets, tracking his nimble interventions and a wide swathe of comic escapades he has scripted in the last two

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A Quiet War on Our Soil: How Aid, Chemicals and Banditry Are Strangling the North

Daily Dispatch September 18, 2025

By Al-Amin Isa When “Aid” Becomes a Curse: The Ginger Crisis in Kaduna What was sold to us as help has turned into a slow death for ginger farmers in Kaduna State. USAID came with seeds to “boost quality.” Instead, ginger farming collapsed under a devastating fungal outbreak (Proxipyricularia zingiberis). By 2023, over 90% of […]

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When traditional rulers become kidnapping kingpins…

Daily Dispatch September 17, 2025

By Bola BOLAWOLEturnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 (PUBLISHED IN THE TREASURES COLUMN ON THE BACK PAGE OF THE NEW TELEGRAPH NEWSPAPER EDITION OF WEDNESDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER, 2025). “We used to hear of land-grabbing. One notable traditional ruler reportedly grabbed a sizable portion of land belonging to a first-generation university in the South-west… Some […]

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The Obnoxious Anti-Religious Law of Niger State

Daily Dispatch September 17, 2025

By James Paul Adama The Concerned Christian Youth Forum (CCYF) have been made aware of a new policy introduced by Governor Umar Bago requiring preachers to submit their sermons for approval prior to public delivery. Niger state has been in the limelight in recent times for some wrong reasons. This time, apart from the worrisome […]

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GODSWILL AKPABIO: Unpacking the Uncommon Transformer on a Great Mission

Daily Dispatch September 15, 2025

By Ufok Ibekwe Esq Does the sun trumpet before it rises, or the ocean send notices before it breathes its tide upon the shore? What about the grass in the field? Does it apply for permission before it grows green? Some truths are self-evident. And so it is with leadership when it emerges in uncommon […]

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OPINION: Hon. Tijani Aliyu Ahmed, The Guiding Light Of APC

Daily Dispatch September 15, 2025

By Sultanate Al-lokowiey In the evolving Nasarawa political landscape, few figures like Hon. Tijani Aliyu Ahmed have consistently demonstrated leadership, governance, and economic transformation. His name resonates not only within Nasarawa State but across the nation, symbolizing integrity, innovation, and the promise of a brighter future for the All Progressives Congress