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An Unusual View of Banditry

Daily Dispatch September 11, 2025

By Azu Ishiekwene Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, is hardly in the news. Lawal has enough on his plate in a region struggling with banditry and insurgency, and in a state whose political heavyweights oppose him over political differences.He has learned to mind the state’s business, hardly

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Why Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan cannot resume at the Senate yet

Daily Dispatch September 11, 2025

By Ken Harries Esq In Nigeria’s political landscape, the National Assembly is meant to be a sanctuary of sober deliberation and a place where rules and processes are observed with discipline, decorum and responsibility. Yet in this same hallowed chamber, the suspended Kogi Central Senatorial District Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has continued to demonstrate a

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Corruption: Are we really looking in the right direction?

Daily Dispatch September 10, 2025

By Bola BOLAWOLEturnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 (Published in TREASURES column on the back page of the Wednesday, 10 September, 2025 edition of the New Telegraph newspaper). “Two traditional rulers and their Oloris, not Fulani herdsmen, are said to be the brains behind kidnappings in Kwara state. Where are we headed in this country?” “The Bible […]

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Sahara Reporters, Your Source Lied Woefully

Daily Dispatch September 10, 2025

By Kolawole MusiliuIt is quite ironic, if not ignorant, that Sahara Reporter is choosing to mudslide the State Security Service or its current management. While the timing may be probably justified (for those who believe in Omoyele Sowore’s roforofo-style of journalistic politics). Sowore’s long-time instrument of blackmail, which he deploys time and again, to

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Opinion: Why the DSS is Right to Keep a Watch on Sowore

Daily Dispatch September 10, 2025

By Sunday Oladapo In every democracy, there is a thin line between freedom of expression and actions that could undermine national security. While citizens have the right to criticize government policies and leaders, those rights do not extend to making statements or taking actions that threaten public order. This is where the Department of State […]

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Sowore’s Rhetoric and Why the DSS is Right

Daily Dispatch September 9, 2025

By Sunday Oladapo By any standard, Omoyele Sowore is a familiar name in Nigeria’s political space. He brands himself as a revolutionary, a voice of the masses, and a fearless critic of the government. But let’s be honest there’s a big difference between activism and reckless agitation, and Sowore often crosses that line. That’s why […]