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The DSS, Sowore, and the Village Feast

Daily Dispatch September 9, 2025

By Danladi Shehu If a man cooks for a community ,the meal would scarcely go round, However, if a community decides to cook for a man, the feast will overwhelm him – old African proverb. The foregoing may have aptly captured the likely outcome of the current standoff between the Department

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Marwa, A Man of Uncommon Grace at 72

Daily Dispatch September 9, 2025

By Femi BabafemiI have had the privilege of knowing Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd) for about 30 years. As a young reporter, I observed from a working distance the metamorphosis of a military administrator who was unlike any other—an enigma committed as much to his work as to becoming a paragon of excellence in […]

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Tinubu and the New Dawn in Ogoni

Daily Dispatch September 8, 2025

By Prince Austin Kabari On November 10, 1995, Nigeria etched one of the darkest chapters in its history when Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other Ogoni leaders, now remembered as the “Ogoni Nine”, were executed after a sham trial. Their only crime was the audacity to demand justice, dignity, and protection for their land against decades […]

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My 10 Kobo Advice Tt Omoyele Sowore

Daily Dispatch September 8, 2025

By Joe Igbokwe I got to know Sowore through my good friend Mr Peter Claver. Both of them graduated from the University of Lagos. We have been friends for years and we have reasoned together and interacted for years. However I was stunned into disbelief and in total shock when he called a sitting President […]

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Opinion: Sowore and his misplaced political Ambition

Daily Dispatch September 8, 2025

By Terenga While the concerns raised above project a picture of persecution and national disgrace, it is important to present a balanced view grounded in facts, law, and the realities of governance. First, the Department of State Services (DSS) is mandated under Nigerian law to safeguard internal security, protect the state from subversion, and curb […]

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Securing our Rail Lines

Daily Dispatch September 8, 2025

By Kazeem Akintunde In the next few days, the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) will release the result of what led to the derailment of the Abuja-Kaduna train on August 26, during which not less than 14 passengers sustained varying degree of injuries. NSIB’s investigation, we have been told, will focus on identifying the direct […]