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Key Takeaways From Our Tour Of Enugu And Ebonyi States

Daily Dispatch August 17, 2025

By Bayo Onanuga We returned to Abuja on Saturday after a three-day working tour of Enugu and Ebonyi States as members of the National Communication Team, led by Alhaji Mohammed Idris, the Minister of Information and National Orientation. During the visit, we engaged with the governors and key

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Ribadu’s Praiseworthy Strike at Borgu’s Mahmuda Terrorists

Daily Dispatch August 17, 2025

By Farooq Kperogi I just learned that after months of painstaking intelligence work, authorities have apprehended Mahmud Muhammad Usman, the self-styled “Emir of Ansaru,” and his deputy Mahmud al-Nigeri, known as Malam Mahmuda, the man behind the Mahmuda terrorist group that has been tormenting my people in Borgu, a geo-cultural space that stretches from Kebbi […]

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When vested interests trump justice

Daily Dispatch August 17, 2025

… and compromise air travel safety and security By Bolanle BOLAWOLEturnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 (Published in ON THE LORD’S DAY column in the Sunday Tribune edition of Sunday, 17 August, 2025). The saying goes that too many cooks spoil the broth; in like manner, too many vested interests have intervened to trump justice, thereby setting […]

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Coalition against PBAT: Political grievances or genuine patriotism?

Daily Dispatch August 15, 2025

By Ali Abare Nigeria is going through tough but necessary economic changes under President Bola Tinubu, with the removal of fuel subsidies and the unification of exchange rates causing short-term hardship for many. While these reforms have been painful, they were unavoidable given the country’s dire financial situation before Tinubu took office. For years, fuel […]

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Wasiu Ayinde: Shame of a nation (1)

Daily Dispatch August 15, 2025

By Tunde Odesola (Published in The PUNCH, on Friday, August 15, 2025) Unenviable bee life. Despite buzzing from pillar to post in the field, transporting tonnes of nectar sugar to its hive for honey, the bee, like the Value Jet aircraft passenger, is ultimately deboarded from its hive in an extractive process to yield nature’s […]

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Executive-Legislature cooperation as enabler of national stability, growth and opportunities

Daily Dispatch August 15, 2025

By Ken Harries Esq A nation’s executive and legislature are like two oars propelling the same canoe. If one oar pulls with force while the other drifts lazily, the canoe spins in circles. If both row in opposite directions, the vessel tilts dangerously, and progress stalls. But when the oars dip and pull in rhythm, […]