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Questions as Oriire Kidnap Victims Clock 40 Days plus in Bandits’ Den

Daily Dispatch June 28, 2026

By Taiwo Adisa, PhD (Published by the Sunday Tribune, June 28, 2026) The Defence Headquarters in Abuja was quick to announce that there were no terrorist cells in the South-West following the May 15 kidnap incident in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. I contested that claim, even

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THE SUNDAY STEW: The Three-Month Sprint (3): How in 91 Days We Produced Three Frameworks That Entered the Global Knowledge Ecosystem

Daily Dispatch June 28, 2026

​ By Max Amuchie ​The Three-Month Sprint was initially conceived as a two-part series.​In the first part, I journeyed back to the formative moments that shaped my intellectual vocation, from a chance discovery of Sigmund Freud in the University of Calabar Library to the enduring influence of Edward Said and Antonio Gramsci. The essay explored […]

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Terror war: Sambisa awaits Oluwo, the Àrólé Elédùmarè

Daily Dispatch June 25, 2026

By Tunde Odesola (Published in The PUNCH, on Friday, June 26, 2026) Tales by moonlight thrives on call-and-response give-and-take. “Story, story,” the storyteller invites the audience, honey in his voice, suspense in his eyes. “Story!” the audience booms back. “Who knows the meaning of this proverb? A fish rottens from the head,” the storyteller asks. […]

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Wike, Power, Politics And The Thirst For Perpetual Influence

Daily Dispatch June 24, 2026

By Iduh Onah THERE are governors, there are kingmakers, there are political godfathers, and then there are those rare figures who seem determined to occupy all three positions at once. In contemporary Nigerian politics, few personalities fit that description more comfortably than Nyesom Wike, former governor of Rivers State and current Minister of the Federal […]

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Xenophobia: The Gradual Death Of African Brotherhood

Daily Dispatch June 21, 2026

By Kazeem AkintundeBy Tuesday next week, all African migrants in South Africa should be back to their home countries. According to popular opinion of those behind the migrants-must-go campaign in South Africa, African migrants are the cause of all their woes, be it political, spiritual, or economical. To show that they mean business, they have […]

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Towards “Tech-Enabled Tradition” for Bush Kidnapping Rescue in Nigeria

Daily Dispatch June 21, 2026

Towards Modern AI + Tech Methods “Tech-enabled tradition” for Bush Kidnapping Rescue along with Traditional Methods in Nigeria By Prof Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies IntroductionKidnapping in Nigeria’s forests, farmlands, and highways is no longer just a criminal act — it is a national security emergency. In literary texts like Lanre Adebisi’s Kidnapper in the Bush, we see […]