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Charly Boy or Baddo bus stop: Two sides to an argument…

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2025

By Bola BOLAWOLEturnpot@gmail. 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 (PUBLISHED IN MY “TREASURES” COLUMN ON THE BACK PAGE OF THE WEDNESDAY, 6 AUGUST, 2025 EDITION OF THE NEW TELEGRAPH NEWSPAPER). ” A fruit, as they say, does not fall far from its tree. And when we develop the habit,

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Whose President Is Tinubu, Anyway?

Daily Dispatch August 4, 2025

By Chidi Amuta Midway into a rather routine and very tepid presidency, President Bola Tinubu is caught in strange identity crisis. Politicians from across the nation are asking the president to define whose leader he really is. The general public is equally embarrassed by what many see as an “anyhow “ government: no focus, no […]

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2027: The North’s Shopping List To Tinubu

Daily Dispatch August 3, 2025

By Kazeem Akintunde Northern politicians, eggheads, traditional rulers, and opinion leaders, on Tuesday and Wednesday last week, gathered in Kaduna to assess the two-year administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The ‘assessment parley’ was put together to enable them to make an informed decision on whether to go along with him in 2027 or dump […]

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Letter to Mrs. Kemi Badenoch on the Machete and Prison Story

Daily Dispatch August 3, 2025

By Adeola Agoro Dear Mrs. Kemi Badenoch, I’ve watched many of your videos where you speak of Nigeria, not in bright colours, but often in shades of grey and black. That’s fine. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions. Thankfully, personal opinions do not alter the truth in the minds of those who truly know […]

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In life as in death, controversy trails Buhari – 2

Daily Dispatch August 3, 2025

By Bolanle BOLAWOLEturnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 (Published in my ON THE LORD’S DAY column in the Sunday Tribune newspaper edition of Sunday, August 3, 2025). Last week I printed here one of the two write-ups on President Muhammadu Buhari that I said aligned with my own views on the late president’s place in history. Today […]

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Buhari: May our subsequent leaders die at home (3),

Daily Dispatch August 3, 2025

By Hassan Gimba Yes, indeed, the late Muhammadu Buhari was perhaps the best politician of the Fourth Republic. He knew what he was doing when he spoke of Sharia in Sokoto, which caused him problems with the South and Northern Christians. But that solidified his Northern Muslim base and assured him of a solid 12 […]