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Three deaths: Gainers and losers

Daily Dispatch July 20, 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, 20 July, 2025). The death of three prominent Nigerians happened in quick succession, setting tongues wagging. The first was the passage of the

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Why the Nigerian Police should not exit the Contributory Pension Scheme,

Daily Dispatch July 18, 2025

By Micheal Manson In recent months, debates have intensified around a controversial bill before the National Assembly proposing the exit of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) from the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) and the establishment of a separate Police Pension Board. While the agitation is driven by valid frustrations over the low pensions currently received […]

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Buhari: The good, the bad, and the terrible

Daily Dispatch July 18, 2025

By Tunde Odesola With tonnes of turmoil – the weight of Olumo Rock – pressing down on my soul, I sit at my desk and stare at my scroll, feather and inkwell, lost in thought. My mind is foggy and full of sorrow: the Olubadan is dead; the Awujale is dead; former President Muhammadu Buhari […]

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“Guguwar Buhari “Is Gone: The End of Handout Votes in Arewa Politics

Daily Dispatch July 17, 2025

By Isaac Abrak In the wake of Nigeria’s 2015 general elections, a powerful Hausa phrase emerged: “Guguwar Buhari” —literally Buhari’s whirlwind.It aptly captured the tidal wave of support that swept General Muhammadu Buhari and many others into power under the banner of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The whirlwind was so intense that it carried […]

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Musings on Muhammadu Buhari

Daily Dispatch July 17, 2025

By Azu Ishiekwene I met him several times after he became Nigeria’s president in 2015, but the meetings did not change my impression of him as an enigma. Yet, as history peels back layer after layer of Muhammadu Buhari’s place, we may discover the essence of his beguiling simplicity.Tight-lipped and taciturn, a soldier in bearing […]

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Legal Opinion: Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Appeals A Judgment She Lost While Attempting To Enforce A Non-existent Order Of Recall

Daily Dispatch July 16, 2025

By Mr. Dayo Fadugba Esq. I consider it a duty to draw the attention of the general public to the ongoing legal developments surrounding the judgment delivered by Hon. Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on July 4, 2025, in the case instituted by the suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Contrary to misleading […]