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The Legacies Of Buhari And Awujale

Daily Dispatch July 21, 2025

By Kazeem AkintundeThe death of two prominent Nigerians, who were also bosom friends and passed away few hours apart last week Sunday, has once again shown the all-powerful nature of God. Former President Muhammadu Buhari died in a London Clinic at the age of 82, while the Awujale of Ijebu

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Electricity Subsidy: Before We Open Another Scam Frontier

Daily Dispatch July 20, 2025

By Taiwo Adisa The lead story of The Punch edition of Friday, July 18, was capable of raising the blood pressure of many family heads in this country. The headline read: Shocking surge: Electricity subsidy jumps 220% to nearly N2tn. The headline detailed the sudden rise in the nation’s electricity subsidy scheme between 2023 and […]

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Buhari. May our subsequent leaders die at home (1)

Daily Dispatch July 20, 2025

By Hassan Gimba “The days of life pass away like clouds, so do good while you are alive.” – Imam Ali (AS) Many people may expect me to write about the late President Muhammadu Buhari, a retired Nigerian Army Major General who was many things to many people and different things to different people. Alive, […]

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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 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, which occurred on […]

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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 […]