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Mr President, Let’s Call In The Chadians!

Daily Dispatch December 28, 2025

By Hassan Gimba This article was first published in December 2020. In light of recent U.S. airstrikes targeting terrorist groups linked to transnational extremist networks and the renewed focus on international counterterrorism efforts in Nigeria, I find this write-up highly relevant to current

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Aláàfin Ọ̀yọ́ cuddling a dead empire (1)

Daily Dispatch December 26, 2025

By Tunde Odesola (Published in The PUNCH, on Friday, December 26, 2025) The (Ọmọ) child (tó) is (bá) the (ma jẹ́) father (Àṣàmú) to (kékeré) the (ló ti ń jẹnu) man (ṣámú-ṣámú). Ehn, yes! Deal with it! The mishmash opening sentence is intentional because it is confusion I have on offer today, not peace or […]

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What’s the Cost of a Merry Christmas?

Daily Dispatch December 26, 2025

By Azu Ishiekwene I intended to write about something else, but changed my mind halfway through. Apart from making New Year’s resolutions a habit, which nearly half of adult Americans engage in, another common feature of this time of year in many parts of the world is making predictions. It’s as hazardous as knowing a […]

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The unfortunate alteration of the Tax Administration Act: Let us thread with care! 

Daily Dispatch December 22, 2025

By Muhammad Nami We woke up to a shocking report from the National Assembly that specific provisions of the Tax Administration Act had been amended by an unidentified group before the legislation was gazetted by the government. The implication of this unfortunate act by the yet-to-be-identified persons is that the actual legislation passed and signed […]

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Dangote And The Shady Fuel Sector

Daily Dispatch December 21, 2025

By Kazeem Akintunde Nigeria’s oil sector rumbled last week, when the Chairman of the Dangote Group of Companies, Alhaji Aliko Dangote alleged that the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed, was spending millions of dollars on his children’s education in Switzerland, an amount far beyond his

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Trending Events Amidst Governor Buni’s Yobe Achievements (1)

Daily Dispatch December 21, 2025

By Hassan Gimba Many things happened in Nigeria last week that will trend for a time. Among them were two weighty revelations, one of which led to two ‘juicy’ resignations. There was the revelation by Aisha Buhari, the late President Muhammadu Buhari’s wife, that the former president began locking his door to keep her out […]