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Revisiting Akeredolu’s cenotaph of controversy

Daily Dispatch June 29, 2025

By Bolanle BOLAWOLEturnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058. I was not surprised when I learnt of the pulling down of the Memorial Park or cenotaph erected at the ancient town of Ogho (Owo) by the late governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu: The cenotaph was erected in honour of

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Why This Oyo Senator Must Be pushed Out!

Daily Dispatch June 29, 2025

By Wale Ojo-Lanre EsqYes, by popular demand, by overwhelming necessity, and by the sheer will of the people, this Senator must be pulled out of the Senate either by force , intimidation , blackmail and by fireEnough of him at the SenateWalai talai! We must all insist that he not return to that hallowed Chamber […]

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Leadership Dynamics and the Pursuit of Inclusivity in the APC’s Power Structure

Daily Dispatch June 28, 2025

By Chief Okoi Obono-Obla The All Progressives Congress was a merger between the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), the defunct All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP), the defunct Congress for Progressives Change (CPC), a faction of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), and a faction of the defunct Democratic Peoples Party. The APC was registered […]

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Fufeyin the compound food

Daily Dispatch June 27, 2025

By Tunde Odesola When two or more words combine to form a new word, what you get is a compound word, which is also called a portmanteau. An example of a compound/portmanteau word is brunch – a combination of ‘breakfast’ and ‘lunch’; motel: ‘motor’ and ‘hotel’ – a roadside lodging where motorists park directly outside […]

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Of The Mortally Scared And Confused APC And The Emergent Coalition oalition 2.

Daily Dispatch June 26, 2025

By Prof Chris Mustapha Nwaokobia Jnr What will make the President and the Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces defecate in public, if not mortal fear and confusion? What was that stuff about Alex Zingman a 57 or 58 year old Belarusian, how could he attend the Chicago State University with Mr President when he perhaps […]

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UN80: Our Achievements Should Give Us Hope for a Better Future

Daily Dispatch June 25, 2025

By Philemon Yang Eighty years ago this month, the Charter of the United Nations was signed in San Francisco, turning the page on decades of war and offering hope for a better future. For 80 years the United Nations has stood as the highest expression of our hopes for international cooperation, and as the fullest […]