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Kashim Shettima: A servant leader, responsible, committed, and loyal to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu

Daily Dispatch June 17, 2025

By: Dr. James Bwala In the words of the former Senate President, Dr. Ahmed Lawan, the APC National Chairman, Dr. Umar Ganduje, and the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, exemplify the qualities of a servant leader, characterized by responsibility, commitment, and unwavering loyalty to

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Midterm Appraisal of Akpabio-led Tenth Senate

Daily Dispatch June 16, 2025

By Ola Awoniyi When Godswill Obot Akpabio, Senator representing Akwa Ibom North-West District, was elected as the President of the 10th Senate on 13th June 2023, there were high expectations from his distinguished colleagues and the Nigerian public. The expectations were based on Akpabio’s glittering political resume and track record at the state and federal […]

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The Ogoni 9, Tinubu, And His Presidential Pardon

Daily Dispatch June 15, 2025

By Kazeem Akintunde President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday last week, addressed a joint session of the National Assembly in commemoration of the 2025 Democracy Day celebration. In his address to the lawmakers, he announced the granting of full presidential pardon to Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other Ogoni leaders who were murdered 30 years ago […]

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President Tinubu and June 12

Daily Dispatch June 15, 2025

By Tunde Rahman Around this period in 1993, precisely on June 12, 1993, the day of that historic election, this writer operated in two different but mutually reinforcing capacities. While I was the Political Correspondent of the old Daily Times, covering the then-unfolding electoral process in Abuja, I was also an officer in the Nigerian […]

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Neutrality Or Advocacy: The Impossible Choices For Nigerian Journalists In A Failing State

Daily Dispatch June 15, 2025

By Akin Olaniyam “Comment is free, but facts are sacred. “Propaganda,” so called, by this means is hateful” – CP Scott In trivialising the interesting exchanges between Lere Olayinka, senior special assistant on public communication and social media to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, Nyesom Wike and Rufai Oseni of Arise TV, the media […]

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Gaza: Just Humanity. Nothing Religious, Nothing Ethnic

Daily Dispatch June 15, 2025

By Hassan Gimba Victory is with patience. Success is with endurance. And war is a matter of turns. – Imam Ali, Nahj al Balagha, saying 189. Gaza. A four-letter word sounding like the tasty gizzard. But Gaza is nowhere as palatable as the gizzard. Gaza is now the symbol of all that is bad with […]