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A Discussion on Political Alliances and Pressing Problems – Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies

Daily Dispatch June 5, 2025

Prof. Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies, former presidential candidate in 2019, elucidates and shares her thoughts onthe ever-evolving landscape of Nigerian politics, the quest for power and the need for meaningful alliances, which have become crucial themes. Recent statements from prominent figures,

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What the Supreme Court Really Said in the Mustafa Jokolo Case.

Daily Dispatch June 5, 2025

By Usman Abdulkadir Taleeki. On Wednesday, June 4, 2025, the Supreme Court of Nigeria brought an end to a legal journey that began almost two decades ago. The case involved Alhaji Al-Mustapha Haruna Jokolo, the 19th Emir of Gwandu who was deposed in 2005, and the Kebbi State Government. Since the ruling was delivered, there […]

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The making of a Tinubu republic

Daily Dispatch June 3, 2025

By  Zainab Suleiman Okino What played out at the APC national policy summit a fortnight ago can safely be described as a theatre of the absurd and a public display of the arrogance of power. A government is elected (or is it selected?) to serve a four-year term, and less than one year into their […]

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The Institutionalisation of Stealing In Nigeria

Daily Dispatch June 1, 2025

By Kazeem Akintunde The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, through his lawyers last week, asked the Court of Appeal to overturn a judgement which granted the Federal Government full control of a substantial estate in Abuja comprising of 753 housing units. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had obtained […]

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Readers’ comments on Of journalists’ deaths, security lapses and cut-throat taxes

Daily Dispatch June 1, 2025

by Hassan Gimba Inna lilLahi wa inna ilaihir raji’un! May Allah have mercy upon their souls and grant them Aljanna Firdausi. My condolences to you and through you, to the entire Neptune Prime family as well as Borno journalists. – Governor Mai Mala Buni Inna lil Lah, wa inna ilahirraji’un! May Allah forgive their shortcomings and grant them

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Interrogating Fashola’s treatise on patriotism

Daily Dispatch June 1, 2025

By Bolanle Bolawoleturnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 “It is time to move beyond rhetorical hope…Nigeria’s future cannot be built on beautiful aspirations and emotive patriotism, but must be anchored in a collective demand for transparency, justified expectation, equity, responsible governance, and freedom from want on the many needs of living a good life” What is