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Dapo Abioduns victory: The Tolu Odebiyi connection

Daily Dispatch June 9, 2019

  By Olusola Balogun   That Prince Dapo Abiodun is the new Governor of Ogun State is no longer contentIous. But what fascinates is how the multi-millionaire oil magnate defied daunting odds to triumph at the March 4th 2019 fierce Gubernatorial contest. Abiodun, of the All Progressives

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Why I accept to work with Makinde- Taiwo Adisa

Daily Dispatch June 7, 2019

By:  Ayo Oke, Abuja   The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, Mr Taiwo Adisa, has stated that the development agenda of the Governor endeared him to take up the appointment.   Adisa, who made the disclosure through a post on his Facebook account, equally pointed out that […]

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How Nigeria and its president are being held to ransom

Daily Dispatch May 29, 2019

The pomp and ceremony of Muhammadu Buhari’s inauguration will not mask the huge challenges the 76-year-old Nigerian president faces during his second term in office – in particular the booming business of kidnapping for ransom. Even one of the president’s relations – a traditional ruler in Daura in northern Nigeria – is currently being held

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NGO calls for emergency action on water

Daily Dispatch May 14, 2019

By Punarimam Fehintola A non-governmental organization Global Rights has called on government of Nigeria to take proactive measures in addressing the issues facing water supply and also the deprivation of communities facing the lack of water and contaminations affecting water in Nigerian and treat these issues as a matter of emergency to avoid further disaster […]

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Why 1.2m JAMB candidates may not gain university admission

Daily Dispatch May 13, 2019

Last Saturday, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) released the much awaited Unified Tertiary Matriculation Exams (UTME) which was written in April this year. A breakdown of the figure indicated One million, eight hundred and eighty six thousand, five hundred and eight students (1,886,508) sat for the exams but JAMB only released results of […]

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The torment of being a Nigerian

Daily Dispatch April 28, 2019

By Punarimam Fehintola Nigeria is a country blessed with all kinds of mineral and human resources.  A country which is so blessed yet poor. People living in Nigeria have continued to deal with bad leaders  who are not interested in their progress, hoping that one day a Messiah will come and liberate them from these […]