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Sowore’s Theatre of Distraction: Turning Legal Matters Into Street Drama

Daily Dispatch October 13, 2025

BY OLUFEMI SHAKA FROM OGUN STATE There is no denying the pain, anger, or yearning for justice that many Nigerians feel when they hear about the incarceration of Nnamdi Kanu, nor is there any reason to doubt the right of citizens to express themselves within the bounds of the law. However, the

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Enough Is Enough: When Broadcasters Become The Story

Daily Dispatch October 8, 2025

By Segun Showunmi When television anchors abandon professionalism for provocation, it becomes the duty of the station’s management to call them to order. But when that failure becomes routine, the National Broadcasting Commission must step in. What can be excused from a citizen’s podcast cannot, and must not, be tolerated from a licensed national broadcaster. […]

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Governor Sule: Leading light in reforms at subnational level

Daily Dispatch October 8, 2025

By Ali Abare Governor Abdullahi Sule is variously being recognised as a guiding light when it comes to innovation in governance and initiating reforms at the subnational level. At various conversations on financial and economic reforms, Governor Sule has been featuring prominently as he shares his knowledge and experience, which he brings to bear in […]

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The Anatomy of a Microscopic Interview: A Note to Rufai Oseni

Daily Dispatch October 8, 2025

By Anietie John Ukpe There are few spectacles more tragicomic than a man who has mistaken a microphone for a microscope. Rufai Oseni, a graduate of Animal Anatomy and now inquisitor-general of Arise TV, provides one such spectacle daily. Watching him conduct an interview is like watching a butcher perform brain surgery with a cleaver […]

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Professional certification: Nigeria’s giant leap in public procurement reform

Daily Dispatch October 3, 2025

By Sufuyan Ojeifo The National Procurement Certification Programme (NPCP), a flagship initiative of Nigeria’s Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), is redefining how the nation manages public resources. Anchored in the World Bank-funded Sustainable Procurement, Environmental, and Social Standards Enhancement (SPESSE) programme, the initiative prioritises transparency,

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Tribute: Baba Ahmad Jidda: Garlands To The Ageless Workhorse

Daily Dispatch October 1, 2025

By: Inuwa BwalaAs the favourite of Borno youths between 1998 and 1999, most people thought he was going to be the governor of Borno state. But God had a different design for him.I had cause to then refer to him as the reluctant bride in Borno’s search for a governor.That was the time our paths […]