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ANALYSIS: Tinubu’s 2027 Electoral Outlook and the Politics of Consolidation

Daily Dispatch December 24, 2025

By Sunday Oladapo The inauguration of the APC Committee on Strategy, Conflict Resolution and Mobilisation fits squarely into President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s broader plan to consolidate political strength ahead of the 2027 general elections. When viewed against current projections of electoral

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Ambition Above Allegiance: Inside the Political Calculations of Governor Seyi Makinde

Daily Dispatch December 23, 2025

By Sunday Oladapo In Nigerian politics, party loyalty is often fluid, but few politicians embody this reality as consistently as Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde. Over nearly two decades, his political journey has followed a familiar pattern: align where opportunity exists, exit where ambition is blocked, and recalibrate when personal interests are threatened. To his […]

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The Idolatry of Pastor Chris Oyakilome 62 birthday Celebrations- Prof. Funmilayo Adesanya-Davies

Daily Dispatch December 22, 2025

A critique exploring the idolatrous nature of the celebration of Pastor Chris Oyakhilome’s 60th birthday (and again at 62) against the backdrop of the ongoing violence and killing of Christians in Nigeria. This essay examines theological, ethical, sociocultural, and contextual dimensions—drawing on recent events and widely reported facts. IntroductionIn December 2023, and

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The BAO Effect: Celebrating Oyebanji, a visionary leader at 58

Daily Dispatch December 21, 2025

By Yinka Oyebode Christmas indeed came early for the people of Ekiti State this year. For them the celebration begun on December 10th when the Ekiti Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport in Ado-Ekiti commenced commercial flight operations signaling a new phase of development under the leadership of Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji as Governor of the State. On […]

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How procurement reforms engineered a trillion-naira turnaround for Nigeria

Daily Dispatch December 20, 2025

By Sufuyan Ojeifo For decades, Nigeria’s public procurement system laboured under an unenviable reputation. It was widely perceived as a creaking colonial inheritance, labyrinthine in process, porous in execution, and more feared as a bureaucratic choke point than respected as a tool of governance. Procurement was something to be survived, not something to be leveraged.

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Inside the Swiss Elite Schools Only the World’s Wealthiest Can Afford

Daily Dispatch December 15, 2025

When Aliko Dangote spoke of school fees running into millions of dollars, many Nigerians asked a simple question: Which secondary school costs that much? The answer lies not in exaggeration, but in a rarefied world far removed from ordinary classrooms—elite Swiss boarding schools built for royalty, billionaires, and future global power brokers. Two institutions stand […]