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Probing The Importance Of Nigeria’s Election Into IPU EXCO

Daily Dispatch November 2, 2023

By Edward Usoro Is there any benefit from Nigeria’s election into the executive committee of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)? The question, in the last few days, has become a song on the lips of many. The quest for answer becomes necessary, following the historic election of Senator

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Take Home From The Wike Versus Fubara Fight

Daily Dispatch November 2, 2023

By Omooba Adewale OLAYEMI In Nigeria, the political arena is a theatre of the absurd. Over time, politicians have perfected the game of keeping the people in a permanent state of animated suspense. In what the Yorubas will refer to as, “ojumo kan ara kan”. There must always be a talking point to divert the […]

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Timipre Sylva And His Penchant For Notoriety: Lighting Is About To Strike Again

Daily Dispatch November 2, 2023

By Jonathan Orumiebi AndabaiLightening, they say, never strikes at the same place twice, but for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa, it appears this saying may not be the case. This is because the party’s candidate in the November 11 governorship election, Mr. Timipre Sylva and his running mate, Mr. Joshua Maciver are both […]

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Alake’s tar sands, Umahi’s concrete

Daily Dispatch November 1, 2023

By Salisu Na’inna Dambatta  An entry at www.sciencedirect says, “Extensive tar sands with reserves of about 41 billion barrels of oil are known to occur in Cretaceous terrigenous sediments in Ondo and Ogun states. The hydrocarbon occurs in two predominantly sandy zones separated by an eight-metre thick oil shale.”  Another report says Edo and Lagos

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Why President Tinubu Should Appoint Northerner To Head SDG Office

Daily Dispatch October 30, 2023

By Idris Olawale President Bola Tinubu had made it abundantly clear that he is President of all, and shall be guided by the constitution in decision making. This includes ensuring that appointments reflect the Principle of Federal Character. No better place can this be accomplished than appointing someone from the Northern region of the country […]

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Akpabio, Global Peace and Need For Prompt Legislative Action

Daily Dispatch October 30, 2023

By Edward Usoro “It isn’t enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn’t enough to believe in it. One must work at it.” – Eleanor Roosevelt The President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, obviously took Roosevelt seriously when he went to Angola, recently, for the 147th Assembly of […]