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Buhari. May our subsequent leaders die at home (1)

Daily Dispatch July 20, 2025

By Hassan Gimba “The days of life pass away like clouds, so do good while you are alive.” – Imam Ali (AS) Many people may expect me to write about the late President Muhammadu Buhari, a retired Nigerian Army Major General who was many things to many people and different things

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Buhari: The good, the bad, and the terrible

Daily Dispatch July 18, 2025

By Tunde Odesola With tonnes of turmoil – the weight of Olumo Rock – pressing down on my soul, I sit at my desk and stare at my scroll, feather and inkwell, lost in thought. My mind is foggy and full of sorrow: the Olubadan is dead; the Awujale is dead; former President Muhammadu Buhari […]

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“Guguwar Buhari “Is Gone: The End of Handout Votes in Arewa Politics

Daily Dispatch July 17, 2025

By Isaac Abrak In the wake of Nigeria’s 2015 general elections, a powerful Hausa phrase emerged: “Guguwar Buhari” —literally Buhari’s whirlwind.It aptly captured the tidal wave of support that swept General Muhammadu Buhari and many others into power under the banner of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The whirlwind was so intense that it carried […]

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Video: Body of late president Muhammadu Buhari departs London to Daura

Daily Dispatch July 15, 2025

The body of former President Muhammadu Buhari has departed London in the United Kingdom for Daura, Katsina State, ahead of a state burial. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1BwhRMCnSG

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The Deposition That Never Was: How a Coup Saved the Throne of Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona

Daily Dispatch July 15, 2025

On November 23, 1981, Governor Victor Olabisi Onabanjo of Ogun State issued an unprecedented order suspending Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, the Awujale of Ijebuland, from office. It was the culmination of a tense and personal fallout between two prominent Ijebu sons—one a monarch, the other a politician. What began as a disagreement over travel protocol […]

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On Buhari’s Death

Daily Dispatch July 13, 2025

By Farooq Kperogi It has been announced that former President Muhammadu Buhari passed away in London. Anyone familiar with my writings and commentary knows I vigorously disagreed with many of his policies and decisions while he was president. Our differences were deep, and my criticisms unrelenting. Yet, news of his passing evokes pathos and an […]