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Yewa Traditional Rulers Reject Adebutu’s Governorship Bid, Back Yayi for 2027

Daily Dispatch July 9, 2026

Traditional rulers across the Yewa area of Ogun State have reportedly rejected the governorship ambition of Ladi Adebutu, declaring that no amount of financial inducement would persuade them to support his 2027 bid. The monarchs were said to have taken the position during a meeting with the

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City Boy Movement Will Deliver Landslide Victory for Tinubu in 2027 – Akpabio

Daily Dispatch July 9, 2026

The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has expressed confidence that the City Boy Movement will play a decisive role in securing a resounding re-election victory for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. Akpabio made the remarks on Wednesday while receiving a delegation of the City Boy Movement on a courtesy visit […]

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Kwara Group Commends Tinubu for Rejecting Alleged Bid to Endorse Gubernatorial Aspirant

Daily Dispatch June 27, 2026

A group under the aegis of Concerned Kwara Leaders of Thought has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for allegedly resisting pressure to endorse what it described as a “controversial and unpopular” aspirant for the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship ticket in Kwara State. In a statement issued on Friday and signed by the group’s Convener,

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Anosike’s Welfare Revolution: Why the Abia Governorship Hopeful Wants People, Not Projects, to Define Governance

Daily Dispatch June 25, 2026

As political conversations ahead of the 2027 governorship election gather momentum in Abia State, one theme appears to be defining the campaign of PDP governorship hopeful Dr. Kelechi Anosike: welfare-driven governance. In a detailed presentation of his vision for Abia State, Dr. Kelechi Anosike argued that governments should be judged not merely by roads, bridges […]

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Yagba APC Leaders Defend Abejide’s Emergence, Insist Democracy Must Be Respected

Daily Dispatch June 25, 2026

Party leaders, elected officials and prominent APC chieftains from across Yagba Federal Constituency have rallied behind the emergence of Rt. Hon. Leke Abejide as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the 2027 House of Representatives election, declaring that his victory at the party’s primary election reflects the genuine will of APC members. The

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2027: Be Prepared to struggle for power, Wike tells PDP candidates

Daily Dispatch June 24, 2026

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has challenged candidates contesting in the 2027 general elections on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to be prepared to struggle for power. Wike, a national leader of the PDP, stated this during the party’s 109th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Wednesday in […]