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Atiku’s Inconsistent Consistency

Daily Dispatch September 1, 2026

By Zainab Suleiman Okino Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga called Atiku Abubakar a “perennial candidate for the presidency of Nigeria” in his first official attack on the former Vice President’s promise to reintroduce fuel subsidy. Atiku is the presidential candidate of the ADC. President

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Abiodun Receives Thousands of PDP, ADC Defectors into APC, Mobilises Ogun East for 2027

Daily Dispatch August 21, 2026

…Says opposition has nothing to campaign with, set to flag off Ago-Iwoye–Ibadan road Monday Ogun State Governor and leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Friday formally welcomed hundreds of former members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and African Democratic Congress (ADC), including party leaders across the nine local government

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IPCR Warns: Let Ballot, Not Violence, Decide Osun Election

Daily Dispatch August 14, 2026

The Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) has warned political actors in Osun State against allowing violence, intimidation and inflammatory rhetoric to overshadow Saturday’s governorship election, urging all stakeholders to ensure that the ballot, rather than coercion, determines the choice of the people. The warning came on Friday, less than 24 hours before

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2027: Cancel Rivers From Your Calculations, Only Tinubu Can Win There — Wike

Daily Dispatch August 4, 2026

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday declared that President Bola Tinubu is the only presidential candidate who can win Rivers State in the 2027 general election, urging political observers to “cancel Rivers” from their electoral calculations if they are not counting votes for the President. Wike, who spoke during […]

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ADC: Appeal Court Declares Federal High Court’s Deregistration Order a Nullity

Daily Dispatch July 28, 2026

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has set aside the Federal High Court judgment ordering the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four other political parties, declaring the lower court’s decision invalid. In a unanimous judgment delivered by a three-member panel, the appellate court ruled that the suit

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Appeal Court Upholds Order Barring INEC from Recognising Mark-Led ADC State Congresses

Daily Dispatch July 13, 2026

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has, in a split two-to-one judgment, upheld a Federal High Court order restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising or participating in state congresses organised by committees appointed by the Senator David Mark-led caretaker leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Delivering the lead judgment