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Obasanjo: Choosing Atiku as My Running Mate Was the Biggest Mistake of My Political Career

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2026

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described his decision to choose Atiku Abubakar as his running mate in the 1999 presidential election as the greatest mistake of his political career. Obasanjo made the remark on Friday in Lagos during a fireside chat with Charly Boy at the unveiling of

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Tinubu to Opponents: I’ll Wrestle You to the Finishing Point

Daily Dispatch July 29, 2026

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared that he is ready to face and defeat his political opponents ahead of the 2027 general election, saying he would “wrestle them to the finishing point.” The President made the remark on Tuesday in Abuja while addressing members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), who paid him […]

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Presidency Slams Atiku Over Alleged U.S. Lobbying Against Tinubu

Daily Dispatch July 23, 2026

….Questions His Motives The Presidency has strongly criticised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over his reported lobbying efforts in the United States against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, accusing him of undermining Nigeria’s sovereignty and pursuing personal political interests ahead of the 2027 general election. In a statement issued on Thursday, Special

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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

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Onanuga Slams Atiku Over Silence After Rescue of Abducted Oriire Pupils

Daily Dispatch July 11, 2026

Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga has criticised former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over what he described as the former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate’s silence following the rescue of the abducted Oriire pupils and their teachers in Oyo State. In a post on his X account on Saturday, Onanuga said that nearly 18 hours after […]

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Babachir Lawal Resigns from ADC, Rejects Atiku’s Presidential Bid, Backs Tinubu

Daily Dispatch June 1, 2026

Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir David Lawal, has resigned his membership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) following the emergence of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the party’s presidential candidate for the 2027 general election. Lawal announced his decision shortly after the conclusion of the party’s presidential