Politics

2027: Keyamo Says Atiku, Obi Locked In Ego Battle Over Opposition Leadership

Daily Dispatch October 3, 2026

Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has attributed the rivalry between African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar and his Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) counterpart, Peter Obi, to what he described as an intense ego contest ahead of the

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2027: Should Atiku Withdraw from the Race and Find Peace, or Continue and Live with Regrets?

Daily Dispatch October 2, 2026

By: Dr James Bwala As Nigeria approaches the 2027 general election, political conversations are already gathering momentum. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar remains one of the country’s most experienced opposition figures and a familiar name in presidential politics. Yet experience, recognition, and persistence do not always guarantee victory. At a certain point, every

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Analysis: The Real Battle Inside NDC May Be Bigger Than Politics

Daily Dispatch September 23, 2026

By Olumide Bajulaiye The biggest headache facing the leadership of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) at the moment may not be the opposition outside the party, but the growing friction with the Obi-Kwankwaso (OK) Movement within its own political family. What began as a disagreement over organisational authority has increasingly exposed a deeper question: who […]

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This Is Nonsensical’: Seriake Dickson Blasts OK Movement

Daily Dispatch September 23, 2026

The National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Seriake Dickson, has criticised the activities of the OK Movement, warning political support groups affiliated with the party against operating as parallel structures or competing with it for control. Dickson spoke while receiving former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir

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2027: Obi, Atiku Won In Their Imagination; They Can’t Defeat Me in Rivers — Wike

Daily Dispatch September 21, 2026

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Wike, on Monday dismissed claims by the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and the ‘Obidient’ movement that they won the 2023 presidential election in Rivers State, asserting that their victories existed only in their imagination. Speaking on TVC’s Journalists Hangout program

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APC Campaign Council: Obi Has Questions To Answer Over Anambra Debt, Salary Arrears

Daily Dispatch September 21, 2026

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has accused former Anambra State Governor and 2027 presidential candidate Peter Obi of making misleading claims about the financial record of his administration. The council, in a statement signed by its spokesman, Dele Alake, on Monday, September 21, 2026, said recent disclosures by the Anambra State