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Bring Your Children Back To Nigeria To Lead Your “Operation Wetie,” South-West PDP Tells Makinde

Daily Dispatch April 25, 2026

The South West chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has told the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, to ensure that all his children come back to Nigeria, from where they are schooling abroad to be part of the “operation wetie” (Political Violence) that he preached in Ibadan

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Kwankwaso Arrives Ibadan for Opposition Leaders’ Summit on Democratic Unity

Daily Dispatch April 25, 2026

Former Kano State governor and prominent opposition figure, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, arrived in Ibadan on Saturday, April 25, 2026, to participate in a high-level National Summit of Opposition Political Party Leaders. Kwankwaso was received at the Oyo State capital by Governor Seyi Makinde, alongside senior government officials and political stakeholders. The visit

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The Rumblings In Oyo Politics

Daily Dispatch April 20, 2026

By Kazeem AkintundeThe succession battle in Oyo State has become a high-wired political drama with all the major contenders going for one another’s jugular in a bid to influence who takes over from Governor Seyi Makinde in next year’s governorship election. At the heart of the roforofo fight is the incumbent Governor himself, Makinde, who […]

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Fayose Accuses Makinde of Plot to Remove Olubadan Ladoja

Daily Dispatch April 12, 2026

A former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, has accused the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, of plotting to remove the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja. Fayose, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), made the allegation in a post shared on his X (formerly Twitter) account on Sunday. In the post, […]

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ADC Crisis Deepens as Atiku, David Mark Faction Reportedly Returns to PDP Bloc

Daily Dispatch April 9, 2026

Fresh developments in Nigeria’s opposition politics suggest growing turmoil within the African Democratic Congress (ADC), as a faction aligned with Atiku Abubakar and David Mark is reportedly seeking political refuge within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Sources indicate that the group, after facing internal challenges within the ADC, has gravitated toward a PDP bloc

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Group Accuses Governor Makinde Of Wasting Over N1.5bn on Failed Coronation

Daily Dispatch April 4, 2026

A group in Ibadan, Oyo State, the Save Oyo Movement (SOM) has accused the State Governor, Seyi Makinde, of wasting billions of state funds on irrelevant ventures, especially the yesterday’s failed coronation of High Chiefs in Ibadan, on which over N1.5 billion was allegedly spent. Governor Makinde had coronated three High Chiefs in Ibadanland to […]