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A Fight You Can’t Fight, Don’t Start It — Wike Mocks Makinde

Daily Dispatch March 23, 2026

“A fight you can’t fight, don’t start it,” the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barr. Nyesom Wike, declared on Monday as he took a swipe at Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, during the 107th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Wike, in a

Politics

Lone Fight or Strategic Shift? Makinde’s Next Move in Focus

Daily Dispatch March 20, 2026

By Olumide Bajulaiye The reported plan by Bala Mohammed to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC) is more than a routine political switch—it is a signal of deeper cracks within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and a development that places Seyi Makinde in a difficult and defining position. As chairman of the PDP Governors’ […]

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Breaking: Appeal Court Upholds judgment stopping 2025 PDP National Convention

Daily Dispatch March 9, 2026

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld the judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which on October 31, 2025 restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from recognizing the outcome of the 2025 National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The National Convention was conducted between November 15 and 16 in […]

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Fayose Issues 48-Hour Ultimatum to Atiku Over Minna Meeting Statement

Daily Dispatch February 12, 2026

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to publicly disown a statement allegedly issued by one of his media aides, Paul Ibe, regarding a recent meeting held in Minna. Fayose, in a statement dated February 12, 2026, expressed amusement over what he described as a […]

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Between Atiku and Makinde: Fayose Reveals Details of Minna Meeting

Daily Dispatch February 11, 2026

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has revealed details of what he described as behind-the-scenes negotiations between former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde during a closed-door meeting held in Minna, Niger State, on Tuesday. According to Fayose, the meeting—whose venue and participants were “carefully chosen to ensure

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Makinde is an emergency opposition voice, says Fayose

Daily Dispatch January 25, 2026

That Seyi Makinde’s derogatory comment against President Tinubu at Osinbajo’s birthday further confirmed that he got a cold shoulder from the President during his last visit to the Villa. Like I made public, in his attempt to do a damage control on his public speech against the President, Makinde met the shock of his political […]