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Ambition Above Allegiance: Inside the Political Calculations of Governor Seyi Makinde

Daily Dispatch December 23, 2025

By Sunday Oladapo In Nigerian politics, party loyalty is often fluid, but few politicians embody this reality as consistently as Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde. Over nearly two decades, his political journey has followed a familiar pattern: align where opportunity exists, exit where ambition

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Video: Govs Makinde, Bala Mohammed, Turaki Teargassed at PDP Secretariat

Daily Dispatch November 18, 2025

There is currently tension at the headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja over attempts to hold parallel meetings. The National Working Committee (NWC) elected in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, and the faction backed by Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, had fixed meetings for today. Samuel Anyanwu, National Secretary […]

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Makinde: PDP unfazed by defections

Daily Dispatch October 14, 2025

…. says Nigerians Support Multi-Party Democracy Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is not worried about the recent defections of its members, insisting that Nigerians want a vibrant multi-party democracy, not a one-party system. Makinde stated this while addressing journalists after inaugurating the Transportation

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SEMA issues flood alert for three LGAs

Daily Dispatch July 4, 2025

The Oyo State Emergency Management Agency (OYOSEMA) has issued a flash flood alert for residents of Ibadan, particularly those living in Akinyele, Egbeda, and Oluyole Local Government Areas (LGAs). The agency is urging residents in these areas to take proactive measures to mitigate the impact of potential flooding. In a statement released on Friday afternoon, […]

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That false comparison between Governors Abiodun and Makinde

Daily Dispatch February 21, 2025

By Funmi Branco IF you are not familiar with Ogun State and its governance under Prince Dapo Abiodun, chances are that you can take Olujide Wilanpa’s acerbic piece, A Tale Of Two Governors, published in the February 18, 2025 edition of an online platform, Newscoven, at face value. In that bolekaja piece, author Wilanpa, assuming […]

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COVID-19: Makinde Approved N5m For UCH In The Presence Of CMD, Assisted With Materials Worth N25m – Spokesman, Adisa

Daily Dispatch July 3, 2020

The Chief Press Secretary to Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, Mr Taiwo Adisa, has clarified that the state government, approved a sum of N5million Naira for the management of University College Hospital to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking recently in a telephone interview during a programme on Fresh FM, Ibadan, Adisa stated that the […]