The Police Command in Taraba has arrested some Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials and recovered election materials allegedly diverted during the by-election for Karim Lamido I Constituency of the State House of Assembly. Sources told Zagazola Makama that on Sunday that the arrests followed credible intelligence provided by party agents. The sources said the…
The Emir of Zuru in Kebbi State, Major General Muhammad Sani Sami Gomo II (rtd), has passed away at the age of 81. A palace source confirmed to Tribune Online that the one-time military governor of Bauchi State died today (Sunday) in London. Born 24th October 1943 in Zuru, the late monarch joined the Army…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has defeated the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the Ghari/Tsanyawa supplementary re-run election in Kano State. Announcing the result on Sunday, the Returning Officer, Prof. Muhammad Waziri of Bayero University, declared APC’s Garba Gwarmai winner with 31,472 votes, ahead of NNPP’s Yusuf Maigado, who polled 27,931 votes. The supplementary…
The Omoluabi Progressives has raised alarm over an alleged coordinated attempt to eliminate former Minister of Interior and ex-governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola. In a statement signed by its spokesperson and organising secretary, Oluwaseun Abosede and obtained by DAILY POST on Sunday, the group said recent incidents point to a political and physical campaign…
The Federal Government appears to be foot-dragging on the 30-day confab for youths in the country, promised by President Bola Tinubu, to discuss and address challenges confronting them. Tinubu had, during Nigeria’s 64th Independence Day Anniversary Broadcast on October 1, 2024, vowed to convene the confab, saying the modalities and selection of delegates would be…
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Folajimi Oyekunle, has been declared the winner of the Ibadan North Federal Constituency by-election held across the 12 wards on Saturday. The Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Abiodun Oluwadare of the University of Ibadan, made the declaration at the end of…
Gunmen suspected to be hoodlums on Saturday stormed Ward 5, polling unit 2 of the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, Hon. Ladi Adebutu, shooting sporadically and carting away ballot boxes. The hoodlums, numbering about six, who came on two bikes each at about 12:45 pm and clad in…
The Ondo Police Command has arrested a 29-year-old man, Bello Azeez, for allegedly staging his own abduction in a bid to extort money from his family and friends. Azeez, a native of Ipele in Owo Local Government Area, was apprehended on Saturday after police investigations revealed that he masterminded the scheme after his father allegedly…
Pre-thumbprinted ballot papers already marked in favour of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) have been intercepted at Aguata High School, Ekwulobia, in Anambra State. The ballot papers, allegedly prepared for smuggling into the ballot box during the ongoing Anambra South Senatorial by-election, were seized on Saturday. Donald Amamgbo is the ADC candidate in the ongoing…
The Court of Appeal in Sokoto has upheld the judgment of the Federal High Court dismissing an appeal filed by former Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle, over the ownership of more than 40 official vehicles seized from his residence after he left office in May 2023. In June 2023, the police raided Matawalle’s residence and…