The former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami has won the PDP repeat Governorship primary election for Gombe State held on Tuesday. The repeat of the governorship primary followed nullification of the early election held on May 26 by the Supreme Court that produce Pantami and fixed Tuesday, September 29, 2026, for the fresh Gombe governorship primary and cleared Pantami, Khamisu Ahmed Mailantarki and Usman Aliyu Garry to participate. Professor...

The Commissioner for Secondary Education in Delta State, Kingsley Ashibogwu, and four others have been arrested over the death of a deputy director in the ministry, Unity Adeda. The Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, in a statement on Monday, said the command had launched a manhunt for two other persons described as key suspects in the investigation. The statement reads in parts: “The Delta State Police Command, in continuation of the...

The three-day crisis that erupted among Fulani and Mambilla settlements of Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba state has displaced over 1000 persons, and 340 homes were burnt. Among those reportedly killed in the violence, including a personnel of the Department of State Services (DSS), while several others have been declared missing. Among the affected settlements are Wuro Buba, Wuro Ardo Bashiru, Wuro Wakili Idrisa, Wuro Saleh Petel, Wuro Hassan Jaji, Wuro Alhaji Jibo, Wuro...

The Chairman, Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission, ENSIEC, Prof. Christian Ngwu, has declared the All Progressives Congress candidates the winners in the September 26, 2026, Enugu State Local Government elections. The election was conducted for 17 Chairmanship and 260 Councillorship positions across the state, and the APC won in all 17 LGAs and 260 wards. Declaring the winners on Sunday at ENSIEC’s headquarters in Independence layout, Enugu, Prof. Ngwu said the successful candidates had satisfied...