Concerned youths in Takum Local Government Council of Taraba State have called on the state government to investigate alleged illegal activities involving the collection of money from residents under the guise of a government registration exercise. According to a report submitted to the state governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas,…

…his vast experience in public service and governance. Over the years, he has served as Local Government Chairman, Chief of Staff, Minister of State for Education, Governor of Rivers State, and now Minister of the Federal Capital Territory. This rare combination of experiences has provided him with an in-depth understan…

A survivor of an attack by suspected Fulani militias in Rantiya community of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State has narrated how he pretended to be dead to escape the attack. The survivor, Isaac Dung, who revealed this to DAILY POST in a telephone chat, said he had to feign death when the bandits struck t…

…of total valid votes Unlike 2022, when the incumbent governor secured 15 out of 16 local governments and emerged victorious with fewer votes, the 2026 election almost doubled the votes secured by the APC standard-bearer. Meanwhile, Oyebanji was declared the winner in 2022 after polling 187,057 votes against former Gove…

…on Saturday. The result was announced on Sunday at the collation centre in Okitipupa Local Government Area by the Returning Officer, Professor Gbenga Solomon-Ibileye, Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Lokoja. Solomon-Ibileye stated that Faduyile emerged victorious after securing the highest number of votes cas…

…judgement that upheld the Rivers State High Court ruling that nullified the APC Ward, local government, and state congresses, there have been comments by political pundits and stakeholders suggesting that APC party primaries conducted in the state by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party to elect candidates…

…seized from them. She appealed to the Katsina State government and leaders of five local government areas in the state to facilitate compliance with the demands in order to secure their release. The retired army general, who spoke briefly in the video, called for efforts to ensure peace, stating that the abductors had…

From the capital, Ado Ekiti, to rural councils such as Moba and Ekiti East, Mr Oyebanji maintained commanding leads, leaving the opposition without a single local government area.

…INEC. DAILY POST reports that electorates in about 2,445 polling units in the 16 local government areas of the state turned out on Saturday to elect their new governor. Ekiti has 1,059,360 registered voters, but only 1,028,929 of them who collected Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, were eligible to participate in the poll h…

…to him, several of the affected parties had already met. "Our party won over 50 local governments and more than 170 councillorship seats. ADC also won elections. Accord also won elections. Those facts were before the judge." He maintained that INEC's position alone should have settled the matter. "INEC is the only body…

…diversity, and a history as one of Nigeria's foremost commercial centres, Jos North Local Government Area occupies a unique place in Plateau State and the nation's social and economic life. For decades, the area has served as a meeting point for ethnic nationalities, religions, and economic interests, earning a reputat…

…a suspected kidnap kingpin, identified as Jiji Mujugu, during an operation in Bagudo Local Government Area of the state. In a statement, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bashir Usman, said one of the suspects earlier arrested led security operatives to the gang leader's hideout. 9. Troops of 12 Brigade Nigerian…

…which has sparked outrage across the state, reportedly occurred in Igboho, Oorelope Local Government Area, where a pregnant woman, her children and a sibling were allegedly seized during a midnight raid by suspected Fulani gunmen. According to reports, the abductors initially demanded N300 million for their release bef…

…their ballots. The complete results of the governorship election, gathered from all 16 local government areas and collated at the State Collation Centre on Sunday, are presented below. Efon Local Government Collation Officer: Prof. Joseph Ojo ADC - 201 APC - 8,742 PDP - 2,051 Ijero Local Government Collation Officer: P…

…"I am deeply humbled by the scale of this victory. Securing a clean sweep across all 16 local government areas and 85 per cent of the popular vote is a humbling vote of confidence from Ekiti Kete. "From our urban centres to our most remote communities, you have spoken with one thunderous voice for continuous developmen…

…Lokoja, announced the results on Sunday at the collation centre in Okitipupa, Okitipupa Local Government Area […]

…and his wife were abducted by bandits along the Maraba Musawa-Kafinsoli Road in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State. The general's pitiable appearance in a proof-of-life video released by his captors, in which he pleaded for government intervention, should have served as a wake-up call. If that incident did n…

…sub-national geography should ask their governors critical questions about how state and local government resources are deployed, just as they must raise same question against the Federal Government. The hypocrisy of Bwala's mission in Ibadan would make anyone want to puke. Isaac Brown, for instance, asked Bwala if he…

Across the 16 local government areas, the APC candidate has consistently dominated both urban and rural voting blocs, with particularly strong showings in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti West, Irepodun/Ifelodun, Ikole, and Ekiti East.

…as Jiji Mujugu, and arrested another gang member during an operation in Bagudo Local Government Area of the state. The Command's Public Relations Officer, SP Bashir Usman, disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday. According to him, police operatives, in collaboration with other security agencies, acted on credi…

…account. There is ?600 million. By this month, another ?600 million will come into this local government. The money is here. “The President does not need to come down here and start fighting the governor. Between January and March this year, ?2.26 billion came to the local government. If you divide it, you will underst…

…standards and building regulations following the collapse of two buildings in Osisioma Local Government Area of Abia State. The buildings, which were at an advanced stage of completion, collapsed at New Jerusalem Road 8 and Eze Iheme Road, by Ama Uchenna Mgboko, Umuette Okpulo Umuobo, in Osisioma Ngwa LGA of the state.…

…that Zango stated this while speaking with newsmen at Warawa, headquarters of Warawa Local Government Area, shortly after monitoring the ongoing election exercise. The resident electoral commissioner described the exercise as smooth and peaceful devoid of violence and rancour. He also said it recorded no case of malfun…

…election. Results announced at Ward 11, Polling Unit 9 (Ogilolo) in Isan-Ekiti, Oye Local Government Area, showed the APC candidate, Governor Biodun Oyebanji, dominating the ballot with 158 votes, while the African […]

…Unit 001, St. David’s Primary School/Maternity Area, Afao-Ekiti, in Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area, showed that the Oyebanji dominated the ballot, securing 448 of the 493 valid votes cast. The African Democratic Congress, ADC, candidate, Dare Bejide garnered 37 votes, while the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, c…