Adebayo Adedamola on Tuesday clinched the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship ticket for the 2026 Osun election, securing an overwhelming victory at the party’s primary held in Osogbo, the state capital. Adedamola scored 919 votes out of the 957 ballots cast, following the withdrawal of the second aspirant, Governor Ademola Adeleke, whose name nonetheless appeared on the ballot. Announcing the outcome, chairman of the primary committee, Humphrey Abba, declared, “Void votes 20. We told you earlier that one of the aspirants withdrew. “The candidate that got the remaining votes is Adebayo Adedamola with 919 votes and stands elected and returned.”…
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A four-year-old boy has been rescued in Kebbi State after police uncovered a plot allegedly orchestrated by his mother to kidnap him and extort money from his father. The victim, Abdulmumini Surajo, went missing on November 26 in Koko Local Government Area. Later that day, his father received a call from an unknown woman demanding ₦5 million. According to security sources, police detectives traced the number and found that the caller was 25-year-old Maryam Muhammad, a married woman from the same community. “She was promptly arrested, and during interrogation, she confessed to the crime,” a security source told Zagazola. The…
A Kebbi State High Court in Birnin Kebbi has condemned a 40-year-old man, Bello Musa, popularly known as Katuka, to death by hanging for culpable homicide and also handed him a five-year jail term for cheating. Justice Hassan Shehu Kuwa delivered the judgment after finding Musa guilty on three counts of criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide and cheating, contrary to Sections 60(b), 191(b) and 308 of the Kebbi State Penal Code Law, 2021. Musa was arraigned on November 22, 2024, over the death of 31-year-old Shamsiyya Usman. According to the prosecution, the convict lodged with the victim in a hotel in…
Suspected terrorists who seized a bride and several guests during a wedding ceremony in Chacho village, Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State, have reached out to the affected families two days after the attack, but without making any ransom demand. The father of the bride, Malam Umaru Chacho, told journalists in the community that the callers demanded direct communication with the district head. “when they called they said we should connect them with the traditional ruler of the town. We refused and asked them to speak to us instead, but they declined, insisting that they wanted to speak with…
Police authorities in Borno State have retrieved gold valued at over N23.6 million, reportedly buried by a woman in Mallamfatori, Abadam Local Government Area, during a Boko Haram attack 15 years ago. The woman, who fled the town at the height of insurgent raids, returned recently and sought police assistance to recover the valuables she had concealed before escaping. According to the woman, she hid the gold in the sand before fleeing the town. She recently returned and reported the matter to the police, asking for help to find the items. Spokesperson of the Borno Police Command, ASP Nahum Kenneth…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) barely a day before the party’s scheduled governorship primary election. The State Chairman of the PDP, Sunday Bisi, had earlier on Monday announced that the primary slated for Tuesday would no longer hold, citing deepening factional divisions. He also hinted that the Governor had withdrawn interest in seeking the party’s ticket amid the crisis. However, a counter-directive from the party’s national secretariat insisted the exercise would proceed as planned at the Atlantic Multipurpose Hall in Osogbo. Amid the conflicting positions, a letter dated November 4,…
Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has claimed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu directed Mohammed Badaru Abubakar to step aside as Minister of Defence. Badaru had on Monday tendered his resignation, which was officially linked to health concerns. But Sowore, in a Facebook post, alleged that the explanation offered publicly does not reflect the true circumstances, insisting the exit was orchestrated to clear the path for a new appointment. He said, Abubakar “was asked by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to step aside to make room for former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa to be appointed Defence Minister”. Sowore also…
Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has stepped down from office, citing deteriorating health. Presidential spokesman and Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed the minister’s resignation in a statement issued on Monday. In the letter, Badaru cited poor health as the reason for stepping down. President Tinubu has accepted the resignation and expressed gratitude for the minister’s service to the nation. More details later…
Former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, on Monday evening held a closed-door engagement with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Our correspondent spotted Musa arriving at the State House at 7:03pm, where he was escorted into the President’s office wing by a senior security official. The former defence chief, who appeared in a dark-green northern-style outfit with elbow-length sleeves, is meeting the President publicly for the first time since his retirement on October 24, 2025. The purpose of the visit was not disclosed by either party, fuelling curiosity within security circles. Musa’s meeting comes at…
A mild drama unfolded on Monday evening after Afrobeats legend, Innocent Idibia, popularly called 2Baba, and his new wife and lawmaker, Natasha Osawaru, fought publicly during a live Facebook session hosted by media personality Daddy Freeze. The unexpected confrontation unfolded moments after 2Baba joined the live stream. The singer appeared to be in a heated exchange with Natasha in the background. In a tense voice, he was heard saying, “Shut the f** up, you need to shut the f*** up.” Natasha, a member of Edo State House of Assembly, fired back almost immediately, her voice audible off-camera, saying: “Is that…