Dil Tangle

07/06/2026

A SACRED CALL TO DUTY: TANGALE SONS AND DAUGHTERS, RISE IN UNITY!

This is a direct, revolutionary call to every true-blooded Tangale son and daughter at home and in the diaspora. We are facing a modern invasion—a calculated assault on our heritage, our identity, and our 800-year history of independence.

Let history record this clearly: THE TANGALE PEOPLE HAVE NEVER BEEN CONQUERED.

🔥 Not by ancient marauders.
🔥 Not by historical jihads.
🔥 And we will never be broken by modern political engineering.

We have studied the exact patterns of Governor Inuwa Yahaya. The blatant attempt to plant a political puppet in the sacred Poshiya Palace is an insult to our ancestors. But hear this: a crown bought with political favors is nothing but cheap plastic.

He planted one stooge in Poshiya, and now he thinks he can replicate this blueprint across the rest of our land. This is the exact pattern used by the historical jihadists—infiltrate from within because you cannot conquer from without.

But his strategy is completely dead on arrival because of one undeniable fact: THE STOOGE IN POSHIYA IS NOT A TANGALE MAN. We all know it. The world knows it.

The Tangale people see him for exactly what he is: a mere political appointee and nothing more. He is a bureaucrat on a government payroll, not a king. He possesses zero traditional legitimacy, zero spiritual authority, and zero cultural value.

That is why the palace stands as a ghost town today. Aside from a desperate handful of politicians tied to Inuwa's pockets, nobody born of true Tangale blood associates with him. Nobody visits him. Nobody acknowledges him. Nobody bows to him. He sits completely isolated in a stolen palace because true Tangale people do not bow to political appointees or foreigners.

Because of this desecration, the Tangale Nation has officially stripped the palace of its authority:

⚠️ THE TANGALE PONAR HAS BEEN REMOVED. ⚠️

The sacred symbol of our sovereignty has been reclaimed. It is now held by our respected elders from the seven major clans of Tangale (Tul Tangul Pelou)—the only true, uncorrupted custodians of our culture.

🚨 BEWARE THE STRATEGY OF DIVIDE AND RULE! 🚨

We are entering a critical political season. Desperate politicians are actively deploying the oldest trick in the book: Divide and Rule. They want us fighting among ourselves so they can walk through the middle and plunder our land.

Worse, we are already seeing the pattern of our own youths being used as tools of division.

To our vibrant Tangale youths: WAKE UP! Do not sell your birthright for temporary political crumbs. Do not allow your strength, your energy, and your future to be weaponized by politicians who care nothing for your destiny. If you help them divide Tangale today, you will have no land left to inherit tomorrow.

Every Tangale son and daughter must become a watchdog. Be conscious of every move. Question every political gathering. Refuse to be divided by party lines, money, or manipulation. Our unity is our only armor.

🗳️ THE ULTIMATUM TO ALL POLITICIANS FOR THE NEXT ELECTION CYCLE:

The stakes are higher than ever, and the choice is strictly binary. There is no middle ground:

❌ Option A: Go dine with Inuwa’s foreign political appointee in Poshiya, validate the desecration of our heritage, and LOSE EVERY SINGLE TANGALE VOTE.

✅ Option B: Stand firmly with the true Tangale people, respect the Tul Tangul Pelou, and earn our collective mandate.

You cannot romance the enemies of Tangale and expect Tangale blood to put you in office. Choose your side wisely.

Stand firm, stand united, and protect the land of our ancestors!

06/05/2026

Tangale sons and daughters, go out and register. We urge you to take advantage of this window. Yambu ya ka mini.

05/05/2026

OP-ED: THEY BETRAYED TANGALE FOR POWER. NOW POWER HAS BETRAYED THEM

By Mela C. Mela

For years, the Tangale people have expressed deep concern over Governor Inuwa Yahaya’s posture toward their community. Yet a faction within the APC in Billiri LGA chose to dismiss these concerns, defending the governor even when his decisions directly undermined Tangale representation, dignity, and cohesion.

Their silence was most striking in moments that carried profound implications for the community. They offered no objection when Justice Beatrice Iliya — a qualified Tangale jurist — was denied elevation to the position of Chief Judge of Gombe State. They raised no voice when Dr. Musa Idris Maiyamba, duly selected by the Tangale kingmakers, remained unannounced as the Mai Tangle. They did not protest when Tangale youth were detained for five years without cause during the Billiri crisis.

At each juncture, they assured the public that nothing was totally amiss. They dismissed the concerns of Tangale elders. They insisted that loyalty to the governor would yield dividends. They chose political alignment over the clear realities unfolding before them.

But as the saying goes, a leopard cannot change its colour.

The governor did not alter his approach simply because a group of party loyalists organized a visit and labeled it a “Tangale community homage.” He recognized the absence of genuine community leadership. He understood that the gathering did not reflect the will of Tangale. The visit did not strengthen their standing; it revealed their disconnect.

In the months that followed, Tangale saw no new projects, no renewed commitments, and no shift in policy. Even the long abandoned general hospital — a visible reminder of neglect — remained untouched. The governor did not reward their loyalty. He did not validate their efforts. He continued on the path the Tangale community had long observed.

The recent “consensus” announcement within the APC has now brought this reality into sharp focus. The outcome, widely understood to reflect the governor’s personal preference, has left many of his most vocal defenders sidelined. Their sudden declarations of “injustice against Billiri LGA APC HOR aspirants” ring hollow to a community that has endured far deeper wounds.

They dismissed the concerns of their own people, and now they have experienced a similar dismissal.

This moment is not an accident; it is a consequence. It is the return of choices made against the interests of their own land. The Tangale community warned them. The elders warned them. History warned them. Yet they believed their loyalty would set them apart. They believed their case would be different.

Now they have learned — in the most direct way — that it was not.

As Governor Yahaya’s tenure approaches its conclusion, many in Tangale view his legacy through the lens of decisions that affected them most. They recall a period marked by division along religious and ethnic lines, by strained relationships, and by actions that left lasting marks on the social fabric of the state. For Tangale, his chapter is closing, and there is no further injury he can inflict that has not already been felt.

One truth remains constant: Tangale has always had options. Nigeria’s multi party system ensures that no community is bound to a political platform that does not respect it. The APC has never been the natural political home of the Tangale people, and recent events have only reinforced that reality.

No political actor can disregard Tangale elders, undermine Tangale unity, and still expect the people’s support.

Tangale existed long before Governor Inuwa Yahaya, and it will continue long after his tenure. The dignity of the Tangale people is not negotiable. It is rooted in history, identity, and a collective resolve that no political maneuver or temporary alliance can erase.

© 2026 Dil Tangle.

23/04/2026

23rd April, 2026

Governor Inuwa Yahaya Appoints Overseers for LGAs and Newly Created LCDAs

Following the expiration of the tenure of 11 Local Government Executive Council Chairmen, the Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, has approved the appointment of senior personnel to oversee the affairs of the LGAs) across the state.

The Secretary to the State Government, Professor Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi, who conveyed the governor’s approval, also announced the appointment of officials to manage the affairs of the 13 newly created Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs).

According to the SSG, all appointees were drawn from among serving secretaries and individuals within their respective LGAs.

This action is aimed at sustaining governance structures and ensuring continuity in service delivery at the local level.

Full List of Appointments:

Akko West LCDA - Lamaran Ahmed

Akko North LCDA - Mohammed Ajiya

Balanga LGA - Adamu Ado

Balanga South LCDA - Sarah Danjuma

Billiri LGA - Augustine Kurugu

Billiri West LCDA - Gladys Garba

Dukku LGA - Adamu Julderu

Dukku North LCDA - Ahmed Usman

Funakaye LGA - Saidu Abubakar

Funakaye South LCDA - Bappayo Yaya

Gombe LGA - Aliyu Mohammed Dawaki

Gombe South LCDA - Aishatu Mohammed Sadiq

Kaltungo LGA - Labte Aaron Andrew

Kaltungo East LCDA - Ibrahim Gambo

Kwami LGA - Bilkisu Mohammed Magaji

Kwami West LCDA - Muhammad Kabir Abdullahi

Nafada LGA - Abubakar Yuguda

Nafada South LCDA - Muhammad Kabir

Shongom LGA - James Emmanuel Dogo

Pero/Shongom LCDA - Saidu Manzo Filiya

Yamaltu/Deba LGA - Ibrahim Aliyu

Yamaltu/Deba East LCDA - Haruna Shehu

Yamaltu/Deba West LCDA - Dauda Umar

The appointments take effect from April 24, 2026.

Governor Inuwa Yahaya expects the new LGAs/ LCDAs overseers to ensure administrative continuity and stability in the state’s local government system during the interim period.

Ismaila Uba Misilli
Director-General
( Press Affairs)
Government House
Gombe

05/04/2026

03/04/2026

As Tangale Christians observe Good Friday, may the sacrifice of Christ inspire peace, love, and unity in Tangale land.

02/04/2026

DIL TANGLE COMMENTARY: HOW INJUSTICE AWAKENED TANGALE AND LED CULTURE TO CORRECT POLITICS

“When the footsteps of the ancestors are dismissed, their children become the memory of the land.”

Our elders spoke these words long before any of us were born, and in 2021 the Tangale nation saw their truth unfold with painful clarity. When the late Mai Tangle, Mai Abdu Buba Maisheru II, returned to the ancestors, the land entered a sacred hour — the hour when the stool must choose its next bearer.

The kingmakers gathered, as tradition commands, and the clans spoke with a voice that was steady and rooted:

Five voices rose for one son of the soil.
Two for another.
Two for a third.

The earth heard it.
The hills heard it.
The ancestors heard it.

But when the time came for the land’s voice to be honored, another voice — far from the soil, far from the tradition, far from the Tangale heartbeat — rose above it. And the stool, carved by Tangale hands for Tangale blood, found itself occupied by someone the people did not recognize as Tangale. That was the moment the spirits of the land grew silent, and the silence spread like a shadow across the hills.

Before this moment, the Tangale Community Development Association (TCDA) was not dead. It was alive, but weakened — standing on caretaker legs, waiting for elections to renew its strength. The TCDA was breathing, but softly. Yet when the stool crisis erupted, confusion entered the land like harmattan dust. The caretaker committee, instead of guiding the people toward elections, became caught in the new winds blowing from the palace.

And when the imposed occupant of the stool appointed his own “caretaker committee” for the TCDA, hoping to bend the association toward his programme, the people simply turned their backs. They saw it clearly in their five years, the so called chairman could not call for a general assembly. He lacked the courage to call a single branch leader. The diaspora — who stood firm when voices at home were targeted and jailed for daring to speak — never heard his name. A title without a people is like a calabash without water; it carries nothing.

But the Tangale fire did not die. Those who thought the nation was weak mistook silence for surrender. The fire was only gathering strength. From Kano to Lagos, from Makurdi to Port Harcourt, from Maiduguri to Jalingo, the same heartbeat echoed. And in April 2025, the branches gathered and elected Comrade Danladi Bako — a man whose name does not need introduction in any Tangale community. When he calls, Tangale sons and daughters answer, whether they stand on the hills of Billiri or in distant lands across the seas. Under his leadership, the TCDA rose again — not as a tool in anyone’s hand, but as the voice of the Tangale people.

With the TCDA restored, the people turned to the deeper wound — the cultural soul of Tangale. For generations, the Ponar Tangle Council (Tangle Council of State) — the custodians of Tangale culture — was led by the Mai Tangle and the district heads of the seven great clans. But when the stool became entangled in politics, the council’s heart stopped beating. A stool meant to unify had become a place of confusion, and the people knew that culture cannot survive where politics takes root.

So, the Tangale nation acted with the wisdom of the ancestors. Quietly. Firmly. Without fear. They reconstituted the Ponar Tangle Council by selecting eminent elders from the seven clans — men whose lineage, memory, and service tie them to the land. These elders now stand as the custodians of Tangale culture, restoring balance where politics had disturbed the order.

This was not rebellion.
This was correction.
This was restoration.
This was the land reclaiming its voice.

Courts may speak of offices.
Governments may speak of appointments.
But only the Tangale people can speak of culture.
A political stool can be assigned, but a cultural stool must be acknowledged by the people.

And so the land breathes again.
The roots have reclaimed the tree.
The ancestors have been honored.
The people have found their voice.

What remains is gratitude — gratitude for unity born from struggle, gratitude for leaders who stood firm, and gratitude to God who guided the Tangale nation back to its rightful path.

© 2026 Dil Tangle.

31/03/2026

DIL TANGLE EDITORIAL: THEY DID NOT CONQUER OUR FOREFATHERS — AND THEY WILL NOT CONQUER US

There is a pattern in history that repeats itself whenever a strong people refuse to bow: the tactics of oppression evolve, but the intention remains the same. The Tangale nation knows this pattern well. Our forefathers faced it in its rawest form — open force, direct confrontation, and attempts to crush a people who stood proudly in their identity. Those efforts failed then, and their modern versions are failing now.

Today, the pressure comes dressed differently. It arrives through political manipulation, institutional interference, and subtle attempts to fracture unity from within. The strategy has changed, but the goal has not. Yet even with these new methods, the outcome remains unchanged: they are still not winning.

What many underestimate is the depth of Tangale resilience. Our strength is not loud or theatrical; it is quiet, steady, and deeply rooted. It is the kind of strength that outlives empires, outlasts regimes, and outshines every attempt to rewrite our story. Those who stand against Tangale progress often forget that they are not confronting a moment — they are confronting a legacy.

Yes, there are internal traitors. Every nation has them. Individuals who trade collective dignity for personal gain, who mistake temporary advantage for lasting power. But even they have not succeeded in derailing the Tangale spirit. Their betrayal may slow the journey, but it cannot change the destination. A people united by history cannot be undone by a handful of opportunists.

The truth is simple:
A nation that survived the force of yesterday will not be defeated by the schemes of today.

The Tangale people are not merely resisting; they are enduring. They are not merely holding on; they are moving forward. Every attempt to weaken them has instead revealed their strength. Every effort to divide them has only clarified their unity. Every challenge has become proof that the Tangale identity is not fragile — it is fortified.

Those who stand against Tangale progress are fighting a losing battle, not because they lack power, but because they lack legitimacy. You cannot conquer a people who refuse to forget who they are. You cannot silence a voice that has echoed across generations. You cannot defeat a nation whose greatest weapon is its unbroken memory.

Our forefathers stood firm.
We stand firm.
And those who come after us will stand even firmer.

The methods may change.
The pressure may shift.
But the result remains the same.

Tangale remains unconquered.
Tangale remains unbroken.
Tangale remains unstoppable.

© 2026 Dil Tangle.

31/03/2026

TANGALE WILL NOT BOW

They have tested our patience.
They have pushed our limits.
They have tried to bend our identity.

But Tangale does not bend.
Tangale does not break.
Tangale does not forget who it is.

We are a people carved from the hills —
and hills do not bow.

Self‑determination is our right.
Our inheritance.
Our voice.
And no one speaks it for us.

You can pressure a people.
You can delay justice.
You can twist the moment.
But you cannot rewrite a nation’s soul.

Tangale chooses Tangale.
Tangale defines Tangale.
Tangale determines Tangale.

This is our courage.
This is our defiance.
This is our identity.

29/03/2026

The Mai Tangle saga is a reminder that no force is stronger than a united people.
Tangale has chosen its leader (Dr. Musa Idris Maiyamba).
Tangale has defended its culture.
Tangale has stood firm.

A people who know their identity cannot be shaken.