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Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has said that he will protect the interest of every Nigerian if elected. Speaking on Friday at the LP presidential campaign rally in Jos, the Plateau captal, he said the state can transform to a haven for tourism if he is elected. Obi also assured that…

Tajudeen Abbas, the lawmaker representing Zaria federal constituency, Kaduna state, has been elected speaker of the house of representatives. The election held on Tuesday during the inauguration of the house. Abbas scored 353 votes to defeat Sani Jaji, a Zamfara lawmaker who polled 3 votes and Idris Wase, the immediate past former deputy speaker, representing…

The Kaduna state police command has arrested a 59-year-old man accused of impersonating governors, security chiefs, and top government officials In a statement on Tuesday, Mansir Hassan, spokesperson of the command, identified the suspect as Aminu Ardo Yarima from Bichi Local Government Area of Kano state. According to the police, Yarima was apprehended on July…

Youths in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, on Monday, hit the street to protest the skyrocketing price of food and the state of the economy. The PUNCH reports that protesters gathered around the Mokola area in the state wielding placards with various inscriptions such as ‘End food hike and inflation,’ ‘The poor are starving,’ and ‘Tinubu,…

The remaining 29 students of the abducted students of Federal College of Forestry, Afaka, Kaduna have regained their freedom after 55 days in captivity. Chairman of the Forum of Parents of the 39 Abducted Students, Abdullahi Usman, confirmed the release of the students in an interview. Yes, they have been released. “They did not sleep…