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• Salihu Maikasuwa-Dangoje has been elected Speaker of the Kebbi State House of Assembly.
• His emergence followed the death of former Speaker Mohammed Usman-Zuru in Egypt.
• Lawmakers unanimously backed his nomination during plenary in Birnin Kebbi.
The Kebbi State House of Assembly has elected...
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• A Federal High Court in Abuja has directed Omoyele Sowore to begin his defence in a criminal defamation case.
• The case involves allegations that Sowore called President Bola Tinubu a “criminal” in social media posts.
• The trial will proceed on a day-to-day...
Nigeria has spent N981.5bn on elections since 1999, ranking among the world’s costliest. Yet credibility issues and rising disputes cast doubt on the value of the spending.
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