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Salihu Dangoje Elected New Kebbi Assembly Speaker

KEY POINTS • 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...

Court Orders Sowore to Open Defence in Defamation Trial Over Tinubu Remarks

KEY POINTS • 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...

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Salihu Dangoje Elected New Kebbi Assembly Speaker

KEY POINTS • Salihu Maikasuwa-Dangoje has been elected Speaker of the Kebbi State House of...

Court Orders Sowore to Open Defence in Defamation Trial Over Tinubu Remarks

KEY POINTS • A Federal High Court in Abuja has directed Omoyele Sowore to begin...

Reps Session Turns Rowdy Over Minority Leader Endorsement Dispute

KEY POINTS • House of Representatives proceedings became heated after Philip Agbese alleged his signature...

Police Arrest Man Behind Fake AI Voice of Tinubu

KEY POINTS Police have arrested Ifechukwu Dennis, accused of creating and circulating an AI-generated...