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The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Makurdi on Friday declared the former Benue State governor, Gabriel Suswam, as the winner of the February 25 election in Benue North senatorial district. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had on February 27 declared Emmanuel Udende of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the election in the district. …

Police operatives in Zamfara have arrested two suspects in connection with the murder of a reporter with the Voice of Nigeria (VON) in the state, Hamisu Danjibga. The state’s Commissioner of Police, Muhammad Shehu, paraded the suspects at a press briefing on Tuesday in Gusau. He said the suspects were Danjigba’s nephew, Mansur Haruna, and his friend, Ibrahim Garba, both …

The Minister of Works Mr Dave Umahi said Tuesday that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is fully in support of the use of concrete for road constructions in the country. The minister said this while addressing State House correspondents after a meeting with the President at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. He said some contractors have keyed into the policy just …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has promised to go ahead with the October 14 launch of its governorship campaign in Bayelsa State despite the disqualification of its candidate, Timipre Sylva, by a court. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He said Sylva remained the party’s candidate for the November 11 …