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Tinubu Campaigns In Kogi, Says He Will Resuscitate Ajaokuta Steel Plant, Dredge River Niger

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Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says he will ensure that the Ajaokuta steel plant is “resuscitated” if he is elected.

The former Lagos governor said this on Wednesday during the party’s presidential campaign rally in Lokoja, the capital of Kogi.

“Hope is here. Ajaokuta resuscitation will be done. Dredging of the Niger River will be done. Agriculture will be the source of our prosperity. North-central has the potential for great mineral industrialisation; we will work on that,” he said.

“They even rejoiced when you cannot sell your products. You will never see hardship in your lives. You will see prosperity, you will see progress.

“This is your determination; I want you to multiply it. On the 25th of February, there will be a vote for the president, senators, and house of representatives members. It is in your hands now.

“But we have come to remind you, whether by Keke Napep or by bicycle or even with your legs, you should go there in the morning. Cast your vote and be vigilant. Do your part; play your own role.

“I guarantee you I know how to do it. I am smarter than their candidate. I am the frontrunner, the best candidate. I know the road. I am a man who knows how to develop wealth, a man who keeps promises.”

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BREAKING: Customs Chief Abdullahi Magaji Shoots Self Dead In Kano

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Abdullahi Abdulwahab Magaji, a Chief Superintendent of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has tragically taken his own life in Kano State.

According to Daily Sun, Magaji, who was serving at the NCS headquarters in Abuja, reportedly shot himself with a pump-action gun at his residence in Kano a few days ago.

The motive behind his action remains unclear.

It was gathered that the Kano State Police Public Relations Officer, Haruna Abdullahi Kiyawa, confirmed the incident, stating that “a full-scale investigation has been initiated.”

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Police Confirm Rescue Of 14 Kidnapped Confluence University Students In Kogi

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The Nigeria Police, Kogi State Command, has confirmed the rescue of 14 students of Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, who were abducted by unknown gunmen on Thursday, May 9 while on campus preparing for their first semester examinations.

According to Daily Post, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP William Ovye Aya via a WhatsApp message on Sunday, confirmed that 14 students were rescued by the joint security operations carried out since the incident happened on Thursday.

He said the rescued students have been taken to hospital for medical assistance, stressing that the police and other security agencies in the state will continue to guarantee security of lives and properties.

Earlier, the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Kingsley Fanwo had issued a press statement on the rescue of the students from the kidnappers.

He commended the gallant efforts of all the security agents who went all out to rescue the students from their abductors, saying the unknown gunmen were confronted with superior power that made them abandon their victims.

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Labour Unions Picket NERC Offices In Lagos, Abuja Over Electricity Tariff Hike [PHOTOS]

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Members of organised labour are currently occupying Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) offices nationwide.

The rise in energy rates for users in the Band A category is being opposed by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), and other affiliated organisations.

The power rate for users in the classification was approved by NERC on April 3 and is now N225 per kwh instead of N66.

The demand from organised labour is for the increase to be reversed and for talks to resume.

The unionists, on Monday, arrived at the NERC office located at Novel House in Ikeja, Lagos, around 9:40am.

Addressing workers at the complex, Funmi Sessi, NLC Lagos chairperson, asked them to vacate their offices.

Sessi said the unions do not understand the regulatory functions of NERC amid the epileptic power supply in the country.

In Abuja, the unions besieged the NERC office located in the Central Business District.

Labour has also shut NERC offices in Jos, Akwa Ibom, Benin, Kaduna and in other capital cities across the country.

 

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