Ten other aspirants stepped down and unanimously endorsed his candidacy.
“We have removed bureaucratic bottlenecks in securing business permits,” he said.
The suspects were arrested during a raid.
He said the decision followed wide consultations with party stakeholders.
The police in Bauchi have detained a suspect for allegedly trespassing and stealing three television sets at the NBC office in the metropolis.
The police spokesman in Oyo said he did not know the exact ransom the kidnappers asked for, amid reports of a N300 million ransom.
Security operatives arrested 13 suspected cultists during an initiation ceremony in the Eleme local council area of Rivers.
Commuters plying the Kagoro-Nnamdi Azikiwe Expressway in Kaduna have lamented the road’s poor condition, saying it causes congestion and crashes.
The first batch of Muslim pilgrims from Ogun has safely arrived in Saudi Arabia for the 2026 hajj exercise.
The expert revealed that in 2022, one of the mortar bombs exploded, causing civilian casualties.
