Today’s Headlines:Kano will vote Tinubu in 2027, Yusuf assures;Tinubu commissions Zaria-Kano highway

Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has assured President Bola Tinubu of the support of Kano residents in the 2027 general election, expressing confidence that they will vote for the President to ensure the continuation of his development projects.

Yusuf spoke on Wednesday while representing Tinubu at the commissioning of a section of the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano Highway at Tamburawa, Kano State.

He praised the President for projects being executed by the Federal Government, saying the highway would ease transportation across Northern Nigeria.

The governor also said several projects executed by the Tinubu administration had not received adequate publicity.

“I have seen many projects the President has executed that have not been publicised. I could go on and on listing the projects and initiatives of this administration,” Yusuf said.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commissioned Section III of the Abuja–Kaduna–Zaria–Kano Expressway, covering the Zaria–Kano corridor, in a move expected to improve road safety and boost commercial activities across Northern Nigeria.

Tinubu was represented at the commissioning ceremony on Wednesday by Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf.

The expressway is a major transportation route connecting Kano with Kaduna and other parts of the country, serving thousands of commuters, traders, commercial drivers and transport operators daily.

The completion of the section is expected to improve driving conditions, reduce hazards associated with damaged road surfaces and minimise accidents and avoidable loss of lives along the busy corridor.

Vice President Kashim Shettima has told 36 state governors to stop waiting for the Federal Government to fix their electricity problems.

Shettima said states can now generate and distribute their own electricity under the Electricity Act 2023.

He spoke on Wednesday at the National Stakeholders Workshop on the Electricity Act 2023 at the State House Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Shettima was represented by the Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Senator Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia.

The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, has blasted the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ajibola Basiru.

He claimed he helped Basiru gain admission into the University of Lagos, UNILAG, after he was expelled from the University of Ilorin, UNILORIN.

Sowore disclosed this in a reply on X on Thursday after Basiru called him a skit maker and comedian during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday.

Sowore presented a photograph he took with Basiru in 1998 when he led the Congress of Progressive Youths, COPY, during the fight against military dictatorship.