Senators from the northern part of the country have called for swift action to restore electricity to Kano, Katsina, and Jigawa states, where residents have been grappling with severe power outages. The senators, who spoke under the auspices of Northern Senators Forum, said prompt intervention was necessary to alleviate the hardship faced by their constituents in the regions. The prolonged …

The Northern Senators’ Forum has called on the Federal Government to come up with resolute action to address cases of abductions ravaging the country. In a statement by its chairman, Senator Abdulaziz Yar’adua, on Thursday in Abuja, the Forum said it was worried over the recent wave of violence and kidnappings in the north. “The series of events that have …