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- ↑ "APC wins Senate, Reps seats in Zamfara". www.pulse.ng. 2019-02-26. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
- ↑ africaprimenewsblog, Author (2017-03-24). "It's Time To Reboot Nigeria-Senator Kaura". Africa Prime News. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ↑ "APC wins Senate majority with 63 Senators, PDP behind with 37". www.pulse.ng. 2019-03-12. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
- ↑ Simire, Michael (2018-01-19). "NEITI's interventions saved extractive sector from collapse, says senator". EnviroNews Nigeria -. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
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