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North Nigerian state bans protests over royal power struggle

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf. [Courtesy]

A state governor in northern Nigeria on Wednesday banned protests and public rallies to prevent a power struggle between two rival royals over a traditional throne from escalating into violence.

Emirs in the mostly Muslim north, as well as Obas or kings and other traditional rulers in the predominantly Christian south, have no constitutional authority but wield huge cultural and religious influence.

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