I’m Still Searching For Running Mate -TinubuNews Source: Daily Trust
Ahead of the 2023 general election, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, on Sunday said he is still searching for his running mate.
He stated this in Abuja while delivering his keynote address at the 60th birthday celebration of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila. The ex-Lagos Governor also heaped praises on the Speaker for his contributions to his political ambition of becoming Nigeria’s President and democracy, while extolling the virtues of his Deputy, Hon Idris Wase, for being a dependable ally.
Peter Obi Would’ve Been Good For Nigeria -Ango AbdullahiNews Source: Vanguard Newspaper
Convener of the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, Professor Ango Abdullahi, has said the present crop of presidential candidates cannot fix Nigeria.
Though he gave what would pass for a fair assessment of the presidential candidates of Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi and that of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, Abdullahi was emphatic about the presidential candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, saying they had nothing to offer.
Abdullahi said he would rather tell Nigerians to brace up for the trouble ahead of them, should any of the candidates become the next President.Photo Source: Google
Ganduje Receives Kano Kwankwasiyya Chieftain Into APCNews Source: P.M News
Kano Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Sunday received Alh. Usman Waziri Kiru, a chieftain of Kwankwasiyya, the political movement of his predecessor, Rabiu Musa Kwakwaso who is now the presidential candidate of Nigeria Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP into the All Progressives Congress, APC.
Ganduje received Kiru and his supporters into the APC in the company of his deputy and Kano state governor candidate, Dr. Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna,
Kiru before his defection was the leader of Kwankwasiyya of Kiru Local Government Area of Kano State.
Two Nigerians Convicted Of N19 Billion Fraud In US Risk 22 Years ImprisonmentNews Source: Sahara Reporters
Two Nigerian men, George Ugochukwu Egwumba and Princewell Arinze Duru, have been convicted by a jury in the United States for their involvement in an extensive, long-lasting, multimillion-dollar fraud.
The duo, according to a statement from the US Department of Justice, belonged to a crime syndicate that perpetrated a wide variety of frauds, including business email compromise (BEC) fraud, and scams among others.
Egwumba was found guilty of one count of aggravated identity theft, Duru was found guilty of one count of wire fraud and one count of aiding and abetting aggravated identity theft.
They were both found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.