APC Is The Answer To Nigeria’s Problems—Ganduje
News Source: Vanguard Newspapers
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Umar Ganduje, has said that the party would provide solutions to the challenges bedeviling the country.
Ganduje stated this during the APC grand finale campaign and presentation of party flags to the 11 local council chairmanship candidates on Wednesday in Gombe.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Gombe State Independent Electoral Commission (GOSIEC) had fixed April 27 for LG polls in the state.
Ganduje, who presented APC flags to the candidates, said the party under President Bola Tinubu was doing a lot to tackle the challenges of the country and get Nigeria transformed for the better.
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I’m Not Desperate To Become Next President—Obi
News Source: Punch Newspapers
The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, on Wednesday denied being obsessed about replacing President Bola Tinubu as the next President.
Obi came under fire a few days ago after he faulted the Federal Government’s timing and prioritisation of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project.
The LP presidential candidate advised the government to concentrate on fixing bad roads across Nigeria instead of striving to construct a white elephant project like the major coastal road.
EFCC serves Yahaya Bello his charges over alleged N80.2bn fraud
News Source: Vanguard Newspapers
Former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello was on Tuesday, served his charges through his counsel, Abdulwahab Muhammad (SAN) after Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja ruled that the defendant should be served through his counsel, especially as he failed to appear before the court, yet again.
This was contained in a press statement made available to journalists in Ilorin on Wednesday by Head, Media and Publicity of the Commission, Dele Oyewole.
The statement reads, “The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC is prosecuting Yahaya Bello alongside Ali Bello, Dauda Suleiman and Abdulsalam Hudu on 19-count charges bordering on money laundering to the tune of N80, 246, 470,089.88k (Eighty Billion, Two Hundred and Forty-six Million, Four Hundred and Seventy Thousand and Eighty-nine Naira, Eighty-eighty Kobo).”
Eight Northern Governors From Nigerian Poorest States, One Other Counterpart Fly To U.S. For Three-Day Conference On Insecurity
News Source: Sahara Reporters
Nine Northern governors, eight of whom are from Nigeria’s top 20 poorest states, are currently in the United States of America for a three-day conference on tackling insecurity in Nigeria.
The governors include Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State; Governor Dikko Umar Radda of Katsina State; Governor Dauda Lawal Dare of Zamfara State; Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State and Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State.
Others are Governor Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto of Sokoto State; Governor Mohammed Nasir Idris of Kebbi State; Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State and Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State.
Checks by SaharaReporters show that the eight governors from the top 20 poorest states in Nigeria, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) 2022 data (most recent official data), include the governors from Sokoto State, which was ranked poorest with 91 percent poverty index by the NBS and Jigawa State which came third on NBS list of poorest states.