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Israel will suffer if Biden or Trump wins US election – Fani-Kayode

Former Nigerian Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has issued a warning to Israel ahead of the United States, US, presidential election in November.

Fani-Kayode said whoever wins the US presidential election between President Joe Biden or Donald Trump, Israel will suffer.

He noted that Israel will suffer for its alleged evil in Palestine and Gaza Strip.

Israel under the leadership of Benjamin Netanyahu have been fighting Hamas terrorists group in the Gaza Strip and Palestine.

However, posting on X, Fani-Kayode wrote: “It does not matter who wins the American Presidential elections in November.

“Whoever wins the race, whether Trump or Biden, the Zionist State of Israel WILL suffer divine retribution and the most horrific karma for the evil that they have visited upon the Palestinians and Gaza.

‘I Am Running’ Biden Says, As He Scrambles To Reassure

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United States President Joe Biden has pledged to stay in the presidential race, despite media reports he was assessing an exit following a dismal debate showing against his Republican challenger, former President Donald Trump, last week.

Biden was resolute when he joined a call with campaign staff on Wednesday, despite growing concern about the 81-year-old’s viability in the race in November against Trump, including from members of his own party.

“I am running,” Biden said during the call, two sources told the Reuters news agency. He added he would not be pushed out as the Democratic Party’s nominee.

White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre later echoed the sentiment in comments to reporters, saying that Biden was “absolutely not” considering stepping down.

Bauchi govt worries over illegal felling of trees for charcoal production

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The Bauchi State Government has expressed concern over the indiscriminate felling of trees for charcoal production, despite existing laws prohibiting such practices.

Expressing worries over the development during a state ministerial press briefing on Wednesday,

Commissioner for Housing and Environment Danlami Ahmed Kawule lamented that illegal felling of trees without planting replacement tree seedlings, may lead to desertification and environmental degradation across the state.

According to him, to mitigate the trend, the government has declared an intervention to reclaim the environment by ensuring that tree seedlings are planted across the state.

Breaking: UNIBEN shut down academic activities indefinitely over students’ protest

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The authorities of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) on Thursday shut down academic activities in the institution indefinitely.

The university, in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Dr Benedicta Ehanire, attributed the decision to the refusal of the students to shift grounds on their demands.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the students on Wednesday took to the streets, blocking the ever-busy Benin-Ore Highway, to protest weeks of power outages on campus.

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