Biden won’t withdraw from presidential race — Spokesperson
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Joe Biden is “absolutely not” pulling out of the US presidential race, his spokeswoman said Wednesday, as pressure mounted following his disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump.
Panic has gripped his Democratic Party in the wake of last week’s TV debate, and internal rumblings about finding a replacement candidate before November’s election have been amplified by polls showing Trump extending his lead.
The New York Times and CNN reported that Biden, 81, had acknowledged to a key ally that his reelection bid was on the line if he failed to quickly reassure the public that he was still up to the job.
White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre rejected those reports outright, insisting Biden has no intention of withdrawing.
“The president is clear-eyed and he is staying in the race,” she told reporters.
Senate moves to reconcile Wike, Ireti Kingibe
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The Senate yesterday held a private session to discuss a matter of ‘privilege’ involving the Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ireti Kingibe, and Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike.
Kingibe and Wike have been engaging each other in a public row.
Wike, on Monday, threatened that Kingibe would lose her return bid to the Senate in 2027, as far as he remained the minister of FCT. This followed the lawmaker’s complaints of being sidelined in the administration of the FCT.
Prior to when the Senate proceeded on its end of session break, Kingibe had raised a matter of privilege, seeking to know why the 2024 budget of the FCT was passed without any input from her.
Following the continued war of words, the Senate resolved into an executive session to look into the matter of privilege she had raised.
FG’s multipurpose hospital commissioned in Abia
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A multi-purpose hospital built by the Federal Government under the Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs, has been commissioned at Obeaja, Ugwunagbo LGA of Abia State, by Governor Alex Otti.
The hospital, which has 100 beds, was started by the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari and completed by the present administration of President Bola Tinubu.
While commissioning the project, Abia State Governor, Alex Otti thanked President Bola Tinubu for completing the hospital and for converting the hospital into a multi-purpose hospital to accommodate the health needs of other members of society.
Police arrest 18 over violent protest in Benue LG 
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Police have arrested eighteen persons suspected to be in connection with the violent protest that rocked the Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State on Wednesday.
The Police Public Relations Officer for the state command, SP Catherine Anene, disclosed this in a statement issued and made available to journalists in Makurdi on Thursday.
Anene said that the state Commissioner of Police, Hassan Yabanet, has relocated to the troubled local government.
Recall that some youths had protested the killing of people in Ayati village by local bandits resulting in the destruction of personal and government properties by the protesters.
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