Tinubu not Nigeria’s messiah, will struggle for second term – Primate Ayodele
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Saturday, warned that President Bola Tinubu is not the messiah Nigeria needs.
Primate Ayodele said Tinubu only came to strengthen Nigeria’s democracy but nothing much will happen to the country’s economy.
Addressing journalists in Lagos, the prophet also warned that Tinubu would have challenges contesting for a second term.
The prophet warned that state police are not the solution to Nigeria’s insecurity problems.
He noted that some politicians would use state police as a weapon to cause insecurity.
Economic hardship: Don’t give up, Adeleke tells entrepreneurs
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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Friday, charged Nigerian entrepreneurs not to give up despite current economic hardship.
He gave this advice while commissioning Dangote Refinery Booking Office at Odo-Ona along Apata in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
Adeleke, who confirmed that there was economic hardship in the country, urged them to continue to strive, saying he had once passed through such challenges.
He said, “I was here three months ago, and this place was not properly arranged, especially the ground. I then asked my Aide-De-Camp when we got here today (Friday) that, is it still the same place we came to three months ago? He said, yes because there is a lot of development here. So, I’m using this place as a point of contact to another entrepreneur not to give up despite current economic hardship, try your best and see what you can do.hat you can do.
Only God can convince me to quit presidential race – Biden
United States President Joe Biden has said there is nothing that would make him consider quitting the presidential race.
After a shaky performance at the presidential debate with former President and Republican candidate Donald Trump, on June 27, there have been calls for Biden to step aside.
Some US voters, political analysts and stakeholders have also expressed concerns over the president’s health and mental alertness after the debate.
Speaking in an interview with ABC News on Friday, Biden said only the “Lord Almighty” would convince him to drop his re-election bid.
He said, “I mean if the Lord Almighty came down and said, ‘Joe, get outta the race’, I would get outta the race. The Lord Almighty’s not coming down. I mean, these hypotheticals.
Deliberate misinformation on Samoa agreement treasonable – Okupe
A former Director-General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Organisation, Doyin Okupe, has said the deliberate misinformation on the Samoa agreement signed by the Federal Government is treasonable.
PUNCH Online reports that Nigeria recently signed an international agreement, the Samoa Agreement, at the Organisation of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States Secretariat in Brussels, Belgium.
Named after the Pacific Island Samoa, where it was signed, the agreement is gradually gaining traction, despite opposition by many countries that cherish Islamic and Christian values, in addition to the sensitivity of their cultures.