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Borno flood: Seyi Tinubu announces massive donations, sends in medical team

Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu, has dispatched a team of 50 medical personnel to offer critical medical services to those impacted by the recent flood disaster in Maiduguri, Borno State.

Newstrends reports that Maiduguri was submerged by floods on September 10, following the collapse of spillways at the Alau Dam.

The resulting devastation affected homes, farmlands, and roadways, displacing thousands of residents in the city.

During a visit to Governor Babagana Zulum in Maiduguri on Friday, Seyi Tinubu revealed that the medical team, comprising professionals from across the North-East, had already been deployed to assist local healthcare workers overwhelmed by the crisis.

“They are already on ground, and they will remain with you for the next few days to help stabilize the situation,” he stated.

In partnership with the Noella Foundation, Seyi said his team would also provide medical supplies, food, and essential items to support approximately 50,000 children and adults affected by the disaster.

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The donations include 500 bags of 25kg rice, 1,000 cartons of spaghetti, among other items.

“This is just the beginning, Your Excellency. I want to assure you that more help is on its way,” Seyi said, emphasizing that efforts are underway to mobilize additional resources to assist displaced individuals until they are able to rebuild their lives.

The gesture, he noted, was in response to President Tinubu’s call for support for flood victims.

He also praised the resilience of the people of Borno and the leadership shown by Governor Zulum in confronting the challenges posed by the disaster.

In response, Governor Zulum expressed deep appreciation for the support extended by Seyi Tinubu and his team, assuring that the aid would be used effectively to benefit those in need. He also commended President Tinubu and First Lady Remi Tinubu for their continuous support.

“We remain grateful to the President and First Lady for their show of concern and support. Tell the President that the people of Borno highly appreciate him and are 100 per cent with him,” Zulum said.

 

Borno flood: Seyi Tinubu announces massive donations, sends in medical team

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Edo Gov Okpebholo freezes govt accounts, reverses ministry’s name

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Edo Gov Okpebholo freezes govt accounts, reverses ministry’s name

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has directed the immediate freezing of all state-owned bank accounts.

In a statement issued on Thursday by his Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua, the governor stated that the accounts would remain frozen until further notice.

He instructed commercial banks, ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) to comply with the order immediately or face severe consequences.

The statement reads: “All state bank accounts with commercial banks have been frozen. Commercial banks must comply with this order and ensure that not a single naira is withdrawn from government coffers until further notice.

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“Heads of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies must ensure full compliance without delay.

“Following necessary investigations and reconciliations, the governor will take appropriate action and decide on the way forward. For now, this order remains in effect.”

Okpebholo also directed relevant agencies to revert the name of the Ministry of Roads and Bridges to its previous title, the Ministry of Works, a change made during the Godwin Obaseki administration.

“It is odd to name a government institution the Ministry of Roads and Bridges, especially when not a single bridge was built by the previous administration — not even a pedestrian bridge.

“In the coming days, we will examine further actions taken by the previous administration and make decisions that serve the best interests of the state,” the statement added.

 

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Israel-Palestinian conflict: Two-state solution is a deception, says Gumi

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Israel-Palestinian conflict: Two-state solution is a deception, says Gumi

Prominent Islamic scholar Dr. Ahmad Mahmud Gumi has criticized the widely discussed two-state solution for the Israel-Palestine conflict, calling it a “deception.”

His remarks followed a recent summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Riyadh, where President Bola Tinubu and other leaders condemned Israel’s actions in Gaza and urged an end to hostilities.

In an interview with Daily Trust at his Kaduna residence, Gumi argued, “This Two-State Solution is a deception. No Israeli will allow a Palestinian to survive, and Palestinians will never allow Israel to survive.

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The only solution is to dissolve the two states and create a democratically electable region.”

Gumi commended the OIC’s support for Palestine, noting that Muslims and Arabs worldwide increasingly see the treatment of Palestinians as “genocide” and accuse Israel of human rights abuses.

He also called for a return to the pre-1948 structure, where Palestinians, Jews, and Christians lived together, suggesting a single, inclusive state that allows peaceful coexistence.

“When I hear people talking about Two-State Solutions, I know they are just deceiving themselves,” Gumi added, advocating for a unified region where people of all faiths can live together, similar to the multi-faith coexistence seen in countries like the United States.

 

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Court sacks Ondo LP candidate, two days to governorship poll

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Court sacks Ondo LP candidate, two days to governorship poll

The Labour Party candidature of Olusola Ebiseni for the upcoming gubernatorial election in Ondo State has been nullified.

The nullification follows the sacking of Ebiseni by the Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday.

The governorship election of the southwest State will hold on Saturday, 16 November 2024.

The judgement disqualifying Ebiseni was unanimously delivered by the three members of the panel and read out by the chairman of the panel, Justice Adebukola Banjoko.

The judgment granted the prayer of the Labour Party who preferred the case against Ebiseni.

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Justice Banjoko held that, “the appeal marked CA/ABJ/CV/1172/2024 brought by the Labour Party against Chief Olusola Ebiseni and two others is allowed.”

Justice Banjoko further stated that the Certified True Copy of the judgment would be provided to the parties involved in the appeal as soon as possible for their review.

Recall that Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja had ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to accept and recognize Olusola Ebiseni and Ezekiel Awude as the Labour Party’s governorship and deputy governorship candidates for the November 16 Ondo State governorship elections.

Justice Nwite confirmed that the second primary election conducted by the Labour Party, which resulted in Ebiseni and Awude being selected as candidates, was valid and should be upheld by INEC.

However, the appellate court has now overturned the judgment of the trial court’s judgment.

 

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