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2023: Emir of Kano Receives Dele Momodu, Wishes Him Well
By Eric Elezuo
The Emir of Kano, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Aminu Bayero has received Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential aspirant, Chief Dele Momodu, in his palace in Kano.
The private meeting, which was held on Sunday presented an opportunity for seasoned entrepreneur-cum-politician to announce his Intention to vie for the presidency of Nigeria come 2023.
Revealing that he is endowed with the requisite requirements to run the country to fruitful recovery, Momodu told the monarch that Nigeria need a very cerebral individual to turn its fortune around.
In his response, the Emir, who confessed of his respect for the veteran journalist, commended his courage to undertake the task of rescuing Nigeria, and his professionalism in his chosen field of endeavour, saying “I love your style of doing things.
“It may interest you to know that I am the biggest customer of Ovation International magazine and has bought virtually every copy. I sometimes send for Ovation via courier,” he said.
The graduate of Mass Communications from the Bayero University, Kano, who ascended the throne of his forefathers in March 2020, also said that he has been following closely the consultations of Momodu enroute the presidency, and wholeheartedly prayed for him, and wished him the best in his quest to be president.
“I have been watching you from a distance. And I must tell you that I knew you way back and knows of your friendship with my immediate younger brother, The Emir of Bichi, Alhaji Nasir Bayero,” the monarch added.
The first hostages freed from Gaza under a long-awaited ceasefire agreement are back in Israel. The news sparked jubilant scenes in Tel Aviv where large crowds gathered ahead of their release.
The three freed Israeli hostages – the first of 33 to be released over the next six weeks – are Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher and Emily Damari. They are said to be in good health and are receiving treatment at a medical center in Tel Aviv.
In exchange, 90 Palestinian prisoners and detainees are set to be released by Israel from Ofer Prison in the occupied West Bank.
The Israeli military withdrew from several locations in southern and northern Gaza after the truce began earlier on Sunday, an Israeli military official told CNN.
Displaced Gazans have started returning to their homes, while the aid trucks laden with much-needed supplies have crossed into Gaza. Here’s what we know about how the ceasefire deal will work.
Hamas, despite suffering devastating losses, is framing the Gaza ceasefire agreement as a victory for itself, and a failure for Israel.
One of Hamas’ main goals for taking some 250 people during its brazen October 7, 2023, attack on Israel was to secure the release of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails. As Israel pounded Gaza in response, Hamas vowed not to return the hostages until Israel withdrew its forces from the enclave, permanently ended the war, and allowed for rebuilding.
Source: CNN
The leader of UK’s Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has said she doesn’t want Britain to be like Nigeria that is plagued by “terrible governments.”
Speaking on Thursday at an event organised by Onward, a British think tank producing research on economic and social issues, Badenoch expressed fears that Britain may become like Nigeria if the system is not reformed.
“And why does this matter so much to me? It’s because I know what it is like to have something and then to lose it,” Badenoch told the audience.
“I don’t want Britain to lose what it has.
“I grew up in a poor country and watched my relatively wealthy family become poorer and poorer, despite working harder and harder as their money disappeared with inflation.
“I came back to the UK aged 16 with my father’s last £100 in the hope of a better life.
“So I have lived with the consequences of terrible governments that destroy lives, and I never, ever want it to happen here.”
Badenoch has been in the news of late after she dissociated herself from Nigeria, saying she has nothing to do with the Islamic northern region.
She also accused the Nigeria Police of robbing citizens instead of protecting them.
She said: “My experience with the Nigeria Police was very negative. Coming to the UK, my experience with the British Police was very positive.
“The police in Nigeria will rob us (laughter). When people say I have this bad experience with the police because I’m black, I say well…I remember the police stole my brother’s shoe and his watch.”
