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Patience Jonathan opens up on husband’s ambition for 2027 Presidential election
By Mario Deepromoter
Ex-First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, has said her husband has no intention to run for presidency in 2027.
She gave this hint in Abuja when she hosted Greater Igbo Forum(GIF),Worldwide led by its President, Ambassador Lois Jonathan when it paid a courtesy visit on the former First Lady.
While responding to the group, Dame Patience Jonathan went down the memory lane on the humble beginning of the former President of Nigeria until he got to the apogee of political office. With a hindsight, she submitted that her husband is not looking for any other thing in politics.
“My husband has been local government chairman, deputy governor, governor, vice President, President. What is he looking for again? We are not going in again”, she quipped.
She opined that her husband will give 100 percent support to the President for the peaceful coexistence of the country.
“Whoever is there, we support 100% because of the sake of my country. We should love this country more than ourselves. Because if you don’t love this country, what is the future of our children?
Then our children don’t have hope,” she said.
Dame Jonathan also called on Ndigbo to always be united.
She urged love amongst the people as she stressed that development can only thrive in an environment where there is peace.
She charged the organisation to put politics aside and project the genuine interest of the Igbo.
She said, “Let us manage one another. Let us love ourselves. Let us be united and be our brother’s keepers.
“I would be really, really glad to be in your midst, because one, it is our region, which is Igbo. Another one, it is our country. Without states, without region, there would be no country.
“Where we come from is very, very supreme. So I thank you for forming this organization, and the aim of the organization is very important.
“Set politics aside. Take Igbo as first thing.
So we should be able to protect one another. Love one another.
“We should live in a peaceful atmosphere within ourselves. But if we cannot love ourselves, and unite ourselves, and accept ourselves, how can we face the outsider?
“So let’s forget all our wrongs. Whatever your sister did to you, whatever your brother did to you, let us love one another. Let us unite. We all speak the same language. One language. If you speak, another will hear.
“Now what is the problem? Why can’t we take that language and talk to each other now? Understand one another.
“Let us go back again, together. Talk together. Love one another and unite. We cannot achieve anything without unity.
We cannot achieve anything. And remember, you can say yes. If your brother wants this, and you too want it.
“Support that your brother. Stand by your brother. It’s better that way. Let us stand by one another. Because that’s the major thing,” she said.
The President of the organisation, Ambassador Lois Jonathan, said the visit was to intimate the former First Lady on.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday that their naval forces stopped two ships attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz and directed them to the territorial waters of the Islamic Republic.
“The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps naval force this morning identified and stopped in the Strait of Hormuz two violating ships,” the Guards said in a statement.
“The two offending ships… were seized by the IRGC’s naval forces and directed to the Iranian coast.”
They identified one ship as “MSC-FRANCESCA”, which they said belonged “to the Zionist regime” in reference to Israel, and the other as “EPAMINONDAS”, which they said was “tampering with navigation systems and jeopardising maritime security.”
The Guards further warned against any action against the regulations imposed by the Islamic republic in the strait “as well as activities contrary to the safe passage” through the waterway.
Tehran has said vessels must seek permission to leave of enter the Gulf through Hormuz, through a route that in peacetime accounts for a fifth of the world’s oil and gas exports along with other vital commodities.
Source: AFP
Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has advised the Nigerian government to rethink its stance on refusing to negotiate with terrorists, saying dialogue may be key to ending the country’s long-running violence.
In a Facebook post on Wednesday, the Kaduna-based cleric argued that Nigeria is being influenced by a “Western slogan” that does not always reflect reality.
He stressed that talks, rather than force alone, could help break the cycle of attacks affecting many parts of the country.
Gumi also warned that weak border control is worsening insecurity, allowing weapons and criminal elements to move freely.
According to him, this has made it more difficult to defeat terrorism and protect citizens.
He pointed to ongoing tensions involving the United States and Iran, saying even powerful nations engage in negotiations despite public positions against it. He urged Nigeria to draw lessons from such situations.
He said: “We should not be misled by the Western slogan, ‘We don’t negotiate with terrorists.’”
Gumi added that violence often leads to more suffering for civilians, as both terrorist attacks and military operations tend to harm innocent people.
He further explained: “As long as Nigeria’s borders remain porous, the cycle of violence will persist.”
The cleric emphasised that understanding the root causes of terrorism is crucial to finding lasting solutions, warning that force alone cannot resolve the crisis.
In his words: “The lesson is clear: lasting solutions require realism, dialogue, and strategic understanding, not just force.”
Gumi suggested that Nigeria may need a neutral mediator to help open dialogue and reduce tensions, similar to efforts seen in other conflict zones.
Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, has nominated and forwarded Murtala Garo to the State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation as the new deputy governor of the State.
This is contained in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mustapha Muhammad, late Tuesday night.
According to the statement: “The nomination is in line with Section 191(3) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), which empowers the Governor to nominate a Deputy Governor where a vacancy exists.”
Recall that the position of the deputy governor became vacant after the resignation of Abdussalam Gwarzo on March 27, 2026.
“Following wide consultations with key stakeholders, the Governor has requested the Assembly to grant the necessary approval for Garo’s nomination,” the statement added.
Iran Seizes Two Ships attempting to cross Strait of Hormuz
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