Today’s Headlines: ‘He’s Running After His Father’ — Tinubu Speaks On Seyi’s Political Ambition, ‘Close up your borders’ – Trump blames French unrest on immigration

President Bola Tinubu has said his son, Seyi Tinubu, is “running after his father” after disclosing that he had received inquiries about the political office the younger Tinubu intends to contest in the 2027 elections.

The President made the remark on Monday during a dinner with the leadership of the City Boy Movement, led by Seyi Tinubu, at an event themed “An Evening with the Original City Boy.”

Tinubu, who described the moment as a personal one between a father and his son, said he had received calls in recent weeks from people asking about Seyi’s political ambitions.

“I got some calls within the last few weeks asking me what’s he running for. He’s running after his father,” the President said.

US President Donald Trump on Monday again blamed immigration for protests and violence that have rocked France in recent days, urging Europe and French President Emmanuel Macron to tighten borders.

“What’s happening in France has to do with immigration, not schools, not anything,” Trump told reporters in Washington, echoing his comments from the day before. “It’s immigration, and I told President Emmanuel Macron, close up your borders.”

Weekend demonstrations over soaring prices were held in Paris and other cities, degenerating into some of the worst street violence France has seen in recent years.

Trump recounted a conversation with Macron, telling him “a long time ago, you’re making a big mistake in France. You’re letting everybody from the world come in. The whole world was coming in.

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Beijing opposed on Tuesday a US government ban on its agencies using AI tools from Chinese startup DeepSeek, saying the move “overstretched” the concept of national security.

China and the United States are locked in a race for dominance in the fast-moving artificial intelligence sector, trading accusations of stealing AI technologies and jeopardising security in recent months.

The US Department of Homeland Security on Monday banned products developed by DeepSeek — and tools created using DeepSeek by third parties — saying they risked sharing sensitive data with China.

Beijing’s foreign ministry opposed the ban on Tuesday, vowing to protect Chinese businesses.

The Anambra Government has confirmed a Lassa fever case involving a patient linked to Omasi in Ayamelum Local Government Area (LGA), who is currently receiving treatment at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki (FETHA), Ebonyi.

The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike, disclosed this on Monday at an emergency stakeholders’ meeting in Awka.

Obidike said the state had activated an emergency response to prevent further transmission.

“The state has intensified disease surveillance and public awareness.

“The meeting, attended by health partners, including the World Health Organisation and Médecins Sans Frontières, led to the activation of the Incident Management System.

“Health officials will follow up on the affected household in Omasi, identify people who had contact with the patient and classify them according to their level of exposure for appropriate monitoring,” he said.

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