{"id":12949,"date":"2023-11-13T13:53:25","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T13:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/?p=12949"},"modified":"2023-11-13T13:53:26","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T13:53:26","slug":"2024-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/2024-2\/","title":{"rendered":"2024:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1x-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1x-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1x-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1x-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1x-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1x-1-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1x-1-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1x-1-615x410.jpg 615w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1x-1-860x574.jpg 860w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1x-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AP23291515699409-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12952\" style=\"width:770px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AP23291515699409-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AP23291515699409-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AP23291515699409-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AP23291515699409-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AP23291515699409-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AP23291515699409-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AP23291515699409-615x410.jpg 615w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AP23291515699409-860x573.jpg 860w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AP23291515699409.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Joe_Biden_presidential_portrait.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12953\" style=\"width:772px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Joe_Biden_presidential_portrait.jpg 640w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Joe_Biden_presidential_portrait-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Joe Biden poses for his official portrait Wednesday, March 3, 2021, in the Library of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"626\" src=\"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/231018093354-09-joe-biden-israel-101823-1-1024x626.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12954\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/231018093354-09-joe-biden-israel-101823-1-1024x626.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/231018093354-09-joe-biden-israel-101823-1-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/231018093354-09-joe-biden-israel-101823-1-768x470.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/231018093354-09-joe-biden-israel-101823-1-1536x939.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/231018093354-09-joe-biden-israel-101823-1-2048x1253.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/nigeriastandardnewspaper.com\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/231018093354-09-joe-biden-israel-101823-1-860x526.jpg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I am running for re-election into the White House to save our democracy<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>-JOE Biden, President, United States<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>&#8230;<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> Our most important freedoms, as in the freedom to choose the right to vote, the right to be who you are, love who you love are being attacked, our democracy is still at stake<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>*\u201c<\/em><\/strong><strong>I\u2019m running because across America, hate groups have been encouraged. I\u2019m running because far too often, it\u2019s still the case that you can get killed or attacked walking the streets in America just because you\u2019re Black or because you\u2019re wearing a symbol of your faith. I&#8217;m running to finish the job for the American people\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>*BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU\/<\/strong><strong><em>AMERICA Senior Investigative Editor<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The 46<\/strong><strong><sup>th<\/sup><\/strong><strong> President of the United States, JOE BIDEN has revealed his plans to save America\u2019s democracy by re-contesting for the 2024 presidential election. He said: \u201c<\/strong><strong>Our most important freedoms, as in the freedom to choose the right to vote, the right to be who you are, love who you love are being attacked, our democracy is still at stake\u201d.&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Confirming this development on his social media page, Biden said: \u201c<\/strong><strong>I\u2019m running because our most important freedoms-the freedom to choose, the right to vote, the right to be who you are, love who you love-are being attacked.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cI am running because our children should have the right to go to school without fear of being gunned down. I\u2019m running because there are people banning books.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cI\u2019m running because across America, hate groups have been encouraged. 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