Friday, September 8, 2023

US Leading 'Preparatory' Repositioning Of Powers In Niger

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US Leading 'Preparatory' Repositioning Of Powers In Niger


A "little gathering" of staff will stay at Air Base 101 following the move, which is right now continuous, Singh said.

Washington has nearly 1,100 military work force in the nation, however the Protection Office says they have generally stayed on bases while diminishing exercises like joint preparation after the tactical takeover in Niger.

Supporters of Niger’s National Council of Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP) protest outside the Niger and French airbase in Niamey on September 2, 2023 to demand the departure of the French army from Niger. 

 

The United States is moving some of its troops from a base in Niger’s capital Niamey — where rebel officers seized power in a July coup — to another in the Agadez area, the Pentagon said Thursday.


The US "is repositioning a portion of our staff and a portion of our resources from Air Base 101 in Niamey to Air Base 201 in Agadez," Representative Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh told writers.

"There's no quick danger to US staff or savagery on the ground," she said, portraying the move as a "prudent step."

A "little gathering" of faculty will stay at Air Base 101 following the move, which is presently progressing, Singh said.

She additionally said "some unnecessary faculty and project workers" had recently withdrawn the country.

Niger has been a vital base for both American and French enemy of jihadist tasks, and the repositioning of US troops comes after a French guard service source said Paris was holding holds converses with Niger on pulling out "components" of its presence there.

 'No bind' to French activities
There have been long periods of conventions requiring Niger's previous frontier ruler to eliminate its powers, and military-designated Head of the state Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine said recently that "contacts" were in progress about a "extremely quick" flight for Paris' soldiers.

However, Singh said there is "no tie" between the US move and "what the French military is doing at present."
Niger's Leader Mohamed Bazoum was brought down on July 26 by certain individuals from his gatekeeper and was kept alongside his loved ones.

The West African coalition ECOWAS has refused to compromise on Niger following an outpouring of upsets in the locale, taking steps to utilize power to reestablish regular citizen rule.

Troops took power in Mali and Burkina Faso, where like Niger, misfortunes among the military are flooding notwithstanding a long-running jihadist rebellion.

A putsch likewise occurred in Guinea in 2021 after the country's octogenarian president, Alpha Conde, ran for a third term in office, a move that rivals said penetrated established limits.
Reverberating past US remarks, Singh communicated trust for an arranged answer for the circumstance in Niger.

"We are confident that strategic discussions will proceed and that the circumstance in Niger will be settled carefully," she said.

Save Yourselves Assets, Inconvenience Of Allure, Yahaya Bello Desires Atiku, Obi

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Save Yourselves Assets, Inconvenience Of Allure, Yahaya Bello Desires Atiku, Obi

As per the Kogi Governors, Nigerians inside the nation and in the diaspora are content with the decision as are individuals from the APC.

 Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, former VP Atiku Atiku, and Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi

 

The Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has urged the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and that of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, to concede defeat and save themselves the resources and “trouble” of approaching the Supreme Court.

The two up-and-comers have since reported their choices to challenge Wednesday's judgment of the Official Political race Petitions Council maintaining the triumph of President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the February 25 vote.
In any case, Bello told State House Journalists in Abuja on Thursday that Atiku and Obi are in an ideal situation continuing on and supporting the Tinubu organization.

"Taking everything into account, I believe there's no ground for advance," the lead representative said.

"I would prefer to engage them that they ought to drop any allure going to the higher court and afterward save the assets, save the difficulty, prompt their allies, advise them that we ought to acknowledge the previous judgment. No imperfection."
As per Bello, Nigerians inside the nation and in the diaspora are content with the decision as are individuals from the APC.

"I think the time has come to settle down and face administration. Also, I would exhort every one of those that vibe wronged [that] we have just a single nation, Nigeria; we should all meet up and uphold President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and guarantee that we fix this country," he said.
"Anything that the difficulty we are confronting today is the impact of the past. Without a doubt, we have Mr Fix-It who is here previously attempting to best, venturing out across the world to guarantee that Nigeria is fixed."

Umahi Commends Otti For ‘Improving’ Abia Within 100 Days In Office

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Umahi Commends Otti For ‘Improving’ Abia Within 100 Days In Office

A photo collage of Dave Umahi and Alex Otti

 

The Minister of Works David Umuahi has commended Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, for improved development in the state in just a few months that he has been in office.

Umahi, who was in Abia on Thursday to examine continuous government projects in the state, said despite the fact that he isn't a messenger of 100 days festivity, Abia occupants and without a doubt the South-East are honored to have Lead representative Otti as his handwork is now appearing.

"Allow me to thank you for a ton of progress that you have done in the state only couple of months now. I don't put stock in that frame of mind in office, I don't have confidence in that frame of mind in office, I trust in working for individuals and let individuals see what you are doing.

"There isn't anything significant that anyone who expects to work can accomplish in 100 days. You may not actually plan a significant venture in 100 days. However, we have seeing you've been doing on the grounds that you've been near, you grasp the agonies of your kin.

"Thus I compliment you and furthermore praise Abia individuals since they will see very improvement," Umahi said during a graciousness visit to Governors Otti, while guaranteeing that Otti will do right by Abia and the South-East.
The Priest, who was previous Legislative leader of Ebonyi State, told Otti that Abia has around 11 government street projects continuous in the state.

A portion of the streets that he referenced are: Segment One of the Port Harcourt-Enugu Express Street, which runs from Lokpanta to Abia Pinnacle in Umuahia, which is hundred percent finished with a Trailer Park; Area Two of the street runs from Umuahia Pinnacle to Aba.

Others are recovery of Umuahia-Ikwuano to Ikot Ekpene-Umudike Street with a length of 49.2 kilometers; Segment of Nkporo-Abiriba-Ohafia Street, granted in 2012, that has been deserted; Bende-Arochukwu-Ohafia segment one, granted in 2018; Aba-Owerri Street, granted in 2020 and others.
He requested Governors Otti's assistance to figure out the issues influencing the structure of a trailer park at Arungwa Aba, saying that the state government ought to gain the spot and accomplice the National Government to foster it with the confidential area.

Governors Otti said thanks to the Clergyman for visiting Abia and communicated his administration's status to cooperate with the National Government to fix the bureaucratic streets in the state.

He censured the pressure individuals go through to get to Aba from Port Harcourt as well as the other way around, saying that an excursion of 30 minutes currently takes individuals at the very least three hours to finish.

As per the Governors, this has managed a lethal catastrophe for the business sectors in Aba. He informed the Pastor that he had proactively drawn in a development organization, CCECC, to do a few palliative deals with the street and get one of the paths working.

The Governors told the works serve that he might likewise want to draw in with him on the Umuahia-Bende-Abriba-Ohafia, the entire way to Arochukwu, Government street, which was first granted by the Oil Trust Asset (PTF) when previous President Muhammadu Buhari was the Administrator of PTF, under Broad Sani Abacha, and was deserted and later re-granted in 2011 by past President Goodluck Jonathan and furthermore deserted.

"On the off chance that I'm ready to find cash, I will jump at the chance to do the street and at whatever point he can, he will repay us. We accept that we ought to help the Central Government in conveying profits of a majority rules system to our kin," Governors Otti commented.

Umahi was participated in the visit by Congressperson Onyekachi Nweobonyi, Agent Director Senate Board of trustees on Open Records and Engr. B. U. Obioha, South-East Chief Government Expressway, among others.

Thursday, September 7, 2023

APC Praises Tinubu On Court Win, Advises Nigerians To Join Country Building

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APC Praises Tinubu On Court Win, Advises Nigerians To Join Country Building

"We charge all Nigerians, regardless of identity, religion or political leanings to hold hands with us in this difficult yet energetic undertaking of building a superior, more prosperous country."


President Bola Tinubu

 

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has congratulated President Bola Tinubu for his win at the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT), calling on Nigerians to join in building a “prosperous nation” 

The court had on Wednesday attested Tinubu's success in the February 2023 surveys, tossing petitions from Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), his labour Party (LP) partner, and the Allied People Movement (APM).

Hours after the triumph, the APC NWC, emerging from its public interview on Thursday, said lays further assurance to the adequacy of its then-official flagbearer.
"National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Moderates Congress praises His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on his reverberating triumph at the Official Political race Request Court (PEPT)," APC's NWC said in an explanation endorsed by its Public Secretary Representative Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru.
"Having fastidiously arbitrated every one of the petitions brought before it by wronged parties and entered judgment for our extraordinary party, the PEPT has reaffirmed the order given our party and its Official Applicant, presently President and President of the Military of the Government Republic of Nigeria by a great many Nigerians through the voting form on February 25, 2023.
This epochal judgment has supported our majority rule government and highlighted the energy and autonomy of the legal executive."

"As we fighter on occupied with administration, the APC will keep on track and undaunted in encouraging solidarity and working on the personal satisfaction of all Nigerians as revered in the eight-point plan of this organization," it added.

"We urge all Nigerians, regardless of identity, religion or political leanings to hold hands with us in this grave however devoted errand of building a superior, more prosperous country."

Awoniyi Shorlisted For August 2023 Premier League Player Of The Month

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Awoniyi Shorlisted For August 2023 Premier League Player Of The Month

"The Nigerian striker scored in each of Nottingham Forest's first three matches, extending his overall scoring streak dating back to last season to seven consecutive Premier League matches, only the third African player to do so."


Nottingham Forest’s Nigerian striker Taiwo Awoniyi (C) celebrates with teammates after scoring the opening goal of the English Premier League football match between Nottingham Forest and Sheffield United at The City Ground in Nottingham, central England, on August 18, 2023. 

 

Taiwo Awoniyi was named in the shortlist for the August 2023 Premier League Player of the Month prize. 

The Nottigham forest striker scored threefold in four games for forest, extending his noteworthy appearance from last term.

"The Nigerian striker scored in every one of Nottingham forestland's initial three matches, broadening his general scoring streak tracing all the way back to last prepare to seven sequential Chief Association matches, just the third African player to do as such," the Head Association said in a Thursday explanation reporting the six chosen people for the honor.
He will confront contest from West Ham's Jarod Bowen, James Maddison of Tottenham Hotspur, Rodri (Manchester City), Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), and Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton and Hove Albion) in the race for the gong.
Fans can decide in favor of the champ of the award on the EA Sports site and have until 12 p.m. on Monday 11 September to do that.

Notwithstanding their votes, a select group of football will likewise pick the victor who is to be reported one week from now.

Awoniyi will be essential for Nigeria's group when they take on São Tomé and Principe in an Africa Cup of Countries (AFCON) qualifier this end of the week.

Arteta Fights Guide Guardiola
In the mean time, Armory's Mikel Arteta has been named in the Director of the Month class in the wake of driving the Heavy weapons specialists to an unbeaten streak in the period under survey.

Weapons store dominated three matches and drew one as they proceeded with their mission to win a first association tie beginning around 2004.

Arteta was recorded for the honor close by his previous chief and Manchester City's Kick Guardiola; Jurgen Klopp of Liverpool; David Moyes of Everton and AngePostecoglou of Tottenham.

"The fans' votes will be joined with those of a board of football specialists to conclude the victor, who will be uncovered one week from now," .

Afenifere Congratulates Tinubu On Tribunal Verdict

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Afenifere Congratulates Tinubu On Tribunal Verdict

Tinubu-Fasoranti

President Bola Tinubu receives the blessings of Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti in Ondo State on October 30, 2022.
The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and political organization, Afenifere, has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on his victory at the Presidential Electoral Court (PEPC).

 

A press explanation endorsed by the association's Public Exposure Secretary, Friend Jare Ajayi, cited the head of Afenifere Around the world, Dad Reuben Fasoranti, as communicating delight at the triumph of President Tinubu and VP Kashim Shettima at the judgment given on Wednesday in Abuja.

In saluting Tinubu and Shettima, Afenifere expressed that the judgment which further approved the electing triumph of February 25th ought to be seen not just as a sign of developing majority rule government in the nation, yet in addition a test on the current organization to realize different commitments contained in the Recharged Trust statement introduced to Nigerians in 2022 and 2023.
"As I showed in my complimentary message when you, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, was proclaimed champ of the current year's official political race, your triumph raises a great deal of trust and you can't stand to bomb Nigerians. It just so happens, your declaration on the most proficient method to reset Nigeria resounds with my vision for having a Nigeria of which we as a whole would be pleased - as I referenced to you on the two events you visited me last year in Akure. Going by the means you have taken up to this point; I accept that you are setting the country on a sound balance for progress".
The Afenifere pioneer added that the agonies occasioned by the withdrawal of fuel appropriation ought to be mitigated as fast as conceivable so that "Nigeria can start to appreciate life more bountiful and great government assistance that they merit".

As per Ajayi, Dad Fasoranti recognized every one of the gatherings engaged with the petitions expressing that their decision of going to court was essential for the most common way of developing majority rules system in Nigeria.

"For example, the petitions offered the legal executive the chance to make sweeping proclamations on a few significant parts of our electing regulation and parts of the Constitution that arrangements with political decision matters. The professions by the prominent adjudicators shed all the more light and edify us more on the most proficient method to approach our constituent cycles," he expressed.

He added that lawmakers ought to glean some significant knowledge of illustrations from the decision so they would be better directed in their future discretionary exercises.
The gathering showed respect to Nigerians, the legal executive and that multitude of associated with the legal cycles for the serene way wherein the matter was taken care of.

It then, at that point, charged all worried to now support up for legitimate administration "so Nigerians would immediately put the current difficulty behind them and start to encounter worked on norm in their government assistance while the actual country starts a quick moving excursion towards turning into a created country. Rebuilding and appropriate federalization of the nation ought to shape significant parts of the rejigging to be affected", the assertion finished up.

Monday, September 4, 2023

Fuel Subsidy Removal: Free Transportation In Edo State From Sept 11

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Fuel Subsidy Removal: Free Transportation In Edo State From Sept 11


Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki,
Edo Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has endorsed free vehicle administration for travelers across all courses worked by the state-possessed Edo City Transport Restricted to pad the impact of fuel appropriation evacuation on inhabitants.

An assertion endorsed by the Main Press Secretary to Governor, Andrew Okungbowa, uncovers that the free transport administrations will start off on Monday, September 11, 2023, and will run between 6.30 am to 7pm everyday.

The free vehicle administration is focused on essentially decreasing the residents' portability issues and working on their government assistance in the midst of the difficulty brought about by the endowment expulsion strategy of the National Government.

The free assistance which traverses an underlying two-month time frame covers driving inside the Benin city and from Benin-City to the significant urban areas in the three senatorial locale.

As indicated by Okungbowa, endeavors are likewise being made to buy new internal combustion transports for the State.

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