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Thursday, 10 August 2023 12:58

Niger Junta Leaders Form New Government as Regional Summit Begins

Niger’s junta leaders have named a new government just as heads of the Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, gathered in neighboring Nigeria for an emergency summit.

According to a decree read on state television, the junta named 21 ministers. Three coup leaders were named as the heads of the ministries of defense, interior and sports. No further plans were given in the announcement.

This video frame grab image obtained by AFP from ORTN - Télé Sahel on August 9, 2023 shows Colonel Major Amadou Abdramane, reading a statement on national television. (AFP photo / ORTN - Télé Sahel )
This video frame grab image obtained by AFP from ORTN - Télé Sahel on August 9, 2023 shows Colonel Major Amadou Abdramane, reading a statement on national television. (AFP photo / ORTN - Télé Sahel )

The naming of a new government is the latest snub to regional leaders and follows the junta’s defiance of a Sunday deadline to reinstate ousted President Mohamed Bazoum.

ECOWAS leaders were arriving in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, Thursday to discuss the Niger crisis and agree on a plan of action. The regional bloc has said that it could use force if necessary to restore democracy in Niger.

Niger's ousted leader has been in detention at his residence since members of the presidential guard took power on July 26. Bazoum’s party said Wednesday that he and his family are running out of food and have been living without electricity and running water for a week. An adviser told The Associated Press that the family has only rice and canned goods left to eat.

Wednesday a former rebel leader and Niger politician launched a movement opposing the military junta that seized power two weeks ago — the first sign of organized resistance to army rule in the West African country.

Former Niger Rebel Leader Launches Group to Oppose Junta

In a statement, Rhissa Ag Boula said his group, the Council of the Resistance for the Republic, will aim to reinstate Bazoum.

Boula is a former minister of tourism and a leader in two Tuareg ethnic insurgencies in Niger, one in the 1990s, the other from 2007 to 2009.

Until Wednesday, Niger’s military junta had rejected diplomatic overtures.

But they allowed two envoys sent by Nigerian President Bola Tinubu into the country, despite its closed borders: Lamido Muhammad Sanusi and Abdullsalami Abubarkar, both prominent traditional leaders.

Sanusi met with General Abdourahamane Tchiani, the coup leader, and Abukarkar met with other representatives at the airport.

"We’ll continue to do our best to bring the two parties together to improve understanding. This is the time for public diplomacy," Sanusi told reporters upon his return to Abuja.

A day earlier, Niger’s military junta had rejected a proposed diplomatic mission from West African states, the African Union and the United Nations. The junta leaders said a “climate of threatened aggression” made it impossible to hold talks on ending the constitutional crisis in Niger.

Niger Junta Defies ECOWAS and International Community Pressure

Late on Tuesday, ECOWAS said in a statement that it would "continue to deploy all measures in order to restore constitutional order in Niger." The 15-member bloc, along with Western allies of Niger, have placed a series of financial sanctions against the country since the coup. The financial sanctions could lead to a default on Niger's debt repayments, Reuters reported.

ECOWAS has threatened to use force to reinstate Bazoum but a deadline on Sunday for Niger’s military to stand down passed without any military intervention.

The U.S. Embassy, meanwhile, has warned Americans to avoid the presidential palace and downtown parts of the capital, Niamey, warning of an increased security presence to monitor demonstrations.

 

The embassy said Wednesday it is aware of reports that cash and some goods are becoming scarce.

A U.S. State Department spokesperson on Tuesday said the United States still has hope for reversing Niger's coup but was "realistic.”

"We do still have hope, but we are also very realistic," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters. "We do have hope that the situation will be reversed, but at the same time, we are making clear, including in direct conversations with junta leaders themselves, what the consequences are for failing to return to constitutional order.”

[VOA]

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Thursday, 10 August 2023 12:43

‘Illegal Possession Of Firearm: Court To Hear Emefiele, FG’s Applications On Aug 15

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has adjourned till Tuesday, Aug 15th, further hearing in the applications filed by the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele seeking to stop the Federal Government from further remanding or prosecuting him on the charge of illegal possession of a firearm and ammunitions or on any other charge for that matter.

Justice Nicholas Oweibo ruled that the application which touched on the jurisdiction of the court was priority and would be taken alongside another application filed by the government seeking leave to appeal against the order granting bail to the suspended CBN governor.

Counsel to the suspended CBN Governor, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Victor Opara had told the court that the application was “germane and superior by reason of the persistent, relentless disobedience of the DSS to a clear, direct and potent order of the court on the bail application of his client”.

He informed the judge that he had only just been served in court this morning, with the prosecution’s reply to the application seeking to stop the trial of the suspended CBN Governor. He also asked for a short adjournment to enable him reply on points of law to the reply of the Prosecution.

Counsel to the FG, an assistant chief state counsel, KA Fagbemi, however disagreed. She told the court that the prosecution had filed first its application seeking leave to appeal and to stay the proceedings of the court pending appeal.

She urged the court to hear the FG’s application and grant an adjournment for Emefiele’s application.

“On the principle of first in time, our motion comes first and it is ripe for hearing. It is trite that any application that seeks to bring life to a case and another that seeks death, that which seeks life should be taken first…”

“We urge the court to hear our application today. We are not opposed to an adjournment for them to respond to our reply to their own application”, she said.

After listening to both parties, Justice Oweibo in his ruling said, “The business of the court today is the hearing of the motion of the prosecution. Filing is concluded and it is ripe for hearing. The courts attention has however been drawn to the defendant’s motion.

Considering the priority of the motion which is in a way challenging the prosecution and the jurisdiction of the court, I shall allow the defence to respond so that both applications will be taken together.”

The court then adjourned to August 15th for hearing of both applications.

On August 8, the suspended CBN governor filed an application before the Federal High Court, Lagos to stop the Federal Government from further prosecuting him on the charge of illegal possession of a firearm and ammunitions or on any other charge for that matter.

He’s also seeking an order of the court discharging him of all offenses prosecuted by the Government who is in “brazen disobedience” of the subsisting orders of the court granting him bail on July 25, 2023. And a further order prohibiting the FG from continuing to enjoy any form of indulgence from the courts except and unless it complies with the bail ruling.

Through his lawyers led by Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Joseph Daudu, the suspended CBN Governor filed the application before Vacation judge, Justice Nicholas Oweibo who had admitted him to bail after his arraignment.

The application was filed pursuant to Section 6(6)(a) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), relevant sections of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015 and under the inherent powers of the court.

Emefiele asked Justice Oweibo to stay further proceedings in the present charge until he exhausts all the remedies available to him in law to compel the government & the DSS to obey the order of the court admitting him to bail or remanding him in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Centre until he perfects his bail terms.

The application seeks to invoke the jurisdiction of the court to enforce its orders so as not to be seen as a toothless bull dog or paper tiger.

The applicant also says that the processes seeks to preserve and protect the efficacy, majesty and integrity of the court as well as the rule of law in our democracy .

Before Emefiele’s application, the Federal Government had on Aug 3rd filed an application before the same court seeking leave to appeal against the order granting bail to the suspended CBN governor.

In the application filed by a deputy director of public prosecutions of the Federation, Nkiru Jones-Nebo, the FG has also asked the court to stay the execution of the order to remand Emefiele in the custody of the Nigeria Correctional services and an order remanding him instead in the custody of the DSS.

Justice Oweibo had fixed Thursday, Aug 10 to hear the application.

[Channels TV]

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Thursday, 10 August 2023 12:33

US Accuses China Of Influencing Nigeria With Loans

The United States has said China has the potential to influence the Nigerian government through Chinese loans.

This was stated in the Integrated Country Strategies document by the US Department of State.

 

The document was originally approved on April 6, 2022, but was reviewed and updated on June 23, 2023.

 

According to the document, China offered sub-prime financing for various infrastructure projects in the country.

The Corporate Finance Institute described a subprime loan as a loan offered to individuals at an interest rate above prime, who do not qualify for conventional loans.

The document read in part, “Meanwhile, China offers sub-prime financing for a range of infrastructure projects, with the potential to add unnecessarily to Nigeria’s debt burden and increase Chinese influence over the Nigerian government.”

Checks showed that Nigeria owed the Exim Bank of China $4.34bn as of March 2023.

It was reported in January 2022 that a Chinese company, Chinese Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, handled the majority of railway projects in Nigeria worth over $25.51bn (N10.5tn), according to the United States-based Fitch Solutions’ latest report on Nigeria’s railway system.

 

The report, titled ‘Nigeria Rail: Near-term focus on Northern region with long-term upside for Southern projects’, said Chinese financing had enabled CCECC to handle most rail projects in the country.

The report, however, listed other companies that were major players in the Nigerian railway sector.

It read in part, “China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation has dominated the railway construction sector in Nigeria, supported by Chinese financing.”

The breakdown of the top rail projects handled by CCECC showed that the approved Lagos-Calabar coastal railway project covering 1402km was awarded to the Chinese company for $11.10bn.

Also, the Abuja-Itakpe-Warri rail line project with a contract value of $3.90bn, sponsored by China Railway Construction Corporation and EXIM Bank of China, was awarded to CCECC, Julius Berger, and Sinohydro Corporation, another Chinese company, alongside General Electric. The project is still in the planning stage.

 

The Federal Government had sought loan facilities from Chinese lenders to implement several infrastructural projects, including standard gauge rail lines.

In a document titled, ‘Status of Chinese loans as at September 30, 2021’, the DMO disclosed that 15 projects were funded with Chinese loans. Four of the 15 projects were rail-related.

The US, in its Integrated Country Strategies document, also faulted the political and economic system in the country.

The document read, “Nigeria’s fundamental problem is patronage-based political and economic decision making, with little to no coordination between relevant ministries, and a disempowered civil service that does not sufficiently advise the Federal Government or sustain policy objectives over multiple administrations.

“Political and economic elites lobby for policy decisions that favour their short-term personal interests rather than the longer-term stability and unity of the state.”

[The Punch]

 
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Thursday, 10 August 2023 12:20

[OPINION] Domestic airlines at war with Nigerians - Jide Oluwajuyitan

Flying Nigerian Airways either on domestic or international route in the early seventies to early eighties was always with a sense of national pride. We paid in our in local currency, the crews were all Nigerian and so were the food and the music.

 With a fleet of about 33 aircraft in 1979 when General Olusegun Obasanjo was handing over to President Shehu Shagari, Nigerian Airways could be rated a thriving business and a successful brand in the league of British Airways, KLM or Lufthansa. The credit for the healthy status  of Nigerian Airways must go to our 1960 patriotic new inheritors of power and others who had faith in our nation and were on hand to pilot the affairs of the country during  the early years of military misadventure into politics resulting in social dislocation and civil war.
 
But with the dictatorship of the likes of Babangida and Abacha and their “army of anything is possible” from 1985 to 1998 and with retired Generals and their military-baked new-breed politicians that bred only corruption, in power from 1999, the fate of Nigerian Airways along other public enterprises valued at about $100b but sold off for a paltry $1.5b, was sealed.

Having a national carrier for those who have faith in their country is something of national pride. For those who understand President Buhari’s commitment to our nation, his endeavour to bequeath a befitting national carrier on the nation before he left office did not come as a surprise. And this perhaps explains why at the close of the Ministers Retreat on October 2022, he confidently directed relevant officials to ensure the proposed national carrier starts operating by December 2022. This was after two earlier derailed take-off dates viz December 19, 2018 and November 2021.

But the forces of retired Generals and their new breed politicians that killed and replaced Nigerian Airways with their domestic airlines, represented today by Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) was prepared to derail and scuttle his efforts. The secretary general, Aviation Round Table Initiative (ARTI), Capt. John Ojikutu (rtd), had declared “the national carrier is a still-born project that won’t see the light of the day, to talk less of being profitable”.

And while  appearing before the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation on in October 2022, part of their self-serving criticism were as follows:  the decision of the government to allow Ethiopian Airlines to own 49 per cent of the stake in the company would hurt the local airlines; for Roland Iyayi of AON, “Ethiopian Airlines would do a fare-cutting strategy for market penetration”; For AON vice chairman , Allen Onyema,  “Ethiopian Airlines poses existential threats to the local airline operators.” For Kashim Shettima of Skyjet Aviation: “Nigeria Air will poach the human capital of the domestic airlines”.

It was all about them and not about us, Nigerians. They refused to be persuaded by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika’s explanation that the Nigerian government ‘has no funds to invest in the establishment of the airline hence the decision to go into Public Private Partnership’; that five per cent stake is in kind while local investors are going to take the 46 per cent stake and that “We  have also given every single Nigerian the opportunity especially those in the sector to participate in this airline so that we create an airline that is proper, well set up and stands the test of time and dynamics.”

Their blackmail: government should give them same opportunity as was being given to Ethiopian Airlines.

But what are the facts of history?

We remember President Obasanjo sold 51% of the carcass of what was left of Nigerian Airways to Richard Branson and his Virgin Atlantic and 49% to institutional investors to form Nigeria Air. We remember billionaire Jimoh Ibrahim bought Nigeria Air.

 We remember the N300 billion intervention fund which was sequel to the Amos Akpan, then MD of Capital Airline’s 2013 testimony before Senate Committee on Aviation on behalf of 16 domestic airlines to the effect that “the money made by Nigerian airlines was not enough to take care of their operations and service their debts to Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCCA), Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN)”.

We remember Jimoh Ibrahim’s Nigeria Air received N35.5 billion out of the N300b intervention fund. We also remember the amount like those of other beneficiaries was allegedly diverted.  And because “Air Nigeria did not have the funds for normal maintenance, routine checks and servicing of its fleet of 11 planes, with 10 operational, the airline frequently flew those mass coffins as airworthy aircraft”, according to an estranged former executive of Nigeria Air. But what became apparent was that government later suspended Air Nigeria’s domestic operations on bankruptcy allegation while Ibrahim later shut down operations of Nigeria Air sacking all the staff.

We also remember that Nigerian airspace became littered with crashes. Under Babalola Aborisade, there were five crashes with about 413 deaths. On June 22, 2012, Kabo Air crashed in Kotoka International Airport Ghana killing many motorists after overrunning the runway.  On June 3, 2012 DANA air crashed killing 163 people. On October 3, 2013, there was also the Associated Airlines crash which killed 13. On October 4, 2013, Saudi Arabia bound airline with 400 passengers crashed in Lagos after losing two tyres

 Instead of addressing corruption, greed and internal mismanagement or come together like some international airlines for economy of scale, the domestic airlines found a scapegoat in foreign airlines. For instance, the Bilateral Air Services Agreement is based on reciprocity. But Nigerian carriers blamed others for their failure to exercise their privileges according to the BASA. Their stakeholders report accused foreign airlines of swindling Nigeria of about N3.7b annually in addition to violation of Nigeria Nigeria’s aviation laws. They similarly ignored market forces and blamed foreign airlines for astronomical prices of tickets.

 Instead of clamping down on ministers, governors and lawmakers who scrambled for few available first class seats in foreign airlines, they specifically accused British Airways of non-competitive fair of $10,070 for first class return ticket to Abuja to London while the same facility cost $4,943 from Accra. Stella Oduah, then minister, wanted parity and gave ultimatum to the foreign airlines. When she was ignored, she undertook a foreign tour in search of foreign investors.

The outcome was the Chinese N500b loan. Both the CBN and the Bank of Industry said the money was not to re-fleet but the minister through Yakubu Dati, FAAN spokesperson insisted “government had concluded arrangement to purchase 30 brand new aircraft for airlines to boost their operations”. Not much was heard of the N500b Chinese loan or the brand new aircraft beyond recent declaration by an expert that the new terminal building that came out of the loan was dysfunctional because of its location.

Oduah, before departing office in controversial circumstances however started the quest for a new national carrier ostensibly to be supervised by the same NCAA, NAMA and FAAN that traded Nigeria Airways for domestic airlines.

 But Nigerians love travelling. Punch newspaper in its special report on aviation, only last Monday reported that travellers spent about $4.66bn on foreign air travels in 15 months. This was in spite of the fact they are often short-changed by foreign airlines. Lagos-London fares are for instance 49% higher than Accra-London and 162% higher than Cotonou-London. It is the same experience with other international airlines. But Nigerians are not deterred.

Those who therefore derailed Buhari’s eight year heroic efforts to give us a national carrier using their mainstream media and social media terrorists as weapons are not fighting President Buhari or former aviation minister they freely slander but Nigerians. The irony is that evil forces that have by their chequered antecedent demonstrated their lack of abiding faith in our nation today swear by their patriotism.

 
 
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Thursday, 10 August 2023 11:24

Niger Coup; Many African Presidents Will Be Assassinated, Third World War Will Begin – Primate Ayodele

The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has predicted a third world war.
 
This is as he warned that some African presidents would be assassinated.
 
 
Ayodele warned the Chairman of the Economic Community Of West African States, ECOWAS, President Bola Tinubu, that declaring war on the Niger Republic would lead to the assassination of many African presidents.
 
In a statement he signed, Primate Ayodele warned that no African country would be able to survive the heat if the war against the coup plotters began.
 
Ayodele said the attack against the Niger Republic would lead to the downfall of Tinubu’s government.
 
He explained that Nigeria doesn’t have the capacity to execute the war.
 
Ayodele warned that the United State, US, and NATO are only deceiving Nigeria and African nations.
 
Primate Ayodele further explained that a war on Niger Republic might lead to the emergence of third world war.
 
According to Ayodele: ‘’Interfering with the happenings in the Niger Republic will be the downfall of President Tinubu’s government.
 
“He must not try it because Nigeria doesn’t have the capacity, the chief of Army Staff must not approve it and the senate must also not try to approve it in the interest of Nigerian citizens.
 
“It will bring their government down because this will lead to a serious protest to end this government.
 
‘’Americans are deceiving us, NATO is deceiving us, and there is nothing they want to give us other than destroying Nigeria and Africa at large.
 
‘’No African country will survive the heat if the war against Niger Republic coupist successfully starts. The plan is to assassinate as many African presidents as possible. The war is more than what they think it is, it’s a way more serious.’’
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Thursday, 10 August 2023 11:15

SERAP to sue Akpabio over ‘Holiday allowances’ amid Economic crisis

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has vowed to file a lawsuit against Senate President Godswill Akpabio over the comment he made during plenary on Tuesday, August 8, that a token had been sent to the accounts of each Senator as they proceed on recess.

In a statement released on its Twitter handle, SERAP announced that it was suing the Senate President over the comment.

“We’re suing the Senate President Godswill Akpabio over the alleged payments of “holiday allowances” by the Clerk of the National Assembly into the “various accounts” of senators while some 137 million poor Nigerians face severe economic hardship,” SERAP stated.

 

SERAP to sue Akpabio over ?Holiday allowances? amid Economic crisis

Akpabio’s gaffe stirred controversy across the nation, raising questions about the legitimacy and timing of such money transfers. Nigerians have since condemned the ‘’token'' to be given to Senators saying it is both unjust and inconsiderate, particularly at a time when many Nigerians are struggling.

 

Details of the lawsuit, including the petitioners and the specific charges, are yet to be disclosed.

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Thursday, 10 August 2023 11:09

Juventus fans protest against potential Romelu Lukaku signing

Juventus fans on Wednesday, August 9,  stormed the pitch during a training match against Juventus Next Gen and chanted 'we don't want Lukaku' in protest against the club signing the Belgian striker.

 

The Italian fans do not want the club to do a part-exchange deal that will see striker Dusan Vlahovic move to Chelsea while Lukaku move the other way.

 

Juventus fans storm pitch in training match to protest against potential Romelu Lukaku signing, chanting

 

Juventus' fans consistently applauded Vlahovic during the game, which the senior team won 8-0.

 

Juventus fans storm pitch in training match to protest against potential Romelu Lukaku signing, chanting
 

It comes after the Curva Sud ultra group unfurled a banner telling Lukaku to stay away, which read: 'Lukaku stay in Milan, we already have a second goalkeeper'.

 

The mocking message refers to the Champions League final, when Lukaku accidentally blocked Roberto Dimarco's goalbound effort in their 1-0 defeat to Inter Milan.

 

Fans began the anti-Lukaku chants within the first minute of the game, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport.  

 

Chelsea rejected a £26million bid from Inter for the wantaway 30-year-old earlier this summer and Todd Boehly wants in the region of £40m.

 

He was on loan at the Milanese giants last year but the Blues are adamant he will not go out on loan again, even if they don't want him themselves.

 

Lukaku is understood to be open to Juventus, forcing Inter to pull out of trying to sign him after hearing that talks were being held between Chelsea and the Old Lady.

 

He was reportedly unhappy that the Nerazzuri left him out of the starting line-up for the Champions League final and so snubbed them this summer after scoring 14 goals in 37 games for them.

 

Chelsea were willing to table a £38.5m bid plus Lukaku for Juventus' Vlahovic.

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Thursday, 10 August 2023 11:02

Niger Coup Leaders Form New Government, Announce 21 Ministers

The Niger military junta that seized power has made a new announcement.

 

The junta announced a list of 21 people that it said will become ministers in a new government.

 

This announcement was made overnight. 

 

It comes as West African heads of state are set to hold a summit on Thursday to reach an agreement on the next line of action regarding the recent coup in Niger. 

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Thursday, 10 August 2023 10:57

Senator Kingibe proposes locally assembled vehicles for government officials

Senator Ireti Kingibe has called for government officials to be mandated to use only vehicles assembled in Nigeria following an outcry over the high cost of governance as Nigerians cope with economic hardships.

During an interview on Channels on Wednesday, August 9, Kingibe disclosed that she rides “a 1986 car”. When asked what she would do differently, the senator representing the FCT said;

“I would insist that all government vehicles must have been assembled in Nigeria. That would go a long way to improving productivity in Nigeria.

“For one thing, Innoson, perhaps Volkswagen and Peugeot, and maybe even Toyota might decide that it’s worth their while to set up an assembly plant here.”

Kingibe who also noted that certain commodities such as tinned tomatoes should not be imported, stated that cutting down on importation would cause the dollar to fall and help grow the economy.

Also reacting to the criticisms directed at her and other members of the Labour Party for not speaking out more during the recent screening of ministerial nominees, the FCT senator said;

“Whenever people talk about us Labour senators, they’re only eight of us. And in a democracy, the minority will have their say, and at the end of the day, the majority will have their way.

“We will make changes that we can make, but we’re also new in the Senate. We’re trying to find our feet; we’re trying to know the run of the place. So, they have to give us a little bit of time to see the impact that we can make as well.”

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Thursday, 10 August 2023 10:48

Ecuador Presidential Candidate Shot Dead After Rally

59-year-old anti-corruption crusader, Fernando Villavicencio has been shot dead.

The popular Ecuadoran presidential candidate was killed while leaving a rally in the nation’s capital on Wednesday, prompting President Guillermo Lasso to declare a state of emergency and blame the assassination on organised crime.


He had complained of receiving threats before he was murdered as he was leaving a stadium in Quito after holding a campaign rally, officials said.

Lasso declared a two-month state of emergency early Thursday following the assassination but said general elections slated for August 20 would be held as scheduled.

“Outraged and shocked by the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio,” the president said in a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter, blaming the killing on “organised crime.”

“For his memory and for his fight, I assure you that this crime will not go unpunished.”

Villavicencio was the second most popular candidate in the presidential race, according to recent opinion polls.

“The Armed Forces as of this moment are mobilised throughout the national territory to guarantee the security of citizens, the tranquility of the country and the free and democratic elections of August 20,” Lasso said in a YouTube address.

The president also declared three days of national mourning “to honour the memory of a patriot, Fernando Villavicencio Valencia.”

“This is a political crime that acquires a terrorist character and we do not doubt that this murder is an attempt to sabotage the electoral process,” he added.

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