The head of the presidential guards unit Gen Abdourahmane Tchiani has declared himself Niger’s new leader.
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The former two-term Governor of Anambra State stated his position in a series of tweets on his Twitter handle on Friday
US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, disclosed this in a statement issued Wednesday, noting that this is part of the action it is taking to advance democracy and tackle corruption in Nigeria.
The position of the Senators was contained in a two-page letter obtained by The Eagle Online, dated June 29, 2022
The US Secretary of States, Antony Blinken, said this in an interview he granted CNN following his visit to Nigeria.
The apex Christian organisation said that it is at a loss on the data or statistics used by the US government in arriving at delisting Nigeria from the list of ‘Countries of Particular Concern’ on the issue of freedom of religion.
Blinken who arrived at the Presidential Villa a few minutes before 4:00 pm was received at the forecourt by State Chief of Protocol, Lawal Kazaure, who led him to the President’s office.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made this known in a statement on Wednesday titled, ‘Religious Freedom Designations’.
During the visit, the Secretary will advance US-Africa collaboration on shared global priorities, including ending the COVID-19 pandemic and building back to a more inclusive global economy, combating the climate crisis, revitalizing democracies, and advancing peace and security.
This was contained in a statement on Thursday signed by Blinken’s spokesman, Ned Price.
In a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in which was reproduced a letter of complaint sent to the publishers, the Presidency noted that Ambassador John Campbell had been predicting the collapse of Nigeria for several years, even where events consistently prove him wrong.
While fielding questions from journalists on Tuesday April 27, 2021 after his virtual meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari and other senior officials of the administration, Blinken said the US is committed to supporting Nigeria through capacity building, training, provision of resources, and through information sharing.
“Now, as momentous as our joining the Agreement was in 2016 and as momentous as our rejoining is today what we do in the coming weeks, months, and years is even more important,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement.
Instead of the campaign to “intimidate” its neighbour, Beijing should seek talks with Taiwan’s democratically elected government, the department said in a statement.
The envoy said rather than working toward a timeframe to end the insurgency, the summit would ensure that the underlined issues were addressed to gradually end it