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July 23, 2024 Ekpiri Nsukara Offot Cries out to Governor Umo Eno Over Erosion
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Ekpiri Nsukara Offot Cries out to Governor Umo Eno Over Erosion

OF impacts of erosion in Ekpri Nsukara Offot in Uyo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, which has worsened following the recent heavy rainfall.

The erosion has rendered some streets in the thickly populated community impassable, while some houses are on the verge of being totally destroyed, unless there is intervention by the State Government to avert further disastrous consequences.

It might interest you to know that a four year old girl reportedly drowned in the rampaging erosion, and all efforts to rescue her proved abortive, as she died in flood.

Lamenting the sad development which occurred on Saturday, July 20, 2024, the Village Head of Ekpri Nsukara Offot, Eteidung EMEM DENNIS ASIKPO appealed passionately to the State Governor, Pastor UMO ENO to save them from the erosion hazards.

Eteidung ASIKPO explained that it is usually a period of pain and tears in Ekpri Nsukara Offot, whenever rainy season sets in, as the downpour washes off some streets and flood  houses in the affected areas,  thereby chasing away inhabitants from their homes for days and sometimes weeks.

Eteidung ASIKPO said the ugly development has made Ekpri Nsukara Offot, which is situated along the Nwaniba Road axis of Uyo Capital City and a co-host of the University of Uyo (UNIUYO), to face the threat of a potential gully erosion with its dire consequences of land degradation and environmental insecurity.

The village head further lamented that indigenes and residents so far affected by the erosion menace are now very helpless, putting the community at the risk of serious environmental health hazards.

According to him, Ekpri Nsukara Offot community wants the government to provide both remedial and permanent solutions to save lives, houses and other properties from further destruction.

Eteidung ASIKPO therefore expressed hope that the administration of Pastor ENO will salvage the community from the perennial erosion menace as the governor has shown tremendous concern as encapsulated in the ARISE Agenda to address challenges facing the people and communities as well as develop rural areas.

July 18, 2024 Senator Ali Ndume Removed as Chief Whip in the 10th Senate
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Senator Ali Ndume Removed as Chief Whip in the 10th Senate

The National Working Committee – NWC of the All Progressives Congress – APC has written the President of the Senate, GODSWILL AKPABIO to ask the Chief Whip, Senator ALI NDUME to resign from the party and join either the Peoples Democratic Party – PDP or any of the opposition party.

APC, in the letter, also removed Senator ALI NDUME (APC, Borno South) as Chief Whip of the 10th Senate and replaced him with Senator MOHAMMED TAHIR MONGUNO (APC, Borno North).

In the letter, signed by APC National Chairman, Alhaji UMAR GANDUJE and the National Secretary, Senator SUŔAJUEEN BASIRU, the party said that NDUME’s complaints about President BOLA TINUBU are unbecoming and his utterances are not favourable to the Federal Government.

Meanwhile, after the letter was read by AKPABIO, he put to voice vote for MONGUNO to be admitted as the Chief Whip of the Senate.

The letter was referring to NDUME’s media interview where he alleged that President BOLA TINUBU is working with thieves and has also been caged, such that he didn’t know Nigerians are hungry.

July 17, 2024 France’s President Accepts Prime Minister’s Resignation
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France’s President Accepts Prime Minister’s Resignation

France’s President, EMMANUEL MACRON has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister GABRIEL ATTAL’s government, which will now serve only in a caretaker capacity.

French politics have been in gridlock since an inconclusive snap election earlier this month, with parties in the National Assembly scrambling to put together a governing coalition and no successor to ATTAL in sight.

The outgoing premier and his team would handle day-to-day business until a new government is named.

MACRON had announced the plan earlier in the day at the government’s first cabinet meeting since his allies got roundly beaten earlier this month in a snap parliamentary election he had called to clarify the political landscape.

Macron told the ministers he would ask Attal to stay on for some weeks, probably until after the Paris Olympics, which open on July 26.

This gives political parties more time to build a governing coalition after the July 7 election runoff left the lower house without an overall majority.

July 13, 2024 Poland Considering Proposals to Shoot Down Russian Missiles
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Poland Considering Proposals to Shoot Down Russian Missiles

Polish Foreign Minister, RADOSLAW SIKORSKI has said that Warsaw is considering a proposal from Kyiv to shoot down Russian missiles heading towards Polish territory while they are still in Ukrainian airspace.

The proposal was included in a joint defence agreement between the two countries signed during President VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY’s visit to Warsaw.

He said some Russian missiles fired from the St Petersburg area towards Ukrainian targets near the western city of Lviv, not far from the Polish border, traversed Belarus and entered Polish airspace for about 40 seconds before turning towards their targets in Ukraine.

Mr SIKORSKI acknowledged that such a short time gave Poland little time to react. However the proposal would theoretically cover any missile traversing western Ukraine in the direction of Poland.

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