Today's Headlines: Niger: Many African Presidents Will Be Assassinated, Third World War Will Begin – Primate Ayodele; Biden to host Australian PM At White House

Many African presidents will be assassinated – Primate Ayodele on military intervention

The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has warned that some African presidents would be assassinated.

Source: Daily Post Nigeria

He 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 warned that no African country would be able to survive the heat if the war against the coup plotters began.

He said the attack against the Niger Republic would lead to the downfall of Tinubu’s government. He explained that Nigeria can’t execute the war, warning that the United States and NATO are only deceiving Nigeria and African nations. Primate Ayodele further explained that a war on the Niger Republic might lead to the emergence of a third world war.

Biden to host Australian PM at White House

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will visit US President Joe Biden at the White House in late October, announcing the trip Thursday as the longtime allies ramp up military cooperation.

Source: A

Washington has in recent years looked to reinforce its relationship with Australia, as part of a broader strategy to counter China in the Asia-Pacific region. Albanese’s visit comes on the back of Washington’s recent diplomatic blitz through the Pacific, in which top US officials shored up support in Tonga, Papua New Guinea, Australia, and New Zealand.

“My visit is an important opportunity to discuss our ambitious climate and clean energy transition, and shared goal of a strong, secure, and prosperous Indo-Pacific,” Albanese said in a statement, using the allies’ term for the Asia-Pacific region. Biden was scheduled to visit Australia in May this year but his trip was cancelled after domestic political negotiations over the US debt ceiling went sour.

Shettima Stresses Use Of Local Engineers

Vice President, Kashim Ibrahim Shettima has stressed the need to prioritize the use of local engineers in government projects.

Source: Leadership

This is just as the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) pleaded with the federal government to exempt it from the non-funding policy of professional and regulatory bodies in Nigeria.

Shettima spoke yesterday at the 31st Engineering Assembly held in Abuja. He emphasized the need for government operatives to look inward and use local engineers for government projects. Represented by the governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulu, the VP said, “My take home is that the very important thing we should work on is the local content order–how we can ensure that our engineers will handle all engineering projects in Nigeria—if not all, at least 90 percent.

Niger Coup Leaders Form New Govt

The military leaders in Niger who seized power in a coup last month have formed a new government, according to a decree read out on national television on Thursday.

Source: Channel Television

Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine will lead the 21-member government, with generals from the new military governing council heading the defense and interior ministries.

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