{"id":94933,"date":"2023-08-26T20:44:46","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T20:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/26\/todays-headlines-niger-crisis-real-actor-to-watch-is-the-us-uman-sarki-no-basis-to-wage-war-on-niger-prp-tells-tinubu\/"},"modified":"2023-08-26T20:44:46","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T20:44:46","slug":"todays-headlines-niger-crisis-real-actor-to-watch-is-the-us-uman-sarki-no-basis-to-wage-war-on-niger-prp-tells-tinubu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/26\/todays-headlines-niger-crisis-real-actor-to-watch-is-the-us-uman-sarki-no-basis-to-wage-war-on-niger-prp-tells-tinubu\/","title":{"rendered":"Todays Headlines: Niger Crisis: Real Actor To Watch Is The US \u2014 Uman Sarki; No Basis To Wage War On Niger \u2014 PRP Tells Tinubu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><strong>Niger Crisis: Real Actor To Watch Is The US\u2014Usman Sarki<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>News Source: Arise TV <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Former Deputy Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations (UN), Ambassador Usman Sarki, has said that the United States (US) regards Niger as an asset and has not really alienated the regime, protecting the country\u2019s (US) interests.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with ARISE NEWS on Friday, Sarki said that the real actor to watch in the Niger crisis is the US, stating that the country is being flexible with vast interests to protect in the Republic.<\/p>\n<p>According to Sarki, the US currently refers to the Nigerien government change as an \u201cunconstitutional change of government\u201d and has not properly referred to the crisis as a military coup, which would ideally lead the US to sanction Niger under \u201csection 7008 of The United States Appropriations Bill.\u201d<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/81f86ddbd90a4be4bb2c5d024931954d\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>(Photos Credits: Google) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>No Basis To Wage War On Niger\u2014PRP Tells Tinubu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/4607bd75df8944958b5d89a61e805f60\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>News Source: Independent Nigeria<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>National Legal Adviser, Peo\u00adples Redemption Party, PRP, Prof Mahmood Muhibeedeen Aliyu, has said that the deci\u00adsion of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the war against Niger is needless, especially at a time like this when the country has enough security challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Aliyu argued that even if the regional body, ECOWAS, insists on warring with Niger, a West African neighbour over the unceremo\u00adnious ouster of a democratical\u00adly elected president in a coup de tat, Nigeria has no basis to wage a war on the francophone neighbour.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom my mind, I am com\u00adpletely against it. it is morally wrong, psychologically wrong, it is spiritually wrong,\u201d he said in Ilorin on Friday to journal\u00adists at the correspondent chapel of the NUJ, Kwara State.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Niger Expels Nigerian Ambassador Despite Peace Talk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/c481b62ec11b4ce09c64b2216e90bcd2\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>News Source: Daily Trust<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Niger\u2019s military leadership, which seized power in a coup on July 26, has expelled the Nigerian ambassador, Mohamed Usman, from the country.<\/p>\n<p>It also ordered the German Ambassador, Olivier Schnakenberg, to leave.<\/p>\n<p>They were told to leave the country within 48 hours.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on Friday, Niger\u2019s foreign ministry said: \u201cIn reaction to Nigerian Ambassador Mohamed Usman\u2019s refusal to reply to an invitation by the ministry for a discussion on Friday August 25 at 11.30 a.m., and due to other actions of the Nigerian government contrary to Niger\u2019s interests, the ministry is giving 48 hours to Mr. Mohamed Usman\u2019s to leave the Nigerien territory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>APC Government Has Murdered Our Sleep; The Peace Nigerians Deserve Cannot Come By Prayers \u2014 Charly Boy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ed2e873ead96416bb10aee0fe783657e\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>News Source: Sahara Reporters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A social activist and convener of Our-Mumu-Don-Do, Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has lambasted the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC over the lingering economic hardships the party has subjected Nigerians to in recent times.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on his official X page, the singer claimed that the ruling party has made life unbearable by snatching peace away from common Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the only way to attain the desired peace in the country was not through prayers but through \u201cresponsible action against this criminal enterprise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He wrote, \u201cAPC has murdered sleep for most Nigerians. Verily, verily, I say to you, the peace we deserve cannot come through prayers oooo. Peace will come through responsible action against this criminal enterprise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe APC invaders keep making it difficult for the poor man to breathe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Content created and supplied by: WaterNewsGo (via  Opera<br \/>News )<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"content\">    ,  .   ,     .       () , , , , , , , , .      \/ ,  and\/or  .     ,  , and\/or  ,      and\/or     <\/span><br \/><span class=\"see-more\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Niger Crisis: Real Actor To Watch Is The US\u2014Usman Sarki News Source: Arise TV Former Deputy Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations (UN), Ambassador Usman Sarki, has said that the United States (US) regards Niger as an asset and has not really alienated the regime, protecting the country\u2019s (US) interests. 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