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Why Burkina Faso Is Assuaged From Ravaging Trump Effect – Hundeyin
Proactive and patriotic leadership, credited to Captain Ibrahim Traoré could be why Burkina Faso might be the only African country feeling cool about the ‘America First Policy’, being flaunted by President Donald Trump.
Respected investigative journalist, David Hundeyin made the assertion in a post in his verified handle on micro-blogging site, X, on Wednesday.
The radical journalist maintained that Capt Traoré’s patriotic and proactive leadership put the wellbeing of Burkinabes in their own hands with strategic investments in agro-processing, healthcare, and manufacturing.
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Citing the African Development Bank. Hundeyin noted that Burkina Faso is “within 24 months of total food security”.
He wrote, “You know who you’ll never see crying about USAID freezing funding to his country’s health sector?
“Captain Ibrahim Traoré and his red beret.
“Because while certain Africans think that it is normal and acceptable to have their entire sectors of their government held up by American owó atọrọbárà, his government has been busy quietly building a new 500 bed national teaching hospital in Bobo Dioulasso, commissioning a new gold refinery to stop Burkina Faso from exporting cheap gold nuggets, opening new agro processing factories to beneficiate Burkinabe agro exports, and bringing the country to within 24 months of total food security, according to the African Development Bank.
“When you see him on TV talking about “La souveraineté,” that’s what he means. “La souveraineté” means that you can feed yourself, heal yourself, defend yourself, and make your own shit. “La souveraineté” is why Burkinabes will go to sleep this night without worrying that one orange madman in DC will wake up tomorrow and yank their healthcare, or wheat supply, or access to the colour Blue.
“So next time you see Ibrahim Traore talking about “La souveraineté,” don’t forget to laugh at his red beret very well and then start yapping about “democracy.””
“Na Trump kuku fit una.”
A fire outbreak in the early hours of Friday morning has gutted buildings on Ifejika Street, by Sokoto Road, Onitsha, prompting swift intervention from the Anambra State Fire Service.
The inferno, which reportedly started in one of the buildings at about 6:20 a.m., quickly spread to an adjacent structure, causing panic among residents and business owners in the area.
The exact cause of the fire remains unknown at the time of this report.
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Eyewitnesses say residents and passersby joined forces with the firefighters in an attempt to salvage goods and properties from the affected buildings.
The head of the Media and Publicity Unit of the Anambra State Fire Service, Chukwudi Chiketa, confirmed the incident in a brief statement.
“Anambra State Fire Service is currently on intervention at the scene of the fire outbreak at Ifejika Street, by Sokoto Road, Onitsha. The distress call came at 6:20 a.m. today, and our firefighters deployed immediately. The public is advised to remain calm as the situation is under control,” Chiketa said.
As of the time of filing this report, efforts to completely extinguish the fire were still ongoing.
Authorities are yet to determine the extent of the damage and the possible cause of the outbreak.
More details to follow………
Following gradual return to normalcy, Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has directed immediate relaxation of the 24-hour curfew to 17 hours from Friday March 28, 2025.
This was divulged in a statement in Osogbo on Friday by the Spokesperson to the State Governor, Olawale Rasheed, who added that henceforth, the curfew would commence at 2pm and terminate at 7am the following day.
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Rasheed added that his principal made the decision to alleviate the suffering of residents of the three towns and provide an opportunity for them to attend to their immediate needs.
Gov Adeleke commended the cessation of hostility so far. However, he expressed dissatisfaction with the report of another killing for which the police have made an arrest, warning that “anybody or group of persons, found or caught masterminding any violent act will face the full consequences”
Consequently, Gov Adeleke tasked the joint security taskforce to maintain their usual 24-hour surveillance to ensure zero tolerance for any act of lawlessness.
Additionally, he directed the state emergency agency to intensify the support services for the displaced people as earlier directed.
The public, particularly those keen on holding equities in the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) would soon have their craving satisfied.
This is because plans are already at the final stages for the sale of the shares of the state oil major to interested members of the public through an Initial Public Offering (IPO) in keeping with the provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021.
This was detailed in a statement in Abuja on Thursday by its Chief Corporate Communications, Olufemi Soneye.
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According to Soneye, the Company’s Chief Finance and Investor Relations Officer, Olugbenga Oluwaniyi, let the cat out of the bag at the development during a consultative meeting with partners at the NNPC headquarters.
Soneye added that at the moment, the NNPC Ltd was working with prospective partners in an exercise tagged, “NNPC Ltd. IPO Beauty Parade” in line with capital market regulations before the commencement of the IPO.
The aim of the IPO, Soneye cited the CFIO, is to access potential partners and determine in what ways they could be of support to the company.
He listed the areas of partnership required to include Investor Relations, IPO Readiness Advisors, and Investment Bank Partners.
He said the company with the best offer in terms of project partnership would be selected for each of the three categories.
Biztellers reports that the PIA stipulates that the NNPC Ltd should list its shares in the capital market in line with the provisions of the Company and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 1990.
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