Israelis Demand Release Of Hostages As PM Netanyahu Faces Mounting Criticism

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On the Azrieli Tower in Tel Aviv pictures of kidnapped Israelis with the message “Bring them home now!” winding on, on Oct. 16, 2023.

Israelis have demanded the release of hostages barely nine days after the Hamas attack on Israel, leaving more than 1,400 victims, and for Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resign.

During the past week, protests were held outside the headquarters of the Israeli military HQ at Kirya, Tel Aviv, to demand action for the 150 to 200 hostages detained in Gaza.

The number of hostages, provided by Hamas and Israeli officials, has not been independently confirmed.

The Israeli military, on Saturday, October 14, released a statement saying that they had found the bodies of some of the hostages abducted by the Hamas militant group.

On the streets of Tel Aviv, Monday, October 16, desperation and calls for a deal dominated.

Said Mona, a New Yorker who’l has been living in Israel for 15 years: “I’ve been trusting this man for 15 years of my children’s lives.

“This is what he does to us because he’s more concerned about his ego and his political career and his bribes and his … everything. His ego and his legacy. This is his legacy, blood on his hands! On his legacy, on his everything. This is his legacy!”

Some 150 people including foreign nationals were abducted by Hamas militants on October 7 during raids on Israeli towns and villages near the fortified border with the Gaza Strip.

They include citizens of Brazil, Britain, Italy, the Philippines and the United States, as well as many Israelis.

Since then, Hamas has said some of the hostages died in Israel’s retaliatory bombardments.

Stated protester Cindy: “I am here for the immediate release and action deal to release all prisoners, all Israeli hostages.

“The way to do it immediately is to release all the Palestinians that are held prisoners, captive in Israel, and it should be done immediately”.

Israeli Premeir on Sunday, October 15, met for the first time with relatives of men, women and children abducted by Hamas militants.

He denied reports of a truce to allow aid in or foreigners out of the Gaza Strip as an invasion that sought to eliminate Hamas’ leadership looms.

Sameh Choukry, Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs, received his French counterpart, Catherine Colonna, in Cairo on Monday, October 16, and urged the delivery of humanitarian aid and the exit of foreign nationals from the bombarded Gaza Strip.

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My Senatorial Ticket Won’t Be Surrendered To Anyone – Uzodinma

Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo State. Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State, Sunday rejected suggestions that he could lose the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial ticket. He made this known after attending Mass at the Government House Chapel in Owerri, the Imo State capital. Said Uzodinma: “If they tell you that I will hold this ticket and somebody will collect it and give it to another, tell the person it is a lie”. The Governor also urged residents to campaign for the APC, declaring that his political camp would not support any other party in the forth-coming elections. Stated he: “Go and campaign for the party, our great party, the All Progressives Congress (APC). There is no other political party we are going with”. Uzodimma also identified the APC candidates he wants residents to support in the forthcoming legislative elections. Said he: “For House of Assembly, it is APC. For House of Representatives, it is APC”. He named Patrick Ndubueze as the party’s candidate for the Senate in Okigwe zone. Noted he: “For Senate, your Senator in Okigwe zone is Patrick Ndubueze, in Orlu zone it is my humble self (Hope Uzodimma), and in Owerri zone it is (Alex) Mbata”. The Governor’s remarks came days after a Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to delist him as the APC candidate for Imo west senatorial district and replace same with Rochas Okorocha, ex-Governor of the State. Obiora Egwuatu, the presiding judge, held that Okorocha secured majority of votes in the APC primary conducted on May 18. The judge faulted INEC for accepting Uzodimma’s nomination despite what he described as “overwhelming documentary evidence that the Governor did not win the primary”. Okorocha, who governed Imo State from 2011 to 2019, had filed a suit in August challenging INEC’s recognition of Uzodimma as the APC candidate. Reacting to the judgment, Okorocha described the ruling as a victory for Imo west residents, thanking President Bola Tinubu, and claimed that the Presidency was no longer supportive of the situation in Imo State. He also commended the judiciary, saying the ruling showed that “justice is no longer for sale to the highest bidder”. ...

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Tinubu’s Ibom Deep Sea Port Promise Deceitful Campaign…‘How Many Approvals?’ — NDC

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Obi To Tinubu: Say How Many Nigerians You’ve Lifted Out Of Poverty

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was Saturday challenged to disclose the number of Nigerians lifted out of poverty since his administration assumed office in May 2023. Sir Peter Obi, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, made this demand in an open letter titled “Good Day, Mr President: Nigerians Deserve Accountability”, posted on his X handle. Obi also asked the President to account for the impact of government spending on education, healthcare, electricity and national security, insisting that Nigerians deserve measurable evidence of improvements in their living conditions. His intervention followed Tinubu’s recent visit to Akwa-Ibom State, where the President spent a night outside Lagos and Abuja. While congratulating Tinubu on the visit, Obi urged him to extend similar engagements to the remaining 33 States of the federation and explain how his administration had managed public resources. He specifically demanded an account of the N15.8 trillion reportedly saved from the removal of petrol subsidy, more than $100 billion in borrowings, increased tax revenues and additional government earnings which the administration said had surpassed its target. Said Obi: “I sincerely hope this visit will inspire you to travel to the remaining 33 States of the federation, spend time with the people and, more importantly, explain what your administration has done with the N15.8 trillion saved from the removal of fuel subsidy, the over $100 billion you have borrowed, the increased revenues accruing to the government from taxing Nigerians, and the additional government revenues which your administration celebrated last year as having surpassed its target”. Obi argued that the availability of increased government revenues and borrowed funds should be matched by tangible improvements in the welfare of Nigerians. He consequently asked the President to provide figures showing how many citizens had been pulled out of poverty since he assumed office. Posited he: “Nigerians deserve to know how many that were pulled out of poverty within this period, how many out-of-school children were returned to school, and how many functional primary healthcare centres you have built”. The NDC candidate also questioned the administration’s performance in the power sector, recalling Tinubu’s campaign promise that Nigerians should not vote for him if he failed to fix electricity supply. He said the government should explain the extent to which electricity supply had improved under its watch. On security, Obi asked the President to account for the measures taken to protect citizens, arguing that Nigeria continued to rank among countries severely affected by terrorism. Added he: “Mr. President, Nigerians deserve answers. They deserve to know what has been done with the resources entrusted to your government”. He said accountability, transparency and measurable improvements in citizens’ lives should form the basis for assessing the management of public resources.

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