Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will testify on Tuesday, 30 July, 2024 in a preliminary corruption inquiry into his wife Begona Gomez’s business ties, a Madrid court said Monday, 22 July, 2024, an issue that caused him to consider resigning three months ago. The investigation over alleged corruption and influence peddling has infuriated Sanchez, who has characterised the allegations as an effort to undermine him and his left-wing government. Judge Juan Carlos Peinado will hear Sanchez as a “witness” at his official residence at 11:00 am (0900 GMT) on 30 July, 2024, a court statement said. He will be questioned…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of former Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University (LASU)Professor John Oladapo Obafunwa as the Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR). Professor Obafunwa succeeds Professor Babatunde Salako, whose tenure expires on July 23, 2024. Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity in a statement said the appointment of Obafunwa takes effect from July 24, 2024. Professor Obafunwa qualified in medicine from the University of Lagos in 1980, following which he specialized in Anatomic Pathology (morphological study of diseases), graduating in May 1987. He later sub-specialized in Forensic…
Hashiru Baku, alleged mastermind of the murder of late Brigadier General Harold Udokwere (rtd), has been arrested by the police. Daily Trust had reported how the general was killed by armed robbers who invaded his private residence at Sunshine Estate, Abuja, in the wee hours of June 21. Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Commissioner, Benneth Igweh, had paraded the suspected killers two days after the incident. While parading them at the command headquarters in Abuja, he had said two among the robbers were at large and had escaped with the deceased’s pistol. He gave the names of the suspects as…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it allocated at least $13m to counterterrorism efforts in frontline states and to shore up humanitarian efforts in the region. The regional bloc said it is exploring other funding options for its $2.6bn Standby Force. Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu, who serves as Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of the Heads of State and Government, revealed these as part of a one-year report highlighting the bloc’s achievements and challenges at the Sixth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union in Accra, Ghana, on Sunday. A statement by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media…
Operatives of Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 10 suspected illegal miners in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. They were arrested with six trucks fully loaded with lithium. The suspected illegal miners are: Yunusa Adisa, Ganiyu Kazeem, Muideen Babayemi, Sulaiman Usman, Adeleke Waliu, Tiamiyu Rokeeb, Olusola Sunday, Oyedokun Oluwagbemiga, Sulaimon Ishiaq and Olufimihan Eniola. The arrests followed credible intelligence on their suspected involvement in criminal extraction of solid mineral resources in the state, especially lithium and their evacuation to unknown destinations. The suspects would be charged to court upon conclusion of investigations
Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has announced the appointment of Engr. Chijioke Okwuokenye as the acting Managing Director, with immediate effect. This appointment, which is part of the transformation agenda of the company, will see Engr. Okwuokenye drive the positioning of AEDC as the foremost, customer-focused electricity distribution company in the Nigerian power sector. Prior to his appointment, he served as the company’s Chief Operating Officer, where he oversaw strategic support units and embedded generation projects of the company. He brings to the role a wealth of experience and expertise in the power sector, as well as a passion…
The Oba Ìsèse Of Ogun State and Chairman, “Ìsèse Kingdom Of Truth Association Of Nigeria,” Oba Ifarotimi Adifagbola Balogun, has charged Nigerian youths especially in Ogun state to shelve any plan of embarking on another round of protests, saying such a move would be dangerous and counterproductive.Oba Adifagbola Balogun stated this in his palace, Idi-Ori, Abeokuta North LGA, while addressing newsmen, charged the youths with the responsible use of social media in shaping positive narratives about the state and the country at large. Oba Adifagbola Balogun said no Nigerian youth, especially from the South-West part of the country, in his…
The Delta State contingent to the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage have been given an award for good conduct in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The award, which was presented by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, was received by the Chairman of the State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board and leader of the delegation, Alhaji Auwalu Tukur. The Saudi Arabian authorities had expressed appreciation to the Delta contingent for their exemplary conduct and as one of the best and peaceful performing state in Nigeria in the 2024 hajj. Alhaji Tukur who presented the award to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, on Thursday, 18 July, 2024,…
The ECOWAS Female Parliamentarians Association has held its Spotlight Initiative with the theme, ‘Re-thinking Women’s Proportional Representation in Governance’ which was held at the Senate Alternate Chambers of the National Assembly Complex Abuja. The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, speaking at the event, stated that the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration has made significant progress in ensuring more women participate in governance. She however, acknowledged that barriers still exist especially culturally and socially. According to her, “these barriers include deeply entrenched societal norms, systemic discriminatory practices, structural issues within our political systems, and financial incapability. “To achieve this…
Egyptian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mohamed Fouad has decried the volume of trade between Egypt and Nigeria which stood at $190 million in 2023, stating that conceited efforts are already on to improve it. Speaking at the commemoration of Egypt’s 72nd anniversary of the 23rd July Revolution in Abuja, the envoy who expressed suprise at the level of bilateral relations between both countries, said he was however glad that deliberate efforts are on to improve on it going forward. He said two major programmes have been lined up as part of the efforts to improve interactions between both countries. He noted…