Author: Tobi Oluwaseun Adesanya
According to El Pais, Spain has expelled two US embassy employees who managed to infiltrate the Spanish CNI intelligence service by bribing two of its officers. Government ministers confirmed on Monday, without providing further details, a report first published by the El Confidencial news website about the arrest of two Spanish intelligence officers on charges of passing on confidential information to Washington. Suspicions arose after the two CNI agents were observed accessing classified information that was not part of their remit, according to the paper, though it is unclear what information they passed on. According to El Pais, they were…
The Katsina State Police Command has announced that vehicles with covered plate numbers will be impounded beginning Monday, December 11. ASP Aliyu Abubakar-Sadiq, the Command’s spokesman, announced this in a statement issued to newsmen in Katsina on Thursday. “This is to inform the public that the command has observed with great displeasure the proliferation of driving motor vehicles in the state without or with covered number plates,” he said. “In view of the above, the command is giving the motorists an ultimatum of Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, that their number plates or their vehicle will be impounded and face the…
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday for a rare visit outside the former Soviet Union, as Moscow seeks to reassert itself on the international stage. Isolated by the West over the Ukraine conflict, Putin is courting Middle Eastern allies, with whom he will discuss oil, trade, and the Israel-Hamas conflict. “Vladimir Putin has arrived in the United Arab Emirates for a working visit,” the Kremlin announced, before continuing on to Saudi Arabia. On the runway, Russian state television showed UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and other officials greeting Putin. The UAE,…
A Lebanese soldier was killed by Israeli fire on a base close to the country’s southern boundary Tuesday, the military said, the primary such passing since cross-line threats started in October. The Lebanon-Israel line has seen escalating trades of fire since the conflict broke out among Hamas and Israel, principally including Iran-supported Hezbollah, raising feelings of dread of a more extensive blaze. “A military situation in the… Adaysseh region was besieged by the Israeli foe, leaving one officer martyred and three others harmed,” the Lebanese armed force said in a proclamation. Israel’s military recognized the occurrence, saying in a post…
Turkey has become universally disengaged and should dial down its manner of speaking to win key concessions from the European Association, a top European authority expressed Wednesday in Istanbul. Nacho Sanchez Love, the European Parliament’s rapporteur on Turkey, said Ankara’s grating chat on international concerns was one of the fundamental hindrances to further developing relations with Brussels. Turkey is looking to work on European visa access for its residents and to refresh a 1995 traditions concurrence with the coalition that could be useful to support sends out. EU international strategy boss Josep Borrell last week suggested giving Turkey both as…
The Action Alliance, AA, has expressed shock over a military drone attack that killed several people and injured others in Kaduna State’s Tudun Biri, Igabi Local Government Area. Dr Adekunle Rufai Omo-Aje’, National Chairman of AA, stated this in a statement on Tuesday to express condolences to Governor Uba Sani and the people of the state. He expressed the party’s sorrow over the attack, which killed many innocent civilians and injured several others seriously. “The accidental bombing by the Nigerian military during an operation against bandits in a Kaduna village is a serious concern about the safety and well-being of…
The Maitama District Hospital has been exonerated of any responsibility for Greatness Olorunfemi’s death. The government-appointed independent investigation panel of nine people looked into the hospital’s alleged negligence that resulted in Olorunfemi’s death. The panel, which was formed in October, completed its investigation into the incident on Wednesday and submitted its findings in a detailed 94-page report. Olorunfemi was stabbed and thrown out of a moving vehicle after boarding a one-chance crime cab in Abuja. She was rushed to Maitama District Hospital in critical condition, but the facility refused her admission. The panel, on the other hand, stated that Olorunfemi…
In the vast landscape of Nigeria’s dynamic youth, Seyi Tinubu emerges as a luminary figure, not just by virtue of his distinguished lineage but more profoundly through his unwavering commitment to nurturing the hopes and aspirations of the younger generation. As the founder and CEO of Loatsad Promomedia Limited, Seyi Tinubu’s journey epitomizes the resilience, innovation, and transformative power of youth in the quest for positive change. A Vision for Youth Empowerment: In the narrative of Seyi Tinubu and his commitment to youth hope, we witness not just an individual success story but the potential for collective empowerment and positive…
President Vladimir Putin will visit Saudi Arabia and the Unified Bedouin Emirates on Wednesday, the Kremlin declared, as Moscow courts partners abroad in spite of being segregated over the Ukraine struggle. Putin has restricted his global travel since conveying troops to Ukraine, and the Worldwide Crook Court (ICC) gave a worldwide capture warrant for Putin on the atrocity allegation of unlawfully expelling Ukrainian youngsters. “President Putin will go on a functioning visit to the UAE and Saudi Arabia tomorrow,” Kremlin representative Dmitry Peskov told journalists Tuesday. He said the Russian chief would talk about two-sided relations, the contention among Israel…
Nigerian media character Toke Makinwa has courageously shared her own account of losing her folks in a fire related accident episode during her young life. In a meeting on her show, “Toke Minutes,” she got serious about the horrendous experience and how it has formed her life. Makinwa reviewed the staggering episode during a meeting with humorist AY who was likewise making sense of his experience of his home being torched by a fire. She said, “I’ve been a survivor of a house fire when I was a youngster and sadly both my folks kicked the bucket because of that.…