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Former foreign minister, Prof Joy Ogwu, dies at 79
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and one of Africa’s most respected diplomats, Professor Joy Uche Angela Ogwu, has died at the age of 79.
The New Diplomat, an online newspaper reports family sources to have confirmed that the distinguished scholar and international stateswoman died in the early hours of Monday in a hospital in New York, United States, with her daughter by her side.
Born on August 22, 1946, in Delta State, Prof. Ogwu made history as the first woman to serve as Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, a post she held from 2008 to 2017.
She also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs between August 2006 and May 2007 under President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration.
Before her foray into government service, Ogwu was a renowned academic and foreign policy expert.
She began her career as a lecturer and researcher before rising to become the first female Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), where she influenced the country’s engagement with the global community.
A product of Rutgers University in New Jersey, where she obtained her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Political Science, Ogwu went on to earn a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Lagos in 1977.
She later joined the NIIA, where she established herself as a leading voice in international relations, with research focusing on Nigeria’s foreign policy, disarmament, and South-South cooperation between Africa and Latin America.
During her diplomatic career, Prof. Ogwu represented Nigeria with distinction at the United Nations, twice presiding over the UN Security Council, in July 2010 and October 2011.
She also served as president of the executive board of UN Women and chaired the board of trustees of the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR).
Beyond her official duties, Ogwu was deeply committed to advancing women’s empowerment, human rights, and education.
She served on the UN Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters and was instrumental in UNESCO-funded programmes promoting human rights education in Nigerian schools.
A prolific scholar, she authored several influential works, including Nigerian Foreign Policy: Alternative Futures (1986), and published extensively on issues of global security and diplomacy.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has clinched the APC presidential ticket for 2027 after a landslide win in the party’s primaries held Saturday across 36 states and the FCT.
The results were declared Sunday at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja. Tinubu polled 10,999,967 votes, defeating sole challenger Stanley Osifo who got 16,504 votes.
Osifo failed to register a single vote in 21 states and the FCT. His only recorded vote came in Edo State.
His best showings were in Niger with 5,248 votes, Kano with 2,675, Bauchi with 2,650, and Abia with 1,007.
Tinubu swept every state, with his highest tallies in Lagos at 814,988, Adamawa at 644,149, Kaduna at 618,914, and Imo at 582,960. Kano delivered 500,852 votes, Katsina 467,003, and Gombe 450,517.
Other notable results:
– Bayelsa: 227,192
– Delta: 407,646
– Borno: 414,988
– Enugu: 383,382
– Akwa Ibom: 389,197
– Benue: 374,787
– Ogun: 322,485
– Kwara: 310,990
– Sokoto: 301,000
The party said the primaries covered all 484 wards in Kano, where Tinubu also swept every ward.
With the outcome, Tinubu is now the official APC candidate heading into the 2027 general election.
Abuja Electricity Distribution Company has finally announced that it has restored electricity supply to State House, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Lugbe, Garki, and other areas in the nation’s capital after an outage.
AEDC disclosed this in a notice on Saturday night.
Recall that major parts of Abuja were thrown into darkness due to the Transmission Company of Nigeria’s Apo substation fault.
TCN had on Saturday issued an update noting that its engineers were working to fix the fault.
In a notice later on Saturday night, AEDC announced electricity supply has been restored to affected areas.
“Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc (AEDC) is pleased to inform our esteemed customers that power supply has now been restored to affected feeders following the successful restoration of the 100MVA Transformer (TR3) at the Apo Transmission Substation by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN),” AEDC stated.
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
Joshua Adeji & Co, a Lagos-based law firm established in 2016 by Joshua Osemudiamen Adeji has opened its new office and mediation center in Lagos.
The office is situated at 16, Adeniran Ogunsanya, Surulere, in Lagos.
Speaking at an event that brought together clients, business leaders, and key figures in Nigeria’s legal community to celebrate the firm’s continued growth and commitment to excellence, the Principal partner, Joshua Adeji reiterated the firm’s steadfastness to offer top-tier legal services to clients across multiple sectors of Nigeria’s and Africa as a whole.
He further stated that the newly established law firm and its Mediation Centre would serve as a hub for fast, amicable and efficient resolution of commercial disputes.
The Firm, he stated, would assist clients to amicably resolve their disputes to align with their commercial goals and help clients navigate complex laws, protect their rights, and resolve disputes.
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