TRUMP ANNOUNCES HAMAS DISARMAMENT AND ISRAELI TROOP WITHDRAWAL AGREEMENT UNDER GAZA CEASEFIRE PLAN. (PHOTO).

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 Trump announces Hamas disarmament and Israeli troop withdrawal agreement under Gaza ceasefire plan   President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Hamas has agreed to a plan to disarm and that Israel will withdraw its forces from Gaza as part of a U.S.-backed ceasefire framework. Trump described the agreement as a major step toward creating a new Palestinian government in Gaza that would work with the newly established Board of Peace to oversee the next stages of the plan. The president said the agreement would also provide Israel with increased security by preventing Gaza from being used as a launching point for future attacks. Details of the agreement were limited, and neither Israel nor Hamas immediately released statements responding to Trump’s announcement. The Board of Peace said Hamas had agreed to a roadmap for moving forward with the next phases of the ceasefire after months of negotiations. The group said the plan includes Hamas giving up its weapons, followed by a...

DIEZANI ALISON-MADUEKE, ON MONDAY, APPEARED BEFORE THE SOUTHWARK CROWN COURT IN LONDON FOR A PRELIMINARY HEARING IN HER ONGOING BRIBERY TRIAL.(PHOTO).


 Nigeria’s former minister of petroleum resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, on Monday, appeared before the Southwark Crown Court in London for a preliminary hearing in her ongoing bribery trial.


The matter was listed before Justice Thornton in Court 8, ahead of the commencement of the full trial scheduled for January 26, 2026.


Alison-Madueke was charged in August 2023 by UK authorities over an alleged £100,000 bribe. The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) said it suspected the former minister accepted bribes in exchange for awarding multi-million-pound oil and gas contracts while in office in Nigeria.


She served as Nigeria’s minister of petroleum resources from 2010 to 2015 under the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan and was elected president of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in 2014.


In October 2023, Alison-Madueke was granted bail in the sum of £70,000 by a Westminster Magistrates’ Court, which described her as a flight risk. The court imposed additional conditions, including an 11pm to 6am curfew, the use of an electronic tag, and the provision of a £70,000 surety before she was allowed to leave the court premises.


Beyond the UK proceedings, Alison-Madueke has faced asset recovery actions in multiple jurisdictions. In January 2025, the Nigerian government and the United States signed an asset return agreement for $52.88 million recovered from the Galactica assets linked to the former minister.


The US government said that Alison-Madueke and her associates used proceeds from illicitly awarded contracts to acquire luxury real estate in California and New York, as well as the Galactica Star, a 65-metre superyacht.


In Nigeria, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has also pursued the forfeiture of assets linked to the former petroleum minister.

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