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President Donald Trump is looking for new acquisitions for his 21st-century empire-building project after removing the head of Venezuela’s hateful regime. During his first term, his designs on Greenland were considered a joke — just another brazen boast of a president who loves to shock. Even last year, when Donald Trump Jr. flew to the vast island on his father’s …

It took just a few hours for Donald Trump to upend a relationship that China had been cultivating for decades. Only hours before he was seized in a nighttime raid, Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro had been praising his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping as “an older brother” with a “powerful message as a leader to the world” during a meeting with …

Nafiu stated this on Wednesday in Abuja while delivering a keynote address at the 2026 Batch A Pre-Mobilisation Workshop, themed “Enhancing Service Delivery Across the NYSC Mobilisation Value Chain.” The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Olakunle Nafiu, has said that the deployment of corps members must be guided by prevailing security conditions and relevant government policies. …

GOV. Douye Diri of Bayelsa has directed the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Seiyefa Brisibe, to ensure that every member of the State Executive Council undergoes compulsory medical check-up. Speaking during the first state executive council meeting in 2026 on Wednesday, Diri said that the directive became imperative in the light of the recent death of the deputy governor, Sen. Lawrence …

THE Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the interim forfeiture of 57 property suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities linked to Mr Abubakar Malami. Malami, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, was the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice in the Muhamadu Buhari administration Justice Emeka Nwite granted the order following an ex-parte motion moved by the …

There has been political tension in Rivers State due to intense exchanges between Messrs Fubara and Wike in recent times. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said that some political leaders are misleading Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, amid rising political tension in the south-southern state. Mr Wike, a former governor of Rivers State, disclosed …

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr Olugbemisola Titilayo Odusote as the Director-General of the Nigerian Law School. A statement by the presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, stated that the appointment takes effect on January 10, 2026, for a four-year term. Dr Odusote, 54, is currently the Deputy Director-General and Head of the Lagos Campus and will become the …

Venezuela remains on edge following the capture of ousted leader Nicolás Maduro. Security forces were seen patrolling the streets, and gunfire and anti-aircraft fire were reported over the capital of Caracas overnight. A Venezuelan ministry spokesperson said “no confrontation occurred.” Sigue nuestra cobertura en español. Renewed focus on Greenland: Leaders from major European powers expressed support for Greenland and Denmark …

BENIN CITY – Contrary to the claums of the police in Edo State that they were rescued, the family of the twins who were abducted after their father was killed in Okpella, Etsako East local government area have faulted claims by the Edo State Police Command that the twins were rescued unhurt. The twins were abducted on December 11, 2025 …

Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) says its replacement with the defunct Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) will overhaul the architecture of the country’s revenue administration. The Executive Chairman of NRS, Dr Zacch Adedeji, said this in a television interview monitored from Abuja. The provision of the recently enacted tax reform laws changes the nomenclature of the country’s apex tax authority from …