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enin City, Edo, Nigeria — Suspected gunmen have abducted a medical doctor, Dr. Abu Ibrahim Babatunde, and his brother, Abu Tahir, in Auchi, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State. The incident occurred on Thursday along City Pride Road, Igbira Camp, Auchi. Babatunde, who is undergoing housemanship at the Edo State Teaching Hospital, Auchi, was said to be returning …

LARO (OGUN) – Nigeria now saves approximately N10 trillion annually following President Bola Tinubu’s removal of fuel subsidy, Sen. Solomon Adeola (APC–Ogun West) has revealed. Adeola, Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriation, stated this on Saturday during his new year thanksgiving service held at the Cathedral Church of Christ, Ona-Nla, Ilaro. The senator noted that within two years in office, the …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed reports claiming that it has released the timetable and schedule of activities for the 2027 General Election, describing such information as false and misleading. In a statement issued on Thursday, and signed by Adedayo Oketola, Chief Press Secretary and Media Adviser to the INEC Chairman, the Commission said it has not published …

uban President Miguel Díaz-Canel condemned the attack on Venezuela as criminal and warned that Latin America is not the “backyard” where the United States does as it pleases, the Associated Press reports. “Its attack on Venezuela shatters the stability that has characterized our region for years,” the president said during a rally that drew thousands of people in Havana. “The …

f there were any doubts about the breadth of American involvement in Venezuela after the US action to remove Nicolas Maduro from power, Donald Trump has laid them to rest. “We are going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition,” he said. It’s a bold statement to make, given the …

New York – UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said the capture of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro and his wife by U.S. special forces in the early hours of Saturday is “a dangerous precedent”. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Stéphane Dujarric, UN Spokesperson, on Saturday in New York Guterres said he is “deeply alarmed” over the standoff …

rump has just shared a new image on Truth Social that he says shows “Nicolas Maduro on board the USS Iwo Jima” – this is the boat he earlier told Fox News was bringing the Venezuelan leader to the US. The image shows what appears to be Maduro, with an eye mask and headphones on and wearing a grey tracksuit. …

Port Harcourt – The Rivers Ijaw People’s Congress has announced its decision to abandon Gov. Siminilayi Fubara of Rivers and pledged allegiance to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike. Chairman of the congress, Sen. George Sekibo, announced the group’s decision during Wike’s “thank you” visit to Okrika Local Government Area of the state on Saturday. …

Trump Confirms US Strike In Venezuela, Says President Nicolas Maduro Has Been ‘Captured’ The U.S. military carried out a “large-scale strike” in Venezuela early Saturday morning and took Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife into custody, President Donald Trump confirmed. The president wrote on Truth Social that the operation was successful and Maduro and his wife were “captured and …

… urges public vigilance Maiduguri – The Nigerian Army under Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) has identified one Shariff Umar, also known as Yusuf, as the principal coordinator of a suicide bombing network responsible for recent attacks and attempted attacks in the North-East. The identification followed intelligence-led cordon-and-search operations conducted on Dec. 31, 2025, at the Kalmari area of Maiduguri, during …