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Several hundred supporters of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro held modest demonstrations in Caracas on Saturday, a week after his capture by US forces, while the interim government moved to restore diplomatic ties with Washington and began releasing some political prisoners.Waving flags and holding placards featuring Maduro and his wife Cilia, around 1,000 protesters gathered in western Caracas and a few hundred in the eastern Petare district—a far smaller turnout than past pro-Maduro rallies.“I’ll march as often as I have to until Nicolas and Cilia come back,” said 69-year-old demonstrator Soledad Rodriguez, referring to the couple, who were taken to New York to face drug-trafficking charges. “I trust completely that they will return—they’ve been kidnapped.”Relative...

Former Plateau State Governor and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Jonah David Jang, has cautioned against Nigeria sliding into a one-party system, warning that such a development would seriously undermine the nation’s democracy.Jang issued the warning while addressing PDP stakeholders in Plateau State, following the recent defection of Governor Caleb Mutfwang to the All Progressives Congress (APC).“God forbid Nigeria becomes a one-party state. By God’s grace, it will never happen. We must rise to protect this democracy and not fail the nation,” he said.He emphasized the need to safeguard and strengthen Nigeria’s democratic system, arguing that rampant defections by elected officials threaten democratic stability. According to Jang, the political system wrongly enables...

The Norwegian Nobel Institute has clarified that Nobel Peace Prizes cannot be transferred, shared or revoked, following comments by Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado suggesting she might give her 2025 award to U.S. President Donald Trump.In a statement, the institute cited the statutes of the Nobel Foundation and stressed the permanence of every award once announced.“Once a Nobel Prize is announced, it cannot be revoked, shared or transferred to others,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee and the Norwegian Nobel Institute said. “The decision is final and stands for all time.”The clarification came after Machado appeared on Fox News earlier in the week and spoke about presenting the prize to Trump as a gesture of gratitude for U.S. actions in Venezuela, including ...

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has urged residents of the state to stay calm as the State House of Assembly proceeds with moves to impeach him.The governor made the appeal on Sunday during a church service in Port Harcourt held to commemorate the 2026 Armed Forces Remembrance Day.He reassured the congregation that the situation would be resolved.Governor Fubara explained that his silence amid the unfolding developments was intentional, stating that his confidence and resilience are rooted in his faith in God.Referring to comments he made during the New Year banquet at the Government House, the governor remarked that “dogs bark when they do not understand”.In her address, the Deputy Governor of the state, Professor Ngozi Odu, who also addressed the worshippers...

Two individuals were injured on Sunday morning after a mini truck conveying perishable items overturned on the Third Mainland Bridge near the University of Lagos waterfront.The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), in an update shared on X, confirmed that the affected vehicle had been successfully removed from the road, although the process of transferring its cargo was still in progress.According to the agency, “The vehicle involved in the earlier reported accident on the Third Mainland Bridge by Unilag waterfront inward the Island has been finally recovered.”LASTMA added that the offloading of the goods was ongoing, pending the arrival of another truck to complete the transfer.Videos released by the authority showed the overturned truck on its side, as offici...

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, over the failure to account for the missing or diverted N55.9 billion meant for the purchase of smart card readers, ballot papers, result sheets and other election materials for the 2019 general elections.The grave allegations are documented in the latest annual report published by the Auditor-General on 9 September 2025.In the suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/38/2026 filed last Friday at the Federal High Court in Abuja, SERAP is seeking: “an order of mandamus to direct and compel INEC to account for the missing or diverted N55.9 billion meant to buy smart card readers, ballot papers, and other election materials for the 2019 general elections.”SER...

Former Chairman of the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP), Chief Okoi Obono-Obla, has called on the Federal Government to decentralise policing by moving it from the exclusive legislative list to the concurrent list.Obono-Obla’s call follows earlier remarks made in December 2025 by the Obong of Calabar, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu V, who advocated the creation of a state police system. The traditional ruler had also commended President Bola Tinubu for indicating that state policing could soon be implemented as part of efforts to address rising insecurity nationwide.In a statement, the lawyer urged the empowerment of state and local governments to take direct responsibility for their security challenges.According to him, decentrali...

Former Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has urged Nigerians to unite in a collective effort to rescue the country, warning that the nation is currently in a state of peril.Tambuwal made the appeal on Saturday while speaking at a colloquium organized to commemorate his 60th birthday.The former Speaker of the House of Representatives said Nigeria urgently needs a shared commitment to national renewal driven by honest leadership, accountable governance, and unity among its people.According to the Sokoto South Senator, the country’s present condition marks a distressing deviation from the ideals and sacrifices of its founding fathers.He stressed that genuine recovery would only be possible when Nigerians openly acknowledge that there are deep-rooted problems in the way th...

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Factions loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have stepped up efforts to identify alternative political platforms ahead of the 2027 general elections.Party insiders told Punch that both blocs are considering the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as possible vehicles for their aspirants, amid growing fears that the PDP may be unable to field candidates due to protracted leadership disputes and ongoing court cases.Concerns intensified following the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) rejection of the PDP’s Ekiti State governorship candidate, Wole Oluyede, for the June 20, 2026 election. Oluyede emerged from a primary or...