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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...

Euracare Multispecialist Hospital has finally reacted to the death of the 21-month-old son of acclaimed Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, announcing that it has begun an internal investigation into the incident.The hospital’s statement comes after Adichie publicly alleged that medical negligence at the Lagos-based facility caused the death of her son, Nkanu Nnamdi, on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.Adichie had earlier accused the hospital of failing to adequately monitor her child after he was sedated with propofol for an MRI scan and the insertion of a central line. She claimed the alleged lapse resulted in serious complications, including unresponsiveness, seizures, and eventual cardiac arrest.In a statement issued by its management, Euracare expressed deep sympathy to t...

Former Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has explained that his appointment by ex-President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015 was the outcome of long-standing trust, shared principles, loyalty, and years of service, rather than a one-off decision.Mohammed, who served for nearly eight years in Buhari’s administration, revealed this in his book Headlines and Soundbites: Media Moments that Defined an Administration. The book was unveiled in Abuja on December 17, 2025, to mark what would have been Buhari’s 83rd birthday.Reflecting on events following Buhari’s inauguration on May 29, 2015, Mohammed noted that the former president took time before announcing his cabinet. However, due to the confidence Buhari had in him, he was personally appointed in April 2015 to the Ahme...

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 ...