Maduro due for first US court hearing after capture
By AFP Deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro is expected to appear in a New York court on Monday, just days after being seized in Caracas in a shock US military…
Falana accuses Trump of breaching int’l law in Venezuela, urges US sanctions
Nigerian human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has called on the United States Congress to sanction President Donald Trump over what he describes as an…
UK monitors Venezuela crisis closely -Badenoch
British Cabinet minister Kemi Badenoch has said the United Kingdom is closely monitoring developments in Venezuela following the United States military operation against President Nicolás Maduro. In a post on…
Why US is placing travel ban on Angola, 25 other African countries
By Olayide Soaga The United States’ travel restrictions on 39 countries, including Nigeria, took effect on January 1, 2026. US President Donald Trump had earlier announced entry restrictions on citizens…
Trump’s Christmas gospel: Bombs, blessings and blame
By AFP Christmas under Donald Trump brought air strikes abroad and political threats at home, as the US president used the holiday to project a vision of power rooted less…
What we know about the US air strikes in Nigeria
By AFP Composite picture of US President Donald Trump and Nigeria’s Bola Tinubu After the United States launched strikes targeting ISIS bases in northwest Nigeria on Christmas Day, questions remain…
‘Shook the whole town’, Nigerians surprised by U.S strikes
By AFP Nigerians across Sokoto state awoke to loud blasts Thursday night, worried their village was being attacked by one of the multiple armed groups that plague northwest Nigeria. They…
U.S airstrike on ISIS terrorists on Nigeria soil timely – Afenifere
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has thrown its full support behind the air strikes conducted by United States military forces against the ISIS-affiliated terrorists in the North West axis of…