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Dangote takes fight with Farouk offstage, petitions EFCC
Sopuruchi Onwuka The dispute between Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, and the former Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Engr. Farouk Ahmed, has escalated beyond a regulatory clash into a full-blown personal confrontation….
Nigeria’s traitor-powered terrorism and the looming danger
[Michael Owhoko, Ph.D] Worried and moved by the unending terrorism in Nigeria, I was recently compelled to investigate the menace, using my crystal ball. From the revelation, some high-ranking individuals are fueling the widespread terrorism-induced bloodbath through betrayal and tacit…
Bandits Attack National Park Service Office in Oyo, Kill Personnel
Frank Okon Suspected bandits on Tuesday night attacked the old National Park Service (NPS) office in Oloka, Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State, killing an unspecified number of personnel. The Conservator of the Park, Tesleem Kareem, confirmed the incident…
Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize offer to Trump signals broader support for regime change
Ziggy Ojiegbe Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said on Monday she wants to share her Nobel Peace Prize with U.S. President Donald Trump in recognition of Washington’s recent military operation that led to the capture of former President Nicolás…
Trump seizes control of Venezuela’s $2.8bn oil stockpile
By Ziggy Ojiegbe U.S. President Donald Trump said Venezuela would hand over between 30 million and 50 million barrels of oil to the United States, cargoes worth about $2.8 billion at current market prices. He said the oil would be…
Thirty-six dead as Iran’s protests turn deadly
Frank Okon Anti-government protests against economic hardship have spread uncontrollably across Iran, with at least 35 people, including children, reported dead, according to a U.S.-based human rights group. The situation has worsened as Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei designates protesters as…
Venezuela’s new government seeks cooperation with Trump administration
Ziggy Ojiegbe Venezuela’s interim government has signaled a sharp shift away from the country’s long-standing posture of leftist anti-Americanism, moving instead to court cooperation with the administration of United States President Donald Trump following the arrest and deportation of former…
Nigeria among beneficiaries of $2bn US humanitarian aid
Ziggy Ojiegbe Nigeria is among 17 crisis-affected countries eligible to access a new $2 billion humanitarian funding package agreed between the United States and the United Nations, aimed at saving lives amid rising global humanitarian needs. The funding will support…
Iranian uprising adds to building pressure on oil prices
Rising tensions across several key oil-producing countries risk overturning the market’s current complacency and triggering a sharp rebound in oil prices, particularly as sanctions continue to constrain Russian exports. Crude prices fell sharply in 2025 as oversupply fears dominated sentiment,…
Trump demands oil firms to invest more to recover Venezuelan assets
Ziggy Ojiegbe U.S. oil companies that lost assets to Venezuela’s nationalizations decades ago may get help recovering them — but only if they agree to reinvest heavily in the country’s battered oil industry. Officials in the Trump administration have told…
