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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…
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…
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…
Colonial EU rejects U.S. control of Venezuela, citing international law
Ziggy Ojiegbe Twenty-six member states of the European Union have rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion that the United States could temporarily govern Venezuela, arguing that any transition of power must be decided by Venezuelan citizens and conducted in line…
US forces capture Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro in surprise operation
Maduro’s allies fume as diaspora Venezuelans celebrate By Sopuruchi Onwuka, with agency reports At the order of U.S. President Donald Trump, American armed forces carried out a surprise military operation in Venezuela early Saturday, overpowering local security forces and capturing…
Gaza war to resume if HAMAS fails to disarm
Ziggy Ojiegbe Israel could resume military operations in Gaza if Hamas fails to disarm within a two-month deadline agreed with the United States, according to sources familiar with the discussions. The timeline was set during talks between US President Donald…
Trump rders quarantine of Venezuelan oil
The White House has directed U.S. military forces to focus on interdicting Venezuelan oil shipments for at least the next two months, escalating economic pressure on President Nicolás Maduro’s government while stopping short of direct military confrontation. U.S. officials said…
Why would Tinubu request Trump to strike local terrorists?
Sopuruchi Onwuka The surprise and successful strikes on locations linked to terrorists in northern parts of the country could not have been possible without cooperation of the Nigerian president and tacit collaboration of the nation’s security intelligence system. So, the…
7,000 Australians line up to donate blood after Bondi Beach attack
Ziggy Ojiegbe, with agency reports More than 7,000 Australians lined up to donate blood on Monday in a show of solidarity with victims of the Bondi Beach shooting, as communities at home and abroad mourned one of the country’s deadliest…
Jihadists hit Australian beach party, kill 12 and injure 29
World leaders express anger Israel accuses Iran, blames Australian Prime Minister Sopuruchi Onwuka, with agency reports At least 12 people were killed and 29 others injured in a mass shooting at Bondi Beach in eastern Sydney on Sunday evening, after…
