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By Felix Duru Mbah

AFCON: Lookman, Osimhen On Song As S/Eagles Waltz Through Mozambique To Last 8

Sports

It’s not supposed to be like this. Nigeria, for at least two decades, have been a team that huffed and puffed, struggled with the weight of their own history and expectation, seemed always less than the sum of their parts. Even as they won the tournament in 2013, or got to the final in 2024, the sense of effort was palpable. Nothing came easily to them. They’re not meant to be a side who canter through last-16 ties. But on a foul night today in Fez, though, the rain leaching across the stadium, Nigeria, inspired by former African Footballer of…

Jan

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Blow-by-Blow Account Of Courtroom Drama As Maduro Insists ‘I’m Still Venezuela’s President, Not Guilty’

Foreign

*Wife In High Spirits *Case Adjourned To 17 March Deposed leader of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, pleaded “not guilty” to all four counts against him today, including drug-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine-importation conspiracy, and possession of machine guns and destructive devices. “I am innocent. I am not guilty. I am a decent man,” Maduro told judge Alvin Hellerstein in court today. Lawyers representing Maduro’s wife, Cilia Flores, told CBS News that she is in “good spirits” and that she is “aware that there is a long road ahead and is prepared.” “We look forward to reviewing and challenging the evidence the government has,"…

Jan

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By Felix Duru Mbah

Political Rejection Noose May Be Tightening Around Wike’s Neck As APC Scribe Asks Him To Resign

News

Sneak previews into what the political battle for Rivers State may be like in 2027 continue to play out, this time by National Secretary of ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Basiru, and opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member and Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. In the latest episode today, Senator Basiru said Wike lacks the right to interfere in the affairs of APC in Rivers State, insisting too that the Minister should “immediately resign” from the President Bola Tinubu administration if he cannot stop interfering in the party’s affairs. "He cannot be in the Federal…

Jan

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2026

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With Trump’s Military Action In Venezuela, US Has Made Every Other Country Less Safe

Opinion

*We Seek End To Unfair Trials, Arbitrary Detentions, Enforced Disappearances, Persecution Of Political Opponents, Sweeping Restrictions On Free Speech, Assembly *We Seek Embrace Of Independent Investigations, Accountability By Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights The US military operation in Venezuela undermines a fundamental principle of international law, agreed after the horrors of two world wars and the Holocaust: states must not use force to pursue their territorial claims or political demands. I am deeply disturbed by these events – and by some of the reactions I have seen. A narrative is emerging that seeks to justify the US…

Jan

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2026

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Venezuelan President Maduro Fled On Seeing US Troops Breach His Safe House, But Too Late -Reports

Foreign

*We Could Have Killed Him, If -Trump *Troops Bombed Military Installations, Port Ahead Capture United States ( US) President Donald Trump has given an account of what really happened inside the safe house where the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, was captured at the weekend. He said Maduro ran off to a safe room inside the complex, but only got as far as the door before US soldiers halted him by force. Trump described the safe house as "a military fortress" located in the center of the country's capital, Caracas, adding, however, that US troops knew exactly how to breach it.…

Jan

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2026

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BREAKING! Man U Sack Coach Amorim

Sports

*He Lost Power Struggle Over Transfers Ruben Amorim has been sacked by Manchester United after 14 months as their head coach. The Portuguese departs after a power struggle with the hierarchy over transfer policy, with Amorim demanding his colleagues in the recruitment department “do their job” after Sunday’s draw at Leeds. Amorim believed United were prepared to back him in the January window should a major signing become available but then said last Friday: “We have no conversation to have any change in the squad.” His relationship with the Director of Football, Jason Wilcox, has become strained and Amorim made…

Jan

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2026

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Nigerian Politicians Will Be Shocked Before March Ends, Beware Aso Rock –Apostle Adeyeye

Interviews

Apostle Jeremiah Oluwarotimi Adeyeye (JP) is the founder of Clear Revelation Ministry, Ibadan, Nigeria. In this Interview with STEPHEN GBADAMOSI, he speaks about God’s revelation to him over the country in the new year. Excerpts: P&P: Your predictions as revealed by God for this new year. What is the nation to expect? Apostle Adeyeye: This is what I want to tell Nigerians: It is that there is danger ahead of this country. I’m saying specifically that by January 15… I can give specific dates… but I don’t want to play God. Between January 15 to March-ending, something phenomenal will happen…

Jan

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2026

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“WE WILL NOT GIVE UP ON NIGERIA” — Stephen Osemwegie Takes Save Nigeria Group USA’s Advocacy to the Heart of U.S. Power in High-Level Engagement with Congressman Riley Moore

BREAKING

By Save Nigeria Group USA. Washington, D.C. — In a decisive step toward global advocacy for the safety, dignity, and freedom of Nigerians, Stephen Osemwegie, President of Save Nigeria Group USA, has continued high-level engagement with top U.S. policymakers, reaffirming the organization’s unwavering mission: to help end insecurity, mass displacement, and religious freedom violations in Nigeria—for all Nigerians, regardless of faith or ethnicity. On January 13, 2026, Save Nigeria Group USA leadership attended a major hearing at the United States Capitol Hill, convened by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) in partnership with congressional leaders and international stakeholders.…

Jan

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2026

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The Many Sins Of Venezuela’s Maduro -From Trump’s Perspective

Foreign

Since Trump took office for his second term, he has put Venezuela's dictator Nicolas Maduro squarely in his crosshairs, pursuing a maximum pressure campaign against the regime. *He accused Maduro of being behind destabilising activity in the Americas, including drug trafficking and illegal immigration to the US.Maduro was alleged to have used the security agencies to murder, maim and disappear thousands of his country men/women in brutal repression against free speech and civil rights including of political opposition. He reportedly deliberately stampeded millions more to flee the country, especially to the US, for fear of their very lives. *In July,…

Jan

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2026

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Soft Side Of Ousted Venezuelan Dictator Maduro, Loves FC Barcelona, Cried Over Messi, Defended Suarez

Sports

Following the news of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s arrest this weekend, the world’s media focused intently on the geopolitical ramifications of the end of the era. Yet, in the midst of the infamous picture shared by United States (US) President Donald Trump, of Maduro’s capture, not many know of a rather soft side of the Venezuelan leader: His love for FC Barcelona and 8-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi. For years, Maduro was perhaps the most vocal and certainly the most powerful Cule(Barcelona fan) in South America. His love for the club wasn’t just personal; it was deeply woven into…