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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…

*As World Leaders React To Ouster Captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro faces a sharply contrasting life following his forced fall from power after 13 years in office, arrest and subsequent detention in New York by the United States (US) authorities. He was handed sour New Year grapes after US forces violently ousted him from office in the early hours of Saturday on the orders of US President Donald Trump with whom the Venezuelan strongman has had a running battle over the latter's alleged involvement in narco-terrorism. CBS News reported Maduro arrived at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC), Brooklyn, New York,…

Venezuela’s main opposition leader, María Corina Machado, celebrated the capture of the dictator Nicolas Maduro by the US and said the opposition was “ready to assert our mandate and take power." She called on fellow exile, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, to prepare to take up office as President-elect and Commander-in-Chief of Venezuela's Armed Forces. The conservative Machado enjoys broad popular support in Venezuela and was barred by the Maduro regime from running in the 2024 election, instead she backed the retired diplomat Urrutia. The opposition later gathered voting records showing Urrutia had won the election, but Maduro refused to concede defeat…

*Fingers Jihadist Herdsmen, Bandits For Attacks *'Who Leaked Documented Statistics On Nigeria’s Forests To Jihadist Herdsmen, Bandits?' Prominent civil liberties group, International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (InterSociety), has reviewed happenings around Christians in 2025 and strongly criticized many Christian political leaders for playing unpleasant passive roles while their brethren were being killed and religious freedom impacted negatively. In a new report signed by Head of InterSociety, Barrister Emeka Umeagbalasi, and made available to newsmen, the organisation poured scorn on Christian political leaders for what it described as their “silence and fear”, saying 2025 was “their worst…

In yet unclear circumstances, a military combat drone on Friday, 2 January, crashed in the Kontagora forest area of Niger State. A photograph which went viral on social media showed the unmanned aerial drone lying on the savannah grasslands of the location, though it did not explode, as of press time. The military authorities and Niger State government were yet to issue any statement on the crash. *PHOTO CAPTION: The crashed drone.

*Prediction Woefully Failed To Materialize *Seen Cruising Around In Luxury Mercedes Benz Allegedly From Ark Project Donations *How The Scam Collapsed *'I Was Merely Creating Social Media Content' *Conduct Psychiatric Test On Him, Court Orders For months he held the country spellbound, but it appears to be game over for Ghanaian Evans Eshun, commonly known on social media as Ebo Noah, who stirred high anxiety with claim of a vision involving a global flood on Christmas Day, as he has been arrested and arraigned in court after his revelations failed to come to pass. The self-proclaimed prophet and social media…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has called on all residents of the state to continue to cooperate with the state government, perform their civic duties and remain united so as to build the future that everyone desires for the Pacesetter State. He noted that the state government alone could not build the state, calling for continued support from residents in terms of making the state productive, lawful and peaceful in order to achieve the vision of a better and greater Oyo State. Governor Makinde, who stated this on Thursday, in his New Year broadcast, appreciated the…

*Be Hopeful Of 2026, He Tells Nigerians By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Business tycoon and leading Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in Oyo State, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has called on well-to-do Nigerians to always remember to give back to society. He also told the people of the country to keep hope alive in 2026. Oguntoyinbo, who is Chairman of Bullion-Go-Neat Global Limited, gave this admonition while speaking with journalists during the New Year get-together organised by one of the subsidiaries of his company, Bullion Records, on 1 January, 2026, in Ibafo, Ogun State. He said it was not until…

Press Release The Ogun State Police Command wishes to inform the general public that the driver of the Lexus SUV involved in the Anthony Joshua accident case, Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode (male), aged 46, was charged to the Sagamu Magistrate Court today, 2nd January, 2026 and the case has been adjourned to 20th January, 2026. DSP OLUSEYI B. BABASEYIPOLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICEROGUN STATE COMMANDELEWERAN, ABEOKUTA,OGUN STATE *PHOTO CAPTION: Anthony Joshua in obvious pain as he is being helped out of the car.

*Spirit,Purpose Of Ngwaness Take Centrestage *Chief Theo Nkire Unfurled As New Leader Of Ngwa Nation By our reporter It was a convergence of the dazzling array of heavyweight leaders, the true A-class, of the Ngwa nation of Abia State, recently, in the throbbing South-East business-industrial hub of Aba as they gathered for the 2025 Ngwa Day celebration. Not only were top-notch cultural sartorial elegance of kaleidoscopic colours, personality sure-footedness, and impactful leadership radiations visibly on display, the event exuded the spirit and purpose of the Ngwa nation --a positively proud, fearless, adventurous and high-achieving people the wings of whose accomplishment…