Venezuela’s Supreme Court has ordered Vice President Delcy Rodríguez to assume office as acting president following the detention of President Nicolás Maduro by United States forces. The directive was issued on Saturday by the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice, which said the decision was taken to ensureContinue Reading
By Kabiru Inuwa Hayinhago President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is widely acknowledged as a master of political calculation, a leader whose career has been shaped by strategic foresight and numerical precision. Yet, in the peculiar case of Kano State, it appears that his trusted political calculator has malfunctioned orContinue Reading
By Femi Falana (SAN) In his second term in office, the United States President, Mr Donald Trump, has repeatedly engaged in reckless gangsterism. A few months ago, he bombed Iran without congressional approval. In November last year, Mr. Trump threatened to attack Nigeria, gun-a-blazing over his so calledContinue Reading
By Ibrahim Majed If the United States succeeds in imposing control over Venezuela, and by extension over the world’s largest proven oil reserves, it will mark a major shift in global power. Such a move would not be about restoring democracy or protecting human rights, but about reasserting strategicContinue Reading
By NATALIE MELTZER AP/Flowerbudnews sraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated Trump on his “bold and historic leadership on behalf of freedom and justice.” In a statement posted on his X account, the Israeli leader added “I salute your decisive resolve and the brilliant action of your brave soldiers.” Continue Reading
By Adeoa Balogun The United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has said that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is not the president of the oil rich country and that his regime is not the legitimate government of the South American country. Rubio in a tweet on Saturday said the capturedContinue Reading
WASHINGTON (AP)/Flowerbudnews: — For months, the U.S. military had been amassing a presence off Venezuela’s coast and conspicuously blowing up alleged drug trafficking boats and killing the occupants. At the same time, U.S. intelligence agencies were carefully studying the country’s authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro, learning minute details such asContinue Reading
Caption: Anthony Joshua with Abdul Lateef “Latz” (right) and Sina “Evolve” Ghami THE Janaza (funeral) prayer for Sina Ghami and Abdul Latif “Latz” Ayodele, close friends and team members of boxing star Anthony Joshua, is set to take place on Sunday, January 4, 2026, in London. TheContinue Reading
– By Adenekan Shogunle “A man’s workshop is his work-chop.” In Nigeria, there is a street expression that has quietly done more damage to public ethics than many badly drafted laws. Rendered in pidgin English, it is universally understood and rarely challenged. Public office, in this framing, isContinue Reading
