Category: Politics

Against the massive protest and credible evidence that he won the July 28th election, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in Friday to serve a third six-year term, extending his tenure to 2031.Venezuela’s legislative palace, where he was sworn in and delivered a fiery speech, was heavily guarded by police, military and intelligence officers.Maduro accused...

United State Supreme court justices on Friday consider whether to ban social media platform TiktokThe nine justices on the conservative-majority court will hear oral arguments from lawyers for TikTok, some of its users and the Biden administration, with at least a preliminary decision likely in days, if not hours.The law in question, enacted with broad...

President Nicolás Maduro will extend his tenure till 2031 over Venezuela despite the massive protest against his plan to serve a third six-year term.Hundreds of anti-Maduro protesters took to the streets of the capital, Caracas, on Thursday to protest the injustice in the election processes.Aides to opposition leader María Corina Machado said she was briefly detained by security forces and...

The Governor of Kano state, Alhaji Abba Yusuf while speaking during the monthly women empowerment programme disclosed his concern about delivering dividends of democracy to the people that voted him into office as against the urgency to be reelected in 2027.He stated this on Wednesday while speaking with the women, reiterating that there is no...

On the occasion of his 6oth birthday, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) General Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari praised the Almajiri School for opportunity given to himKyari had shared his appreciation in a post on his status on X on Tuesday.In his words: “Allah, by his grace, spared my life to this exceptional day,...

Former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, and Hamza Al-Mustapha, the ex-aide to the late military dictator General Sani Abacha, were among a host of prominent political figures who gathered in Abuja on Tuesday to discuss strategies for Nigeria’s upcoming 2027 elections.The high-level meeting, organised by Shehu Gabam, the national chairman of the Social Democratic...

President-elect Donald Trump eldest son –Donald Trump Jn.r— visited Greenland the mineral-rich Danish territory that’s home to a large U.S. military base, thus heightening speculation that the incoming U.S. administration could seek to acquire it.Trump later told a news conference he wouldn’t rule out using military force or economic coercion to take control of Greenland, saying that “we need...

The head of Uganda’s military, who is also the son of longstanding President Yoweri Museveni, said he wanted to behead the country’s most prominent opposition leader.Muhoozi Kainerugaba is widely believed to be the heir apparent to his father, who has governed Uganda since 1986. Kainerugaba routinely makes inflammatory posts on social media, including a threat in...

A South Korean court has re-issued a warrant to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, the country’s corruption investigation agency said on Tuesday.This is coming after its botched attempt to detain Yoon last week.According to Reuters, investigators seeking to question him on allegations of insurrection have struggled to execute a warrant for his arrest.The head of the investigation unit,...