Author: Vincent Osuwo

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado dedicated her Nobel Peace Prize on Friday to the Venezuelan people, as well as US President Donald Trump, for his “decisive support” of her country’s pro-democracy movements. “I dedicate this prize to the suffering people of Venezuela and to President Trump for his decisive support of our cause!” she wrote on X. “We are on the threshold of victory, and today, more than ever, we count on President Trump, the people of the United States, the peoples of Latin America, and the democratic nations of the world as our principal allies to achieve freedom…

Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore has disclosed that former President Goodluck Jonathan has agreed to engage President Bola Tinubu on the continued detention of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. Sowore revealed this on Friday via his X handle after meeting with Jonathan in Abuja. According to the former presidential aspirant, their discussion centered on the “urgent and compelling need” to address Kanu’s case “decisively and justly.” Sowore said, “Earlier today in Abuja, I met with former President @GEJonathan (Goodluck Jonathan) to discuss the continued incarceration of Mazi @NnamdiKanu. “President Jonathan agreed that there is an…

The Nigerian Army Headquarters, 2 Brigade, Akwa Ibom State, has launched an investigation into the tragic death of one of its officers, the late Lieutenant Samson Haruna, in Uyo. On September 22, 2025, the officer died at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital due to burns sustained during a fire incident. In a statement published in Uyo on Friday, Captain Lawal Muhammad, Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 2 Brigade, Nigerian Army, stated that the investigation’s findings would be made public once completed. Muhammad stated, “An investigation was instituted at the onset of the incident to ascertain the circumstances surrounding it…

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has weighed in on the cost of the controversial Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project that was approved by President Bola Tinubu. Makinde, who spoke at an event in a viral video on Friday, stated that there was no need for the Minister of Works, David Umahi, to be “dancing around the cost” of the project. Makinded spoke in reaction to a heated exchange that unfolded live on television between Umahi and Arise TV presenter Rufai Oseni on Tuesday. Oseni had requested Umehi to analyze the cost of the project, kilometer by kilometer. The request did…

The White House criticized the Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday after it awarded the peace prize to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado and overlooked US President Donald Trump. “The Nobel Committee proved they place politics over peace,” White House Director of Communications Steven Cheung said on X. “President Trump will continue making peace deals, ending wars, and saving lives. He has the heart of a humanitarian, and there will never be anyone like him who can move mountains with the sheer force of his will.” Since returning to the White House for his second term in January, Trump has…

The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced on Friday that Maria Corina Machado, Venezuela’s opposition leader and democratic champion, has received the Nobel Peace Prize. Machado was honored “for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy,” according to Jorgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo. Machado was a “key, unifying figure in a political opposition that was once deeply divided … in a brutal authoritarian state that is now suffering a humanitarian and economic crisis,” he told CNN. The committee…

Two people were killed and seven others injured in violent nighttime skirmishes between Fulani herders and community members in Dagaceri, Birniwa Local Government Area, Jigawa State. The communal clashes reflect long-standing tensions between farmers and herders competing for land and resources throughout the region. Hassan Abdullahi, an eyewitness, told our correspondent on Thursday about the frightening Wednesday night incident: “People were running everywhere.” It was a horrifying sight to see assailants set fire to homes and commit brutality against families. Another homeowner, Izaddeen Usman, stated, “I hid with my children in the bushes.” Screams permeated the night. “We feared for…

President Bola Tinubu authorized the conferral of 959 national awards on Thursday, as well as measures to bolster the Nigeria Police Force’s financial mechanism. The move occurred while he presided over lengthy meetings of the National Council of State and the Police Council at the State House in Abuja. Dr. Emanso Umobong, Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Affairs Office, told State House correspondents after the meetings that the President approved the report of the National Honours Award Committee for 2024 and 2025, as well as special awards bestowed by the President from January 2025 to the present. According to Umobong,…

President Bola Tinubu paid tribute to the late Dr. Christopher Kolade on Thursday, calling him “an icon of integrity, patriotism, and excellence” whose life exemplified Nigeria’s highest principles of service and leadership. In a statement signed by himself, the president said he received the news of Kolade’s death “with profound sadness,” describing the 92-year-old diplomat, broadcaster, and corporate leader as “one of Nigeria’s intellectual treasures and a custodian of our enterprise history.” “Dr. Kolade was among the finest of men. He was exceptionally brilliant, statesmanly, and diligent and had unimpeachable integrity. He was not only a boardroom icon, serving as…

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has revealed that the armed robbery suspects responsible for the killing of Arise News anchor Somtochukwu Maduagwu sourced their weapons from a supplier in the Niger Republic. SP Josephine Adeh, the Command’s spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement on Friday while announcing the arrest of 12 suspects in connection with the September 29, 2025, robbery and murder at Unique Apartments, Katampe Extension, Abuja, in which Maduagwu and a security guard, Barnabas Danlami, were killed. According to Adeh, preliminary investigations revealed that the syndicate obtained its guns, which included a locally made AK-47 rifle, a…