The smell of sulfur hits hard in this coastal town that produces petroleum and is home to one of Cuba’s largest thermoelectric plants. Yet, even as the plant cranks back to life, residents remain in the dark, surrounded by energy sources they cannot use. As tensions deepen between Cuba and the U.S. after it attacked […]
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has vowed she will lead the country “when the right time comes”. “There’s a mission, and we are going to turn Venezuela into that land of grace, and I believe I will be elected when the right time comes as president of Venezuela, the first woman president,” she told […]
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said no more Venezuelan oil or money will go to Cuba and suggested the Communist-run island should strike a deal with Washington, ramping up pressure on the long-time U.S. nemesis and provoking defiant words from the island’s leadership. Venezuela is Cuba’s biggest oil supplier, but no cargoes have departed […]
United States President Donald Trump has announced that Venezuela will deliver between 30 and 50 million barrels of oil to the United States, saying the move will benefit people in both countries amid significant political developments in Venezuela. In a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump said the oil would be […]
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said the action taken by the President of the United States Donald Trump to arrest and bring to trial Mr. Nicolas Maduro, President of Venezuela and his wife as a timely warning and lessons to Nigerian Government in many respects. The party also criticised the Nigerian government’s failure […]
The United States has carried out a series of missile strikes on Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro, flying him out of the country, according to US President Donald Trump. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said: “The United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against […]
Authorities in northeastern Venezuela have discovered the bodies of 14 African migrants on a river that connects to the Atlantic Ocean, Interior and Justice Minister Diosdado Cabello said. The decomposing bodies were found on a boat in the northeastern state of Delta Amacuro, according to media reports. “There were 14 human bodies, all from Africa,” […]
Several countries, including Nigeria, Iran, Russia, and Venezuela have highlighted the United States of America’s failure to comply with a series of norms regulating Interpol’s activities, beginning with Article 3 of Interpol’s Constitution according to which “it is strictly forbidden for the Organization from undertaking any intervention or activities of a political, military, religious or […]
Let’s tell the story of Venezuela, because it bears striking similitude with that of Nigeria. Just like us, Venezuela is rich in oil, very rich. At a time, the county’s problem was not money, but how to spend it. Just like Nigeria. And quite like us again, the South American country did not look inwards. […]
A former U.S. soldier captured in Venezuela said on Wednesday that he had been contracted by a Florida security firm to seize control of Caracas’ airport and bring in a plane to fly President Nicolas Maduro to the United States. Venezuelan authorities on Monday arrested the man, Luke Denman, along with fellow U.S. citizen Airan […]
Venezuela’s National Assembly approved two separate speakers in two separate votes on Sunday, after opposition lawmakers held their own vote when they were locked out of the parliament session. The chaotic day left it unclear, who would lead the National Assembly, with an official but disputed vote picking Luis Parra, who is backed by embattled […]
Ukpono Ukpong – Abuja Nigerian workers under the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on African leaders to imbibe the leadership style of the Cuba which puts its people first in all matters noting that it is the only way to guarantee development of the region. Speaking at the 6th African meeting of Solidarity with […]
Motolani Oseni President, Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON), Alhaji (Dr.) Aminu Gwadabe has said the trade wars between the United States of America (US) and China have led to higher crude oil (Brent) prices, which is good for the naira and the Nigerian economy. Speaking yesterday to financial journalists in Lagos, […]
Cash-strapped Venezuela has received $5bn in financing from China, President Nicolas Maduro announced on Sunday as his country struggles with an economic crisis. “We just received $5bn more in financing for development,” Maduro said in a radio and television address. He did not provide further details on the loan from China, a major […]