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By Kerry Breen,Lucia I Suarez Sang  María Corina Machado released a letter addressing the Venezuelan people after leader Nicolás Maduro  and his wife were captured in a U.S. operation overnight Saturday. Machado, an opposition leader who has mostly been in hiding over the last year, said Maduro will “face international justice for the atrocious crimes committed against Venezuelans and against citizens of many other nations.” “The time for freedom has come!” Machado, who was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, wrote in the letter posted on X. It was not clear on Saturday if…

John 3:16: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” The true meaning of Christmas is rooted in the birth of Jesus Christ, the Saviour promised in the scriptures. Isaiah 9:6-7 foretells the coming of a child who will bring peace, justice, and God’s rule: “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful…

By Ben Osuagwu  On November 20,2025, a judge of the Federal High Court, Abuja James Omotosho handed down Life Imprisonment jail term on Mazi Nnamdi Kanu (and apparently the Igbo Nation). That singular judgement speaks volumes on the fate of Ndigbo in Nigeria and the secret Agenda of the Yoruba Nation against Ndigbo. The man who was known for Crating people and bundling them down to Nigeria did all he could to stop Nnamdi Kanu from breathing fresh air but he could not. In as much as the bundling down…

-Another verification in the offing By Peter Uzoma Unless there is a manna from heaven or a miracle, Imo State Pensioners may have a bleak  Christmas as for decades now, Imo State Pensioners have never enjoyed any Christmas with their December stipend. This is because whatever they receive as stipend gets to them earliest first week of every month. The implication is, since the Pensioners  are presently receiving their November stipend, the December one will come early January 2026. The above scenerio is the reason majority of them are receiving…

Many of us are desirous of knowledge and usually demonstrate great admiration and acclaim for those who may have distinguished themselves in academic excellence. Sadly, most of us are too too lazy to read. Many are so much in a hurry and avoid reading what they would call a long piece because according to them they have no time. What is lost on them is that some of the solutions they may be looking for may be buried in the material they have considered too long to peruse. Low quest…

By Isaac Asabor With the sentencing of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to life imprisonment, the Nigerian government appears confident that it has finally put a lid on a problem it has wrestled with for years. But Nigeria’s political class continues to make the same historical mistake: confusing the arrest of an agitator with the death of the agitation. They never learn. The demand for Biafra did not start with Kanu. It did not start with MASSOB. It did not start with Uwazurike. And it certainly did not start with social media…

By Uche Obiozor Memories linger but there are days when a people actually wish that their departed relatives, friends or compatriots are still very much around. One of such moments in our dear country, Nigeria, is now. In the last couple of weeks that President Donald Trump issued a threat to Nigeria, there is a sudden realization that our country seems to suffer a depletion of seasoned diplomats who would helped their fatherland navigate this troubled times. Either they are no more or those still around have either lost steam…

By Steve Osuji The way of marabouts:  Let’s put this in perspective. Taking some insightful liberties is a part of the tools of this writing trade, so we say upfront that ATIKU actually may not have  1001 marabouts serenading him right now. At least EXPRESSO hasn’t counted them, but the story over the years  has always been that this is the season of the wizened clerics and quasi-soothsayers in the camp of the Khalifa. It’s a well known tale that Abubakar Atiku, also known as the Khalifa by his acolytes,…

BY STEVE OSUJ POOR NIGERIAN GOVERNORS: Most Nigerian governors have performed below par since 1999. But some have been abysmal. Current Lagos State governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwoolu falls into the latter category: among of the poorest of the class. Sanwoolu’s output is particularly pathetic especially in the face of Lagos’ bounteous resources. But of course, Lagosians are not oblivious of his peculiar status. EXPRESSO will publish a comprehensive Sanwoolu scorecard next year, but today, a certain magnificent complex called GIWA GARDENS Waterpark and Resorts is the telling metaphor we shall…