Venezuela was seen teetering on the verge of chaos Sunday after President Nicolas Maduro ordered the seizure of paralyzed factories, the arrest of their owners and military exercises to counter alleged plans for an “armed intervention.”

America’s “veepstakes” are under way. Running mates have not played a decisive role in helping win the White House in a generation, but will they do so this year?

AFRICA’s richest man, Aliko Dangote has enjoined old and existing investors on the continent to stop painting a gloomy picture of doing business in Africa. He made the call in an address at the ongoing World Economic Forum on Africa in Kigali, Rwanda.

Papy Djilobodji insisted he was “not really a hero” despite proving SV Werder Bremen’s saviour with the goal that kept Die Grün-Weißen in the Bundesliga.

Criticism has continued to trail the decision by the President Muhammadu Buhari – led administration to increase the price of petrol which many perceive as insensitive. Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) is threatening to mobilise Nigerians for mass protests if the new policy is not reversed. The NLC described the development as unfortunate especially as it came at a time when poor Nigerians are facing economic hardship.