By: Abudu Olalekan It started with a memo. Now it’s hitting the streets. Inspector-General Olatunji Disu wants every vehicle owner to check their number plates. Like, right now. The directive went out last week, and police commands across Nigeria is already swinging into action. The message is simple. Cover your plate, alter the digits, or…
By: Abudu Olalekan It started with a court order. Then all hell broke loose. Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja dropped a bombshell Monday. Five opposition parties—ADC, Accord Party, Action Peoples Party, Action Alliance, and Zenith Labour Party—is effectively gone. Deregistered. Wiped off INEC’s books, if the ruling stands. The opposition…
By: Abudu Olalekan Ten years. That’s a solid run for any UN initiative. The Paris Committee on Capacity-building—yeah, the PCCB if you don’t want to trip over that mouthful—just hit its decade mark. And honestly? It’s evolved into something pretty crucial for developing countries trying to figure out how to actually implement all those climate…
By: Abudu Olalekan It started with a memo. Now it’s hitting the streets. Inspector-General Olatunji Disu wants every vehicle owner to check their number plates. Like, right now. The directive went out last week, and police commands across Nigeria is already swinging into action. The message is simple. Cover your plate, alter the digits, or…
By: Abudu Olalekan It started with a court order. Then all hell broke loose. Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja dropped a bombshell Monday. Five opposition parties—ADC, Accord Party, Action Peoples Party, Action Alliance, and Zenith Labour Party—is effectively gone. Deregistered. Wiped off INEC’s books, if the ruling stands. The opposition…
By: Abudu Olalekan Ten years. That’s a solid run for any UN initiative. The Paris Committee on Capacity-building—yeah, the PCCB if you don’t want to trip over that mouthful—just hit its decade mark. And honestly? It’s evolved into something pretty crucial for developing countries trying to figure out how to actually implement all those climate…
By: Abudu Olalekan Out in front, trouble could brew. Should the Osun wing of the All Progressives Congress carry on sidelining Senator Iyiola Omisore, once national secretary of the party, consequences might follow. A top figure within the APC, Professor Yemi Adediwura speaks up now. Distance grows between them, yet history ties Omisore closely to…
By: Abudu Olalekan A sudden silence fell when news came through – Major General Rabe Abubakar had passed away, taken by violence in Katsina. President Bola Tinubu spoke up afterward, voice heavy, honoring the man once known across Nigeria as the army’s public face. Though he’d left uniform behind long ago, his role remained fixed…
By: Abudu Olalekan Brazil kicked off their World Cup campaign with a 1-1 draw against Morocco on Saturday, and it wasn’t exactly smooth. Vinicius Junior bailed them out with a rocket in the 32nd minute after Morocco had taken the lead through Ismael Saibari. Five-time winners, sure, but they looked shaky early on. Scotland, back…
