Kidnap Plot: Delta Man Hires Gang to Abduct Aunt Who Raised Him
By: Abudu Olalekan A grown man, thirty one years old, got taken into custody in Delta State after police uncovered a plan to take his own aunt by force. This relative cared for him like family since he turned five. She stepped in when no one else did. Think about that for a moment. Out…
2027 Political Maneuvering: Opposition Unites, APC Shrugs
By: Abudu Olalekan So, the big opposition pow-wow happened in Ibadan over the weekend. The plan? To team up and pick one person to take on the ruling APC in 2027. A bold move. But the APC? They’re not losing sleep over it. Here’s the thing. A whole squad of political heavyweights showed up—Atiku Abubakar,…
Trump rushed off stage after shots fired at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
By: Abudu Olalekan Trump rushed off stage at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Saturday night in DC. Shots fired. Chaos for a split second. Then Secret Service hauled him out immediately. He’s safe. Vice President JD Vance and all Cabinet members are unharmed, sources says. Trump hopped on social media not long after: “The shooter…
Oyo 2027 — Adelabu cleared it with Tinubu before stepping down, aide confirms
By: Abudu Olalekan A spokesperson for the soon-to-depart Power Minister, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, is disputing claims that President Bola Tinubu didn’t sign off on his exit. Though some suggest otherwise, confirmation came through official channels. Word emerged late last week about the departure. Despite murmurs online, sources close to the office say procedures were followed….
N36bn fraud — Ex-Skye Bank chairman Tunde Ayeni nabbed by EFCC
By: Abudu Olalekan Just like that—Tunde Ayeni’s back in the headlines. And not the good kind. The former chairman of Skye Bank? Yeah, that guy. Arrested. Abuja. Thursday night. Now sitting inside an EFCC cell. No fanfare. No warning. Just cuffs and silence. We’re talking serious numbers here: N36.54 billion. Plus $30 million on the…
Kidnap terror forces 30 Kwara kings into hiding
By: Abudu Olalekan Thirty traditional rulers—kings, chiefs, Kabiyesis—have bolted from their palaces in southern Kwara. Not because they wanted to. Because staying meant risking death… or worse, abduction. This ain’t some rumor swirling in WhatsApp groups. We spoke to folks on the ground. Community heads. Palace aides. Farmers who’ve stopped farming. Traders who packed up…
