By: Abudu Olalekan Oyo schools kidnap crisis deepens as suspected terrorists open talks with the state government while fear spreads across schools in Ogbomoso and nearby communities. Fear still hangs heavily across parts of Oyo State. Classrooms are growing empty. Parents are scared. Teachers too. And somewhere deep inside the forests, dozens of abducted pupils…
By: Abudu Olalekan Surprise raids by Nigeria’s armed forces last week turned deadly for militants. From Tuesday through Monday, soldiers pushed hard in multiple regions – wiping out many attackers, capturing more than four dozen people linked to violence, then bringing home nine who had been taken by force. Bad timing for extremists – the…
The Tinubu government just told federal universities to start paying lecturers’ allowances out of their own internally generated revenue. No federal cash. Just — figure it out. Reportersroom got hold of the memo that spells it all out. It came from Modibbo Adama University in Yola. Dated May 18, 2026. Signed by the bursar, Hanien…
By: Abudu Olalekan Human rights activist and blogger Justice Mark Chidiebere, popularly called Justice Crack, is finally back free. He has regained freedom from the Department of State Services (DSS) after spending nearly four weeks in detention. It was Omoyele Sowore who broke the news. The fiery human rights activist and former presidential candidate posted…
By: Abudu Olalekan Oyo schools kidnap crisis deepens as suspected terrorists open talks with the state government while fear spreads across schools in Ogbomoso and nearby communities. Fear still hangs heavily across parts of Oyo State. Classrooms are growing empty. Parents are scared. Teachers too. And somewhere deep inside the forests, dozens of abducted pupils…
By: Abudu Olalekan Surprise raids by Nigeria’s armed forces last week turned deadly for militants. From Tuesday through Monday, soldiers pushed hard in multiple regions – wiping out many attackers, capturing more than four dozen people linked to violence, then bringing home nine who had been taken by force. Bad timing for extremists – the…
The Tinubu government just told federal universities to start paying lecturers’ allowances out of their own internally generated revenue. No federal cash. Just — figure it out. Reportersroom got hold of the memo that spells it all out. It came from Modibbo Adama University in Yola. Dated May 18, 2026. Signed by the bursar, Hanien…
By: Abudu Olalekan Human rights activist and blogger Justice Mark Chidiebere, popularly called Justice Crack, is finally back free. He has regained freedom from the Department of State Services (DSS) after spending nearly four weeks in detention. It was Omoyele Sowore who broke the news. The fiery human rights activist and former presidential candidate posted…
By: Abudu Olalekan Politics is messy. Sometimes it’s organized chaos, other times it’s just chaos. Thursday’s APC governorship primaries were a bit of both. While 25 states successfully picked their candidates, things got complicated in Kwara and Bauchi. Consensus couldn’t be reached. Tensions rose. So the National Working Committee hit pause. Simple as that. Or…
By: Abudu Olalekan Not just chance behind that Oyo State abduction – officials at Defence Headquarters now confirm. Driven by military pressure elsewhere, militants moved southward. Operations have tightened across regions, forcing movement. These fighters, once held back, are now active in new zones. On Thursday, the DHQ spoke up. Not because they had to,…
