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,…
By: Abudu Olalekan Fresh talks are spreading through Rivers State politics after Governor Siminalayi Fubara chose not to enter the APC’s governorship race. Though expected to run, his exit has shifted expectations quietly building toward 2027. Behind closed doors, allies began questioning what path he now plans instead. Some whisper about new alliances forming beneath…
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,…
By: Abudu Olalekan Fresh talks are spreading through Rivers State politics after Governor Siminalayi Fubara chose not to enter the APC’s governorship race. Though expected to run, his exit has shifted expectations quietly building toward 2027. Behind closed doors, allies began questioning what path he now plans instead. Some whisper about new alliances forming beneath…
By: Abudu Olalekan They took them in broad daylight. Around 9:30 a.m., Friday. Schools were in session. Kids were at their desks. Teachers were teaching. Then — gunfire. Shouting. Chaos. By the time it was over, bandits had snatched students and teachers from three schools in Oriire, Oyo State. Baptist Nursery and Primary School, Yawota….
By: Abudu Olalekan Politics in Nigeria? It’s not just about power. It’s about whispers. Shadows. Stories that start somewhere and end up meaning something completely different. And Vice President Kashim Shettima just dropped one of those stories — raw, real, and a little wild. He said it straight: They told Tinubu I wanted him dead….
