Osun APC Risks Setback Without Omisore, Party Chieftain Warns
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…
Rabe Abubakar Death: Ex-Generals Blame FG as Tinubu Mourns Former Army Spokesman
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…
Brazil begin World Cup bid with Morocco draw as Scotland edge Haiti
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…
The podium gave way. Adeleke walked away
By: Abudu Olalekan It was supposed to be a rally. A big one. In Ijebu-Jesa, Osun State. Governor Ademola Adeleke was there. So was his deputy, the speaker, a bunch of officials. Then the podium collapsed. Just like that. One minute the MC was winding down the music. Next minute— crash. The whole thing caved…
They shut the schools. But is it enough?
By: Abudu Olalekan It started in Kogi. Bandits hit a school—UBE Secondary/Primary in Iluke. Three people died. A vice principal. A 70-year-old man. A six-year-old kid. Schools closed early across the country. Wednesday turned into a nightmare. Parents panicked. They grabbed their kids. In Edo, three schools shut down after the DSS warned about a…
Open climate solutions get a boost as UN joins Digital Public Goods Alliance
By: Abudu Olalekan The UN’s climate tech arm just took a big step. They joined the Digital Public Goods Alliance. Why does that matter? Because it’s all about making climate tools open and accessible. Especially for developing countries. We’re talking about open-source software, data, even AI systems—stuff that’s free to use and adapt. The Climate…
