By: Abudu Olalekan The Nigeria Union South Africa (NUSA) is calling it out. Politicians in South Africa? They’re using anti-Nigerian and anti-migrant sentiments. For votes. Plain and simple. Speaking exclusively with Reportersroom, NUSA spokesperson Akindele Olunloyo didn’t hold back. He said foreign nationals have become scapegoats. Convenient ones. For the country’s economic and governance mess….
By: Abudu Olalekan Insecurity is a beast. And Nigeria is tired of fighting it with old tools. On Tuesday, the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, and Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, made something clear. They want modern technology. They want stronger regional cooperation. They want Nigeria’s border security fixed. Now. Ribadu didn’t mince words. Weak border…
By: Abudu Olalekan The Court of Appeal reversed the deregistration of the ADC and four other parties on Monday. Senator David Mark, the ADC National Chairman, didn’t hold back. He said the judiciary is on trial right now. And he warned the Federal Government—stop the political manipulation. Stakeholders are furious. They’re calling for sanctions against…
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 The Nigeria Union South Africa (NUSA) is calling it out. Politicians in South Africa? They’re using anti-Nigerian and anti-migrant sentiments. For votes. Plain and simple. Speaking exclusively with Reportersroom, NUSA spokesperson Akindele Olunloyo didn’t hold back. He said foreign nationals have become scapegoats. Convenient ones. For the country’s economic and governance mess….
By: Abudu Olalekan Insecurity is a beast. And Nigeria is tired of fighting it with old tools. On Tuesday, the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, and Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, made something clear. They want modern technology. They want stronger regional cooperation. They want Nigeria’s border security fixed. Now. Ribadu didn’t mince words. Weak border…
By: Abudu Olalekan The Court of Appeal reversed the deregistration of the ADC and four other parties on Monday. Senator David Mark, the ADC National Chairman, didn’t hold back. He said the judiciary is on trial right now. And he warned the Federal Government—stop the political manipulation. Stakeholders are furious. They’re calling for sanctions against…
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…
