By: Abudu Olalekan Under the burning horizon of the Gulf, flashing lights cut through dark air as alarms wailed below. Then came Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran’s leader, facing a TV lens, voice low – “I’m sorry.” The scene held something staged yet real, almost like a long act of theater freezing mid-breath. No long speeches slowed…
By: Abudu Olalekan President Bola Tinubu just rolled out a fresh squad of diplomats. Sixty‑five names, sixty‑five countries, a whole new diplomatic roster for Nigeria. The news landed on a Friday that felt like any other in Abuja—traffic jam, hawkers shouting, a few bored journalists scrolling on their phones. Yet the announcement carried a weight…
By: Abudu Olalekan A heavy silence now hangs where voices once rose loud and raw across the water lanes of Makoko. Months of uncertainty, sparked by looming bulldozers near the shoreline, finally folded into stillness after lawmakers stepped in. Sogunro saw its narrow paths tremble beneath constant threat, each dawn bringing fresh anxiety instead of…
By: Akinde .S. Oluwaseun LeBron James did it again. Thursday night. Broke another record. Most field goals in NBA history. Pretty big deal. The Lakers though? They lost. 120-113. To the Denver Nuggets. Records don’t always mean wins. James passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. That guy was good. Really good. But LeBron’s better. At least in this…
By: Abudu Olalekan Under the burning horizon of the Gulf, flashing lights cut through dark air as alarms wailed below. Then came Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran’s leader, facing a TV lens, voice low – “I’m sorry.” The scene held something staged yet real, almost like a long act of theater freezing mid-breath. No long speeches slowed…
By: Abudu Olalekan President Bola Tinubu just rolled out a fresh squad of diplomats. Sixty‑five names, sixty‑five countries, a whole new diplomatic roster for Nigeria. The news landed on a Friday that felt like any other in Abuja—traffic jam, hawkers shouting, a few bored journalists scrolling on their phones. Yet the announcement carried a weight…
By: Abudu Olalekan A heavy silence now hangs where voices once rose loud and raw across the water lanes of Makoko. Months of uncertainty, sparked by looming bulldozers near the shoreline, finally folded into stillness after lawmakers stepped in. Sogunro saw its narrow paths tremble beneath constant threat, each dawn bringing fresh anxiety instead of…
By: Akinde .S. Oluwaseun LeBron James did it again. Thursday night. Broke another record. Most field goals in NBA history. Pretty big deal. The Lakers though? They lost. 120-113. To the Denver Nuggets. Records don’t always mean wins. James passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. That guy was good. Really good. But LeBron’s better. At least in this…
By: Akinde .S. Oluwaseun Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami teammates. They got a special invite. To the White House. From President Trump. Thursday. Big deal. Argentina’s superstar Messi. He was front and center. Miami players. Coach Javier Mascherano. Team co-owner Jorge Mas. All flanking Trump. The president started talking. Military action in the Middle…
By: Akinde .S. Oluwaseun Super Falcons Ajibade disappointed with postponement has stirred reactions across the women’s football scene, and Rasheedat Ajibade did not hide how she feels about it. The Super Falcons captain was clearly unhappy after the Confederation of African Football, CAF, shifted the tournament from its earlier date to a later one in…
