By: Abudu Olalekan On Tuesday. WHO press room in Geneva – or maybe it was virtual, hard to tell with those pixelated backdrops. Anyway. Statement drops ahead of World Cancer Day. Theme: “United by unique.” Fancy. But the numbers? Stark. Four in 10. That’s not a guess. New global analysis – 185 countries, 36 cancers…
By: Abudu Olalekan So. Tuesday, February 3. Stakeholder room at the Lagos Assembly. Wet wood smell from the chairs. Hum of generators outside. Mr. Noheem Adams – chair of that ad-hoc committee set up by Speaker Obasa last month – leans into the mic. Says it plain: All demolitions in Makoko, Oko-Agbon, Shogunro? Stopped. Effective…
By: Abudu Olalekan So. The COP30 Presidency sent their 12th letter. 114 civil society groups hit reply – with an open letter that’s blunt. It’s addressed to President André Corrêa do Lago. The message? Simple. Without real political muscle and a truly inclusive process, the fossil fuel transition roadmap risks becoming just another paper. The…
By: Abudu Olalekan Former AGF Abubakar Malami tells Federal High Court his properties were bought lawfully, per CCB declarations. Challenges EFCC’s interim forfeiture order amid money laundering charges. Get the full story. You ever wonder how the big shots explain their fancy lifestyles when trouble knocks? Like, picture this: A former top lawyer, once calling…
By: Abudu Olalekan The gloves are off. Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has filed a counter-affidavit at the Supreme Court, challenging an appeal by Senate President Godswill Akpabio in a major legal showdown. The political drama just hit a new level. It’s a legal war, plain and simple. Kogi Central’s firebrand Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, is not having…
By: Abudu Olalekan The US is deporting 79 convicted Nigerians in a major crackdown. Find out who’s on the list and why this is causing panic among the Nigerian community in America. The air is thick with fear. Whispers are turning into panicked phone calls. For many Nigerians living in the United States, the American…
