By: Abudu Olalekan Lagos was tense Sunday. Not because of rain. Not because of traffic. Because Aliko Dangote just dropped a grenade. At the Lekki refinery, the billionaire businessman stood before reporters. His message? Sharp. Direct. No more playing nice. “Starting Tuesday,” he announced, “MRS stations will sell petrol at N739 per litre.” Just like…
By: Abudu Olalekan Cairo is buzzing. The real work for Nigeria’s Super Eagles just kicked off. And honestly? It feels like the whole country is holding its breath. Sunday morning. Renaissance Hotel. Coaches? Already there. Backroom staff? Settled in. But the camp wasn’t truly alive until the players started rolling in. One by one. First…
By: Abudu Olalekan Here’s the thing about Nigerian politics—it’s never just about the next election. It’s about the next move. And right now? President Bola Tinubu’s APC is making theirs. They’re not waiting for 2027. They’re not hoping for the best. They’re engineering it. The Problem: The North is Slipping AwayLet’s be real. Tinubu didn’t…
By: Abudu Olalekan The former President Olusegun Obasanjo sat down with the PDP National Working Committee on a Saturday in Abeokuta. He didn’t wear a suit of diplomacy. He wore a no‑nonsense stare. “The country is being run the wrong way,” he said, voice low but sharp. It was not a rant. It was a warning….
By: Abudu Olalekan The Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) says it’s already digging into the pockets of former ministers, current top government officials and senior public officers. In a chat with NAN on a Sunday in Abuja, the bureau’s boss, Dr Abubakar Bello, laid it all out – no sugar‑coating, just straight facts. “We have started investigating…
By: Abudu Olalekan A brave Catholic priest testifies in the Owo church attack trial, describing the horrific moment gunmen opened fire on worshippers during a 2022 service. The atmosphere in the Federal High Court in Abuja was heavy on Thursday. You could almost feel the tension. A Catholic priest stood there, but nobody could see…
