By: Abudu Olalekan Atiku Abubakar – once second-in-command – spoke up again on Nigeria’s slipping safety. Terror outfits now shift quicker, change tactics smarter, move faster, while state forces lag behind. Though officials scramble, the gap grows wider. Because threats evolve by the day, responses feel stuck in place. So far, little has closed that…
By: Abudu Olalekan Still standing by its primary elections, NDC brushes off claims of pushing candidates through. The party says openness shaped every step, with members involved deeply throughout. Decisions came from discussion inside the ranks, not orders from above. Wrong claims about the NDC’s recent vote have been spreading. Though some say the process…
By: Abudu Olalekan In Ede, the heat wasn’t just from the midday sun beating down on the roof. It was the weight of the conversation happening inside the hall. Behind closed doors, packed with journalists from around the region, the talk wasn’t about sports or typical politics. It was about survival. Specifically, the survival of…
By: Abudu Olalekan The planet’s on fire. Scientists say we’re about to blow past the 1.5°C warming limit—maybe within the next decade. The clock’s ticking. But here’s the thing: we’re not doomed. Not yet. A new UN report—Cheaper. Cleaner. Unstoppable.—just dropped some serious hope bombs. Turns out, clean tech isn’t just some distant dream. It’s…
By: Abudu Olalekan Years passed while Shell stayed silent. Even after engineers raised alarms, even with papers spelling out danger, even against their own rules – they pushed oil through Nigeria’s key pipe. What came next sits heavy: water blackens, nets hang useless, homes breathe fumes where fishers once worked the shore. Those documents –…
By: Abudu Olalekan Out near Katsina State, armed men took a retired defence spokesman along with his wife. Troops confirm they’re moving fast to find them. This is the latest on the situation. A man who used to speak for Nigeria’s armed forces was taken by armed men. His wife too. The incident happened during…
