By: Abudu Olalekan On Saturday in Agulu, Peter Obi’s hometown. Aniocha Local Government, Anambra State. The man himself—Labour Party’s 2023 presidential hopeful—walks in. Signs up. Boom. He’s now officially with the African Democratic Congress. ADC. Big move, right? And right there, he drops a bomb. “I’m taking the 2026 Electoral Act to court.” Why? Says…
By: Abudu Olalekan Right when clocks ticked past midnight, close to one in the morning their time. A sharp explosion tore into the front of the American consulate office in Oslo. Officers arrived fast after a report came through, spotting black burns sprayed across the entry. Damage not bad, one cop mentioned, though nothing else…
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: Abudu Olalekan He spoke Tuesday, saying many once considered to lead Iran have passed away. The American president questioned if Reza Pahlavi, living outside Iran, holds enough support inside the nation. Doubts came up again about the former royal’s influence. Names that mattered before are now gone, he noted. Thoughts turned to what comes…
