By: Abudu Olalekan Thursday. 11:40 AM. Awka. Sun beating down. Then—boom. Just gone. Like sandcastles washed by tide. No warning. Just dust. Panic everywhere. People running. Screaming. My heart sank watching it. The building? Behind the State House of Assembly. Off Ekwueme Square. Still under construction. Roofing stage. Workers on top. Suddenly, nothing. Just rubble….
By: Abudu Olalekan Well, she’s back. After six long months, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan walked back into the National Assembly on Tuesday. But this wasn’t a quiet, head-down return. Far from it. The lawmaker representing Kogi Central came out swinging, and her target was none other than the Senate President himself, Godswill Akpabio. Her chosen word…
By: Abudu Olalekan The streets are burning. Not with fire – with fury. From New York to Nairobi, Berlin to Belem, hundreds of thousands are marching this week. Their demand? Simple: Stop killing our planet. This isn’t just another protest. It’s a global scream for survival. Why Now?The numbers don’t lie: 600+ actions across 90+…
By: Abudu Olalekan Let’s get real. Body image struggles? They hit different after childbirth. Nollywood star Uche Ogbodo knows this too well. The actress just dropped a truth bomb: She got a Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) for her mental health. Not for fame. Not for men. For herself. “I Didn’t Recognize Myself Anymore”Three C-sections. Three…
By: Abudu Olalekan The tension was thick. The stakes? Higher than ever. For six months, Rivers State burned with political drama – impeachment plots, assembly arson, bitter rivalries. Then came the hammer: President Tinubu declared emergency rule. Governor Sim Fubara could’ve fought it. His supporters begged him to. But he didn’t. Why? “Peace was worth…
By: Abudu Olalekan The numbers don’t lie. And they’re brutal. Between 2000 and 2024, 7,646 Nigerians applied for asylum in Sweden. That’s two decades of desperation, hope, and—for most—rejection. The Breakdown: Who’s Fleeing?The data from Sweden’s Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) tells a grim story. 2000-2021: 6,783 applications2022: 2882023: 2002024 (so far): 375But here’s the kicker—88% of…
