By: Abudu Olalekan President Tinubu draws a hard line, threatening to slash state funds if governors ignore the Supreme Court’s order on LG autonomy. The room was full, but quiet. Night meeting. Party bigwigs. Heavy suits. At the 15th National Executive Committee meeting of the APC in Abuja, everyone thought they knew the script. Speeches….
By: Abudu Olalekan Over a thousand trucks now swarm the Dangote Refinery daily after major price and policy shifts. A report on the changing fuel game in Nigeria. By late afternoon, the road leading to the Dangote refinery looks like a slow‑moving metal river. Tankers everywhere. Headlights. Dust. Horns that never really stop. More than…
By: Abudu Olalekan NCF DG Dr. Joseph Onoja unpacks how COP30 decisions will redefine climate action for Nigeria and Africa, emphasizing finance, data, and urgent implementation Let’s be real. We’ve heard the conference promises before. But this one? This one feels different. According to Dr. Joseph Onoja, the Director General of the Nigerian Conservation Foundation…
By: Abudu Olalekan It’s the political news nobody saw coming. Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has officially left the PDP and joined the ruling APC. What’s behind this massive shift? Well, it happened. The rumors that have been swirling around Abuja and Jos in hushed tones are no longer whispers. They’re a full-blown political earthquake….
By: Abudu Olalekan Nigeria’s House of Reps is getting tough on some electoral offences, approving a 10-year jail term and N75m fine for forgery. But they rejected a key clause on delegate bribery. The folks in Abuja, they’re trying to put some fear into election riggers. Big time. In what felt like a rare show…
By: Abudu Olalekan The air in Katsina had that busy, end-of-meeting feel. People walking fast, folders tucked under arms, quick handshakes that say “we’ll talk later.” Inside the Katsina State Secretariat, the 18th National Council on Environment (NCE) meeting was closing out, but the message from Abuja was meant to carry far beyond the room….
