By: Abudu Olalekan The pressure’s on. Nigeria’s got big climate targets to hit by 2030, and honestly? It won’t happen without you. That’s the message Dr Bala Inusa, Senior Technical Adviser to the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals, kept hammering home during a recent gathering in Abuja. The event itself…
By: Abudu Olalekan Abuja, Monday morning. The air hums with anticipation. Judges in robes. Officials in suits. All gathered for the Court of Appeal’s 2025/2026 Legal Year kickoff. Then, Lateef Fagbemi, Nigeria’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, steps up. His message? Clear. Urgent. “We’re in trouble,” he says, voice firm. No sugarcoating. Nigeria’s battling…
By: Abudu Olalekan A US Congressman, fresh off a long flight, sits down with Nigeria’s top security chief. Tension? Maybe. Expectation? Definitely. And Rep. Riley Moore? He’s walking away calling it “productive.” Yeah, you heard that right. Moore, a Republican representing West Virginia, just wrapped up high-stakes talks with Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu….
By: Abudu Olalekan A Nigerian Air Force C-130, heavy with fuel and military personnel, suddenly plunges into trouble over the dusty landscapes of western Burkina Faso. Engines scream. Alarms blare. It’s Monday, December 8th, 2025. The pilots, fighting a terrifying in-flight emergency, have no choice. They slam the big plane down onto the runway in…
By: Abudu Olalekan A flicker of hope. After a terrifying ordeal, 100 abducted students are coming home. But the story is far from over. Finally, some good news. A sliver of light in a dark, familiar story. This Sunday, the Federal Government announced a breakthrough: the release of 100 students. They were among the 265…
By: Abudu Olalekan A bridge collapses. ₦16.5 billion is approved to rebuild it. Then, the money—and the project—just disappears. Here’s the paper trail. It was supposed to be an emergency. A matter of life and death, literally. The Namnai Bridge in Taraba State collapses in August 2024. It severs a critical lifeline. So, the Federal…
