By: Akinde S. Oluwaseun It was supposed to be fireworks. Barcelona paid €147 million for him fresh off a German Cup win, handed him Neymar’s No. 11, and called him the next messiah. But Ousmane Dembele? His debut was magic — a slick through-ball in his first sub appearance. Then came his first start. Crack….
By: Akinde S. Oluwaseun It was supposed to be a chill hangout — just a bunch of uni execs swapping stories under the Idado sky. But for Damilola Balogun, a 400-level education student and soon-to-be president of UNILAG’s education students’ association, it turned into something else. Thursday afternoon, the waves were whispering danger. Locals were…
By: Akinde Oluwaseun It happened in Lagos. A warehouse in Ilasa-Oshodi was raided. Inside? 277 cartons of fake malaria medicine. Not just any medicine — Malamal Forte, a drug many depend on. But these were counterfeit. Worth over ₦1.2 billion. That’s serious money. Serious danger. NAFDAC’s team uncovered the stash hidden inside cartons labeled as…
By: Akinde Oluwaseun It’s getting messy. The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) just dropped a bombshell. They say Dangote Petroleum Refinery is playing dirty—splitting tanker drivers, blocking their union rights, and spreading what they call “falsehoods” to weaken the union’s grip. Here’s the twist: Dangote’s offering free nationwide petroleum delivery. Sounds…
By: Akinde Oluwaseun Sunday. Drizzle hanging over the Amex like wet laundry. Chiamaka Nnadozie—24, fearless, recently un-packed from Paris FC—pulled on a Brighton shirt for the very first time. Free transfer, zero fuss, big promise. Kick-off, Aston Villa pressing. Crowd restless. She just stood there, calm, gloves tapping together. Funny thing? She barely had to…
By: Akinde S. Oluwaseun It was a hot, dusty Monday. September 8, 2025. Nasir El-Rufai—yes, the former Kaduna governor, still fiery—scribbled his signature on a five-page letter and sent it racing to the Police Service Commission. The tone? Half formal memo, half fed-up rant. He accused the state’s Commissioner of Police and a handful of…
