By: Akinde S. Oluwaseun The Africa Cup of Nations is rolling on in Morocco. Loud. Colourful. Unforgiving.Nigeria’s Super Eagles are still standing, one of 16 teams that survived the group stage after three tense rounds. Now the real business begins. As always, AFCON brings more than football. It brings judgment. On players. On teams. On…
By: Akinde S. Oluwaseun Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan isn’t losing sleep. Not over Yahaya Bello. Not over 2027. The Kogi Central lawmaker has waved aside talks that the former governor’s decision to eye her Senate seat poses any real danger. No pressure, she insists. No fear either. In fact, she says she welcomes it. Speaking through…
By: Akinde S. Oluwaseun Five-four. You read that right. Samuel Chukwueze came off the bench Tuesday and scored two. Two goals against Manchester City. The Nigerian international almost pulled off a miracle at Craven Cottage. Almost. “It was a crazy game,” he said in the tunnel after. “I like the spirit of the team, almost…
By: Akinde S. Oluwaseun Yesterday wasn’t normal. Not in Congress. House Appropriators and Foreign Affairs leaders—people who don’t usually share a room—sat together. Rare joint briefing. The topic? Nigeria. And the bloodshed that won’t stop. Mario Díaz-Balart led it. Florida Republican. Vice Chair of Appropriations. He doesn’t mince words. They were there because President Trump…
By: Akinde S. Oluwaseun They came for him over a tweet. Five counts of criminal defamation, wrapped in the shiny new packaging of the Cybercrimes Act. Omoyele Sowore stood before Justice Mohammed Umar on Tuesday. The publisher. The ex-presidential candidate. The man who dared call President Tinubu “a criminal” on social media. The DSS had…
By: Akinde S. Oluwaseun The week didn’t exactly start with a smile for the Naira. Not today. The currency walked into Monday already under pressure, especially in that ever-busy corner Nigerians call the black market. Or parallel market. Depends who you ask. By mid-morning, the Dollar was already trading at rates that felt… well, a…
