By: Abudu Olalekan Washington D.C., October 15, 2025 – The air in the IMF/World Bank meeting hall was thick with talk of numbers. Debt. Growth. But Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite had something else on her mind: the planet. Nigeria’s Minister of State for Finance stood at the podium, 14th Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action….
By: Abudu Olalekan Lagos, Nigeria – The air in the NACOMYO office crackled with urgency. Alhaji Sani Suleiman, the group’s president, leaned forward as he read the latest headlines. “Christian genocide in Nigeria,” the articles blared. His brow furrowed. “This has to stop,” he thought. On Thursday, the National Council of Muslim Youth Organisations (NACOMYO)…
By: Abudu Olalekan On Thursday, whispers started spreading. Some names on the presidential pardon list—approved by the Council of State and presented by Attorney-General Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN)—might get the boot. The news comes as people across the country are up in arms. The list includes some high-profile names—people convicted of violent crimes. And that’s…
By: Abudu Olalekan Katsina Governor Dikko Radda says no. No negotiations with bandits. Not happening. Never did. And he’s tired of the headlines. “I’ve said it before. I’ll say it again,” he told a crowd in Katsina, fresh off the passing-out parade of 100 new C-Watch officers. “We are not negotiating with bandits. But we…
By: Abudu Olalekan Super Eagles. World Cup 2026. Play-offs. That’s where we are now. Not automatic. Not over. But still in. Still fighting. That 4–0 win over Benin in Uyo? Yeah, it mattered. Victor Osimhen with a hat-trick—again—and Frank Onyeka slamming in the fourth. Dominant. Needed it. Deserved it. But South Africa won too. 3–0…
By: Abudu Olalekan Osun State. Sixth place. Sixth. Out of 36. In climate governance. Let that sink in. Just a year ago, they were at 30—now? Now they’re breathing down Lagos’ neck in the Southwest. And Kano? Kano jumped from 35th to fourth. Fourth! That’s not progress. That’s a full-on sprint. This isn’t some random…
