By: Abudu Olalekan October 1, 2025. Nigeria hits 65. Independence from British chains. Folks worldwide celebrate—parades in Lagos, quiet toasts in diaspora spots. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu takes the stage. Congrats the nation. It’s reflection time, he says. That journey since ’60. Founding fathers snatching self-rule. Their sacrifices. Big dreams. A powerhouse Nigeria. Leading Africa….
By: Abudu Olalekan It’s the little things. The silent deductions that appear on your bank statement. A few naira here, a few hundred there. They call it an account maintenance fee. For millions of Nigerians, it just feels like a slow drip of money from their accounts, for a service that’s supposed to be basic….
By: Abudu Olalekan Imagine this. You’re a Nigerian guy, kicked out of the US after years building a life there. You land in Ghana, thinking that’s the end of the nightmare. But nope. Ghanaian officials load you up in the dead of night, drive you through some shady back route, and just… dump you in…
By: Abudu Olalekan The clock in Washington ticked down. A digital display on social media showed the final seconds to midnight over the stark image of the Capitol building. It felt like a scene from a movie. But this was real. And then, just like that, it happened. The US government began shutting down. Yeah,…
By: Abudu Olalekan October 1 was supposed to be parades, flags, and national pride. But this year? No march. No soldiers. Just a statement. The Federal Government quietly axed the 65th Independence Anniversary parade, citing “sober reflection” over celebration. The bombshell came Monday via a terse statement from the Office of the Secretary to the…
By: Abudu Olalekan Dawn broke over Oke-Ode with gunfire, not roosters. Blood on the streets. Vigilantes dead. The Baale of Ogbayo—gone. Last Sunday’s attack turned the quiet town into a nightmare. And the PDP? Furious. “The governor’s asleep at the wheel,” said Olusegun Adewara, the party’s mouthpiece. “Kwara’s burning. Under AbdulRazaq, bandits run wild. Kidnappers…
