Abudu Olalekan

Olalekan A. Abudu is a seasoned and dedicated News Journalist at REPORTERS ROOM, with over eight years of experience. He specializes in politics, climate change, health, and education, while also covering security, economic, and judicial issues. Committed to accuracy and balanced reporting, Olalekan exemplifies the principles of public-interest journalism.

Political Crisis: Why Governor Fubara Chose Peace Over Power in Rivers Emergency Rule

By: Abudu Olalekan The tension was thick. The stakes? Higher than ever. For six months, Rivers State burned with political drama – impeachment plots, assembly arson, bitter rivalries. Then came the hammer: President Tinubu declared emergency rule. Governor Sim Fubara could’ve fought it. His supporters begged him to. But he didn’t. Why? “Peace was worth…

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Asylum Crisis: Over 7,000 Nigerians Fled to Sweden in 24 Years – Here’s Why

By: Abudu Olalekan The numbers don’t lie. And they’re brutal. Between 2000 and 2024, 7,646 Nigerians applied for asylum in Sweden. That’s two decades of desperation, hope, and—for most—rejection. The Breakdown: Who’s Fleeing?The data from Sweden’s Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) tells a grim story. 2000-2021: 6,783 applications2022: 2882023: 2002024 (so far): 375But here’s the kicker—88% of…

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Drug Trafficking: 106 Nigerians Nabbed in India’s Massive Crackdown

By: Abudu Olalekan India’s war on drugs just got real. And the numbers? Brutal. Last year, 660 foreign nationals were arrested for drug trafficking. Out of these, a staggering 106 were Nigerians. That’s right—Nigerians made up the second-highest group after Nepalese (203 arrests). The data, straight from the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), also showed Myanmarese…

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2027 Jonathan comeback talk ‘brews crisis’, Wike warns

By: Abudu Olalekan Night-time TV, harsh studio lights, one blunt guest. That was Thursday. Nyesom Wike, now lord of Abuja’s boulevards, faced the Politics Today cameras and—without clearing his throat—fired a broadside at folks begging ex-president Goodluck Jonathan to run again in 2027. “They’re stoking trouble,” he snapped. No fancy euphemism. Just trouble. He knows…

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