By: Abudu Olalekan Thursday dawn felt like carnival. Brass bands, red-clad women, ex-council bosses in over-ironed agbadas. Everyone pointed toward one gate – Government House, Port Harcourt. Six months of emergency rule had finally lapsed at midnight, President Tinubu said so himself. So, Siminalayi Fubara, the reinstated governor, ought to stride back in at sunrise,…
By: Abudu Olalekan The rain came in sheets. Streets turned to rivers. In Bali, 45-year-old fisherman Wayan stood ankle-deep in murky water, staring at his flooded home. “Last year, the water rose to my knees. This time? It took my boat,” he said. “What’s next?” The UN’s World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has an answer: more….
By: Abudu Olalekan The water is poison. Fish are dead. Children play near pipelines that leak toxic sludge. In the village of Bodo, Mary Ekpe remembers when the rivers teemed with life. Now, her nets come up empty. Her grandchildren have never seen a healthy fish from the waters their ancestors fished. “We drink this…
By: Abudu Olalekan Brussels. Thursday. Ministers are sweating — and not just from the late summer heat. They’re fighting over numbers. Big ones. The kind that could define Europe’s climate future. An internal note, seen by Reportersroom, lays it bare: EU nations are split. Deeply. On 2035 emissions targets — the next big step under…
By: Abudu Olalekan Listen up, pilgrims! The National Hajj Commission (NAHCON) is waving a big red flag. They’re worried. Why? Because many intending pilgrims are dragging their feet on paying for the 2026 Hajj. And that delay? It could cost you—literally. Think about it: late payments might mean missing out on the best accommodations in…
By: Abudu Olalekan Siminalayi Fubara walks back into Government House today. Six months gone. Six months of silence, tension, and a state held hostage by politics. But was it worth it? President Tinubu just pulled the plug on the emergency rule he slapped on Rivers State back in March. Midnight. That’s when democracy officially restarts….
