By: Abudu Olalekan It’s November in Ibadan. The party’s national convention. A chance to reset and heal. So many eyes on this one. They need unity. They crave consensus. Inside that smoky room, three names kept popping up. Sule Lamido. Former Jigawa State strongman. Ahmed Makarfi. The calm hand from Kaduna. And Tanimu Turaki, SAN….
By: Abudu Olalekan It began as whispers in the dry heat of the northeast. Small towns attacked at dawn. Families torn apart. Soldiers outnumbered. But what started as a local insurgency has now morphed into something uglier—wide, tangled, and burning across borders. Today, insecurity in Nigeria and the broader Sahel isn’t just a story of…
By: Abudu Olalekan The sun in Keffi was stubborn that day. Hot, harsh, unrelenting. Yet inside the modest conference hall, cooled air and sharper words filled the space. Comrade Eche Asuzu, National Coordinator on Climate Change and Just Transition of the Nigeria Labour Congress, sat upright, voice steady but firm. “This time must be different,”…
By: Abudu Olalekan It was an afternoon of truth-telling in Ado Ekiti. The air was mild, the hall packed. Chief Wole Olanipekun, Senior Advocate of Nigeria and one of the country’s most respected legal minds, stood before graduates, dignitaries, and restless youth. His voice? Calm. His message? Explosive. “Pause the amendment,” he said sharply, cutting…
By: Abudu Olalekan The air was tense. Monday dawned with chants, flags, and a heavy mix of dust and defiance. Across Abuja and down the subtle spines of the South-East, thousands stood still—physically, symbolically—demanding one thing: Free Nnamdi Kanu. By sunrise, security trucks had already roared to life near the Three Arms Zone. The usually…
By: Abudu Olalekan It happened in Owerri, Imo State. Heart of the matter. Viral clip from NaijaConfra, that anti-cult squad online. They drop the bomb: “These cops disgracing the force! Boldly wearing DNKI Vikings stuff. Evil group killing rivals left and right.” And get this—these same officers? Allegedly pulling triggers in cult clashes. Hypocrisy maxed….
