By: Abudu Olalekan It’s a tense, frightening moment in Borno. And the clock has already run out. A faction of Boko Haram, known as Jama’atu Ahlis-Sunna Lidda’Awati Wal-Jihad (JAS), says its 72-hour deadline to the Nigerian government is over. No extensions. No more talks. According to them, what comes next could be deadly — 416…
By: Abudu Olalekan A surprise legal move sparks debate as top lawyer urges judges to erase ADC, Accord, and three more parties from ballot access. Ruling might shift power lines across Nigeria just before 2027 votes take center stage. Right now, a court case in Abuja holds everything together. This one involves the Attorney General…
By: Abudu Olalekan It happened out in the middle of nowhere. Or so you’d think. Israeli military forces have intercepted boats travelling with the Global Sumud Flotilla. They didn’t do it quietly either. Using drones, jamming tech, and armed raiding parties, they halted the humanitarian fleet right in the Mediterranean. That’s what organisers say. Israeli…
By: Abudu Olalekan Today is one of those days where everyone in Abuja stops what they’re doing. The Supreme Court is finally dropping judgment on the leadership fights rocking the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). If you know anything about Nigerian politics, you know this could reshape the opposition before…
By: Abudu Olalekan UN Climate Change’s Regional Collaboration Centres (RCCs) had a busy year. According to the just-released RCCs Annual Report 2025, they spent the past 12 months helping governments turn their climate pledges into something real — actual projects on the ground, not just words on paper. The focus in 2025? Four big areas:…
By: Abudu Olalekan Gullies tearing through Abia and Imo. Homes gone. Farms swallowed. People displaced. South-East neighbors battling back hard. Start in Abia. SEMA boss Dr. Sunday Jackson lays it out in Umuahia chat. “We’re one of the worst hit.” Sites everywhere across zones. NiMet and NIHSA warn: High flood risk, 33 states including us….
