By: Abudu Olalekan President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has a question. A big one. Why are all our medical professionals moving overseas? He asked it on Thursday at the State House in Abuja. He had just received an Honorary Fellowship from the West African College of Physicians, WACP. The award came with a serious conversation about…
By: Abudu Olalekan The numbers coming out of the National Emergency Management Agency are not easy reading. Flooding in Nigeria has now killed 245 people and forced more than 214,000 others out of their homes, and the agency itself is warning that the hard part may still be ahead. According to NEMA’s flood dashboard, 673,350…
By: Abudu Olalekan Rome — Picture a harvest that fails twice in five years. Then picture the family that was just about getting by. That is the story behind a hard number from the Food and Agriculture Organisation. On Monday, October 12, 2026, FAO said climate extremes could push more than 132 million people into…
By: Abudu Olalekan Three hundred and fifty pairs of boots. That’s what Taiwo Awoniyi just handed out to young players in the Kwara Kiddies League. And honestly, for a lot of these kids, it’s more than just footwear — it’s a signal that somebody actually sees them. The Super Eagles striker, through his foundation, made…
By: Abudu Olalekan The federal government isn’t mincing words anymore. It wants all 36 states — and the FCT — to stop treating climate action like an afterthought and actually weave it into their development and investment plans. That message came through loud and clear at the 3rd Sub-national Climate Governance Performance Rating and Ranking,…
By: Abudu Olalekan The 20 prospective corps members who were released by suspected kidnappers on Wednesday have been offered the chance to do their national service in any of the six South-West states. It’s a little relief for families who, just days ago, were living in fear over the fate of their children. A parent…
