By: Abudu Olalekan It’s worse than a ransom demand.At least when the phone rings, you know they’re still breathing. Across Kwara, Borno, Niger, Southern Kaduna and Zamfara, more than a thousand people – mostly women, kids, pregnant mothers – are simply… gone. No calls. No proof-of-life videos. No negotiations. Just silence that’s louder than gunfire….
By: Abudu Olalekan This Thursday, April 16th, people from community organizations stood outside Petrobras’ main office in Rio de Janeiro while the company held its yearly shareholder meeting. Not here for applause. Their message? A shift toward clean energy must happen – empty words won’t cut it.Fair point – frustration makes sense when you look…
By: Abudu Olalekan There’s a major development in Abuja. The Federal High Court has granted bail to Linus Williams Ifejirika, better known as Blord, after days of tension and uncertainty around his detention. Human rights activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore confirmed the news on Friday. He said the court approved bail on self-recognizance….
By: Abudu Olalekan Washington just dropped a bombshell. Or rather, they quietly published a document. On April 8, 2026, the State Department’s Office of Presidential Appointments released their “Ambassadorial Assignments Overseas” list. And it’s not pretty. Nigeria’s spot is empty. So are 116 others. I got the document Thursday. Let me tell you, reading through…
By: Abudu Olalekan Washington, DC – Let’s be real, Nigeria’s infrastructure problem is huge. Like, $2.3 trillion huge. That’s the number Dr. Jobson Ewalefoh, the head of Nigeria’s Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), dropped during a chat on the sidelines of the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings. The meeting happened Thursday, April 16, 2026. Yes you…
By: Abudu Olalekan Well, well, well. Africa’s richest man just got some serious recognition. Aliko Dangote, the chairman of the Dangote Group, has landed a spot on TIME Magazine’s 2026 list of the 100 most influential people in the world. And here’s the kicker — he’s the only Nigerian on that list. Pretty impressive, right?…
