By: Abudu Olalekan It was supposed to be a rally. A big one. In Ijebu-Jesa, Osun State. Governor Ademola Adeleke was there. So was his deputy, the speaker, a bunch of officials. Then the podium collapsed. Just like that. One minute the MC was winding down the music. Next minute— crash. The whole thing caved…
By: Abudu Olalekan It started in Kogi. Bandits hit a school—UBE Secondary/Primary in Iluke. Three people died. A vice principal. A 70-year-old man. A six-year-old kid. Schools closed early across the country. Wednesday turned into a nightmare. Parents panicked. They grabbed their kids. In Edo, three schools shut down after the DSS warned about a…
By: Abudu Olalekan The UN’s climate tech arm just took a big step. They joined the Digital Public Goods Alliance. Why does that matter? Because it’s all about making climate tools open and accessible. Especially for developing countries. We’re talking about open-source software, data, even AI systems—stuff that’s free to use and adapt. The Climate…
By: Abudu Olalekan So, there’s this thing happening with the 2027 election. Or rather, it’s getting complicated fast. We at Reportersroom dug into some fresh info, and the findings are… well, they aren’t exactly what the campaigners might want. Former Anambra governor Peter Obi has been pushing hard for the presidency. But now? His ambition…
By: Abudu Olalekan Environmental experts, academics, and policy advocates gathered on Friday to sound the alarm — climate change isn’t some distant threat anymore. It’s here. And it’s hitting hard. The occasion was the 2026 World Environment Day celebration, held at Igbinedion University, Okada, in Edo State. The theme this year? “Now for Climate.” Not…
By: Abudu Olalekan The Pentagon’s basically sounding the alarm right now. According to NBC News, the Defense Intelligence Agency just bumped Israel’s threat level to “critical”—the highest it goes. And that’s a big deal. Here’s what’s happening. The DIA apparently got spooked by what it sees as increasingly aggressive Israeli intelligence operations aimed squarely at…
