By: Abudu Olalekan Nowhere is calm inside the PDP right now. With the National Convention kicking off today in Abuja, unity among state chairmen has vanished like smoke. One moment they stand together, next – silence, then shouting. Not even shared history keeps them aligned anymore. Fueled by supporters of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike,…
By: Abudu Olalekan Nasir El-Rufai stepped out of ICPC custody Friday night. His mother had died hours earlier in Cairo. The family is reeling. Freed just before dark, Nasir El-Rufai stepped beyond walls that had held him for days. This wasn’t a glance through glass anymore. A brief release from ICPC hands came with one…
By: Abudu Olalekan Nigerian students in India say they’re being hunted by police, charged unfair visa fees, and beaten in the streets. We spoke to those living in fear. Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi. Pick a city. If you’re Nigerian right now, you’re probably looking over your shoulder. Things have gotten heavy. Students and business owners across…
By: Abudu Olalekan Yesterday marked the close of the IPCC’s 64th Plenary Session in Bangkok. Tension ran high throughout those packed days. Much of the work focused on revising the operational framework – specifically, the Principles and Procedures guiding the organization’s actions. Instead of rushing ahead, participants dug into details. One by one, sections were…
By: Abudu Olalekan Abuja is buzzing right now. And I mean really buzzing. Folks from across Nigeria are gathering in the capital as the All Progressives Congress National Convention begins today, wrapping up Saturday. Leading the crowd is President Bola Tinubu, joined by every one of his cabinet picks. In town too – each of…
By: Abudu Olalekan Dangote refinery price cut, petrol price reduction, fuel costs Nigeria Well, this is a nice surprise. Dangote Petroleum Refinery just dropped their ex-gantry petrol price to N1,200 per litre. That’s N75 less than what we were paying before. Feels a bit like whiplash though, doesn’t it? Just last week, prices kept climbing….
