By: Abudu Olalekan Just when Nigerians thought they could catch a breath, Dangote went ahead and hiked petrol prices. Again. The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has pushed the gantry price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) up to N1,175 per litre. And no, this isn’t the first time — it’s actually the third adjustment in barely one…
By: Abudu Olalekan A shift sits on the horizon. Yet it feels heavy, not bright. In parts of Nigeria, opposition groups see trouble ahead. Attacks target their top figures. Offices go up in flames instead. Meetings get broken up without warning. This unrest hits hard, just months before election campaigns officially kick off for 2027….
By: Abudu Olalekan Here we go once more. A fresh morning brings yet another courtroom session for the Peoples Democratic Party. Judgment day arrives at last, as the Appeal Court prepares to announce its decision about control of the group. Truth is, each camp walks in believing victory is theirs. Outcomes hang by a thread,…
By: Abudu Olalekan Dark night in Ngoshe. Gwoza, Borno State. Terrorists strike. Boko Haram. Again. They hit a military base first—82 Division Task Force Battalion. Guns blazing. Then storm the community. IDP camp too. Women snatched. Kids gone. Soldiers down. Chief Imam killed. Brutal. Hearts sink. Word spreads fast. Vice-President Kashim Shettima—Borno boy himself—reacts quick….
By: Abudu Olalekan On Saturday in Agulu, Peter Obi’s hometown. Aniocha Local Government, Anambra State. The man himself—Labour Party’s 2023 presidential hopeful—walks in. Signs up. Boom. He’s now officially with the African Democratic Congress. ADC. Big move, right? And right there, he drops a bomb. “I’m taking the 2026 Electoral Act to court.” Why? Says…
By: Abudu Olalekan Right when clocks ticked past midnight, close to one in the morning their time. A sharp explosion tore into the front of the American consulate office in Oslo. Officers arrived fast after a report came through, spotting black burns sprayed across the entry. Damage not bad, one cop mentioned, though nothing else…
