By: Abudu Olalekan Let’s be real for a second. Nigeria is drowning in energy resources. We’re literally swimming in gas. Yet, getting the lights to stay on for 200 million people? That feels like a cruel joke. For decades, it’s been the same story. Hope. Frustration. Darkness. Repeat. The grid collapses so often we barely…

By: Abudu Olalekan Award season swings around again, and this time it’s Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina stepping into the light. Once leading the African Development Bank, he shaped economic paths across nations. Recognition arrives now through the African Lifetime Achievement Award. Ceremony set? The 2026 African Heritage Awards, taking place in Ghana. Truth be told, many…

By: Abudu Olalekan The 2027 elections are still some way off, but the political temperature is already rising. And right at the center of it? A controversial voter revalidation exercise announced by INEC. Opposition parties, the Obidient movement, and civil society groups came out swinging on Sunday. They’re warning that this whole thing could disenfranchise…

By: Abudu Olalekan Let me tell you about Doyinsola Ogunye. This woman from Lagos doesn’t just talk about change — she’s out there making it happen. She founded two organizations, MEDIC (Mental and Environmental Development Initiative for Children) and Reswaye (Recycling Scheme for Women and Youth Empowerment). Her goal? Tackle the plastic waste choking our…

By: Abudu Olalekan You know how it goes. Lawmakers promise one thing, do another behind closed doors, hope nobody notices. Well, SERAP noticed, they’re not playing nice anymore. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project just filed a bombshell lawsuit against the Code of Conduct Bureau. Why? Because the bureau apparently sat on its hands while…