By: Abudu Olalekan Somewhere out there, a stranger clicks a link on Telegram. The page looks clean. Says it’s raising money for orphans, or maybe school fees for displaced kids up North. He donates $100. Feels good about it too. That money, according to Nigeria’s Financial Intelligence Unit, may well end up buying fuel for…
By: Abudu Olalekan Veteran Nollywood actor and filmmaker Taiwo Hassan, better known as Ogogo, has reportedly died after a battle with stage-four cancer. His daughter, Kira Hassan, announced the news during an emotional Instagram Live session on Sunday. “My daddy is dead. I can’t believe it,” she said. Entertainment platform Emiralty Africa also shared a…
By: Abudu Olalekan At a church event in Lagos yesterday, former Lagos State governor Babatunde Fashola told Nigerians that faith must not be a reason for them to turn against each other. The senior lawyer called for religious tolerance and mutual respect, saying religion should unite people rather than divide them. A statement released on…
By: Abudu Olalekan The Taraba Climate Change Policy 2026 has been launched by Governor Agbu Kefas in Jalingo on Friday, 21st August 2026. The Governor charged stakeholders to make climate change a priority in the state’s agenda of environmental protection, adaptation, and resilience-building. Senior officials, academicians, climate experts, partners, and stakeholders were present at the…
By: Abudu Olalekan Politics in Nigeria is always a rollercoaster. Remember the 2023 elections? Atiku Abubakar, then the PDP candidate, promised to scrap the petrol subsidy within his first 100 days in office. Fast forward to today, and the script has completely flipped. Now running under the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the former Vice President…
By: Abudu Olalekan Imagine checking your account and suddenly seeing billions of naira extra. That is exactly what happened to 29 Nigerian state governments recently. Between January and June 2026, they quietly recorded at least N435 billion in a relatively new Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) window. It’s a lot of money. This cash wasn’t…
