By: Abudu Olalekan Governor Seyi Makinde has announced a major cabinet shake-up in Oyo State. New SSG appointed, ministries moved, and new faces brought in. Monday morning in Ibadan. The sun was barely up. Most people were thinking about the week ahead. Traffic at Challenge. Crowds at Dugbe. Then, boom. Governor Seyi Makinde decided it…
By: Abudu Olalekan A federal court has ordered NNPC to disclose details of the $3bn Afreximbank crude-for-cash loan following a suit by HEDA. Read the full story here. It isn’t every day you see a giant like the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited get told what to do. But that is exactly what happened in…
By: Abudu Olalekan Things are getting really messy in Owerri right now. If you haven’t heard about the “Tiger Base” unit of the Imo State Police Command, well, it has quite the reputation. But this time, the drama isn’t coming from outside. It is coming from within. Some police staff attached to this controversial Anti-Kidnapping…
By: Abudu Olalekan Everything in Venezuela just went from crazy to completely unbelievable. You think you’ve seen it all in politics, then something like this happens. Late on Saturday, the Supreme Court in Caracas made a massive move. They officially named Vice-President Delcy Rodríguez as the interim leader of the country. This didn’t just happen…
By: Abudu Olalekan So here’s the tea: 2027’s already heating up — and Rivers State’s caught in the crossfire. APC bigwigs just threw full support behind Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Like, actual backing. No fluff. Ajibola Basiru, the party’s National Secretary, said it plain: “Nobody can frustrate any APC governor.” Period. Fubara? He jumped ship from…
By: Abudu Olalekan Benjamin Netanyahu’s Christmas vow to fight terrorism against Nigerian Christians triggered fierce backlash. MUSWEN told Reportersroom the PM should stay away. Christmas Day. Benjamin Netanyahu wasn’t delivering tidings of comfort to everyone. Addressing Christian Zionist supporters, the Israeli Prime Minister declared Israel would open a “new front.” Nigeria sat on that list…
