By: Abudu Olalekan Just last Friday. The corridors of power buzzed. President Bola Tinubu suddenly relieved his top military brass. Service chiefs, everywhere. Folks thought: “Coup?” Many whispered it. But here’s the scoop—no coup. Not even close. It all started with a brief statement from Tope Ajayi, the Senior Special Assistant on Media. He said,…
By: Abudu Olalekan So. You wanna talk about a legend? A real one. Not just some flash-in-the-pan star. But a woman who changed the game. Forever. Her name? Alhaja Salawa Abeni. The Waka Queen. Yeah. That’s her. And if you don’t know, now you know. Born May 5, 1961, in Epe, Lagos. But her roots?…
By: Abudu Olalekan It was a quiet afternoon in Otuoke. Too quiet, maybe. But then, boom. Here comes High Chief Government Ekpemupolo. Tompolo. The ex-militant leader. A guy who hasn’t poked his head out in public for, like, a decade. Yeah. That long. And he’s rolling up to Goodluck Jonathan’s doorstep. October 16. With his…
By: Abudu Olalekan “Make the 2027 elections transparent and free from violence,” Tinubu said, his voice steady. Because, let’s be real, credible polls? They’re the bedrock of public trust. The glue holding our democracy together. Without that, everything crumbles. The oath-taking was quick but packed with meaning. At 1:50 pm sharp, in the Council Chamber,…
By: Abudu Olalekan The land is getting hotter. The rains, when they come, are angry. Floods swallow homes whole. Droughts crack the earth, leaving farmlands barren. This is the reality of climate change in Nigeria. It’s not a distant threat. It’s here, now. And for years, the nation has been grappling with how to fight…
By: Abudu Olalekan The internet is a messy place. And right now, it’s swirling with rumors, accusations, and a whole lot of drama surrounding actress Regina Daniels, her husband, Senator Ned Nwoko, and her mother, veteran actress Rita Daniels. It all kicked off again with a viral video. A shocking one. Regina, in the clip,…
