By: Oluwaseun M. Lawal So here’s the deal. On Wednesday, a split US appeals court gave the Trump administration the thumbs-up to slash billions from foreign aid programs. It wasn’t a clean sweep—2 judges said yes, 1 said no—but it’s a win for Trump’s plan. Remember, a lower court had told Trump to put that…
By: Oluwaseun M. Lawal Abuja. Tuesday. The rain had barely stopped when the city’s conference hall began to fill. Suits, traditional attires, name tags swinging as people moved from one coffee table to another. Conversations—some loud, some in whispers—were all about one thing: climate change. Sen. George Akume, Nigeria’s Secretary to the Government of the…
By: Oluwaseun M. Lawal Picture the year’s end: beaches swept, bins overflowing, a quiet cough in the clinic. Then a receipt you never saw—$80 billion in public cash nudging industry to make more brand‑new plastic. That’s what Eunomia, with the Quaker UN Office and support from Minderoo Foundation, found. We fund the start of the…
By: Oluwaseun M. Lawal The clip raced across timelines—Comfort Emmanson dragged off a plane in Lagos, clothes slipping, dignity slipping too. Simi saw it and winced. She says the airport staffer who filmed and uploaded the unedited video—no blur, no care—should be sanctioned. Privacy matters. Professionalism, too. Yes, Ibom Air says she refused to switch…
By: Oluwaseun M. Lawal Walking out of the Villa on Tuesday, Charles Soludo looked upbeat. Said the President was in good spirits. He’s backing Bola Tinubu. Simple. It’s not just politics, honestly. It’s personal too. They’ve known each other for 22 years and counting—so, you don’t just ditch a friend. And he’s not APC, but…
By: Oluwaseun Lawal The World Health Organization is sounding the alarm. They want Israel to let more medical supplies into Gaza—fast. The health crisis there? It’s getting worse by the day. On Tuesday, WHO’s man on the ground, Rik Peeperkorn, didn’t mince words. “We keep hearing about more aid coming in, but honestly, it’s not…
