By: Oluwaseun M. Lawal With the August 15 governorship election around the corner, the Imole Campaign Council of Governor Ademola Adeleke is accusing the police of sweeping up opposition supporters in what it calls a political crackdown. According to the council, no fewer than 86 members of the Accord Party were arrested in recent days…
By: Oluwaseun M. Lawal It started like many election-season rumors do. A neatly designed graphic. Clean dates. Confident claims. And suddenly, timelines were shifting — at least on social media. But the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says, not so fast. The commission has disowned a campaign timetable for the 2027 general elections currently making…
By: Oluwaseun M. Lawal The Federal Government says it isn’t folding its arms. Not this time. After days of tension and fear following fresh xenophobic attacks in South Africa, Abuja has moved to both count the losses and demand accountability. A compensation process is now in motion, officials say, starting with a newly designed form…
By: Oluwaseun M Lawal For many expectant mothers in Hong Kong, summer has become more than just uncomfortable. It has quietly turned into something they never imagined could threaten their pregnancies. The heat arrives early. It stays longer. Nights no longer bring much relief. Yet inside many antenatal clinics across the city, conversations about extreme…
By: Oluwaseun M. Lawal In the summer of 1976, Europeans complained about the heat. Crops dried up. Rivers shrank. Records were set. It was, at the time, unforgettable. Today, that same heat would barely raise eyebrows. A new scientific analysis says the brutal heatwave now gripping large parts of Europe — smashing records from London…
By: Oluwaseun M. Lawal Is there a quiet plan to pair Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso in 2027? Or is it all just political noise? The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) are now throwing sharp words at each other over claims that the NNPP was being steered toward collapsing…
