By: Abudu Olalekan The Night the Terrorists Came Back for Blood They warned them. The people of Woro village in Kwara State said no. No to strange preachers. No to forced sermons. No to men with guns demanding they abandon their faith. And then the terrorists returned. Not with words. With bullets. At least 75 people—men,…
By: Abudu Olalekan The Nigerian Senate finally passes the Electoral Act 2026. See the controversial changes to election timelines, BVAS, and why they rejected mandatory IREV uploads. It was a very long Tuesday at the Red Chamber. A lot of back and forth arguments. But finally, the Nigerian Senate got it done. They officially passed…
By: Abudu Olalekan Nnamdi Kanu files an appeal against his life sentence. The IPOB leader is asking the Appeal Court to reverse the terrorism conviction. Let’s paint a picture. Sokoto Prison is cold. It is very quiet. And it is extremely far away from the noisy, busy streets of the South East. That is exactly…
By: Abudu Olalekan So. Tuesday, February 3. Stakeholder room at the Lagos Assembly. Wet wood smell from the chairs. Hum of generators outside. Mr. Noheem Adams – chair of that ad-hoc committee set up by Speaker Obasa last month – leans into the mic. Says it plain: All demolitions in Makoko, Oko-Agbon, Shogunro? Stopped. Effective…
by: Oluwaseun M. Lawal The hall at the National Ecumenical Centre in Abuja was quiet, almost heavy, on Tuesday night. No campaign noise. No politics-as-usual. Just candles, hymns, and the soft echo of footsteps as senators, family members and old friends filed in to say goodbye to Senator Okechukwu Ezea, the man who carried Enugu…
by: Oluwaseun M. Lawal The hall in Abuja was quiet for a moment. Cameras ready. Then Brig-Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd) leaned into the microphone and basically said: we can’t keep fighting drugs with handcuffs alone. Not anymore. On Tuesday, the NDLEA Chairman and Chief Executive was not talking about another raid or big seizure….
