By: Olalekan Abudu It happened fast. While the boat was moving—bumping through the swollen waters of the usual Sokoto River. The next? Gone. Swallowed by the current. Rescue teams are out there now. NEMA’s on the ground. They said they got word around noon—something about a crowded boat headed to Goronyo Market. Over fifty people…
By: Olalekan Abudu Security agents in Nigeria just scored a big win. After months of gathering intel, they finally caught two big fish from the scary Ansaru terrorist group, you know, the one linked to Al-Qaeda. The arrests? Down to a clever operation stretching from May to July 2025. The captured men? Mahmud Muhammad Usman,…
By: Oluwaseun Lawal Good news? Nigeria’s headline inflation rate dropped to 21.88% in July 2025, down from 22.22% in June. That’s the fourth straight month of disinflation this year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The NBS report, out Friday, says this July figure is 0.34% lower than June’s. And compared to last…
By: Oluwaseun Lawal Twelve Nigerian workers, just back from the Central African Republic, have shared chilling stories of abuse and neglect. Their Chinese employers? They say it was nothing short of horrible — even dehumanizing. These men were rescued after a video of their plight went viral, catching the nation’s attention. They arrived in Abuja,…
By: Akinde S. Oluwaseun It all went down in a Lagos courtroom Friday. Remember that big EFCC raid at the hotel right there on the old Obasanjo Presidential Library grounds? Well, this was the fallout. Justice Dehinde Dipeolu was on the bench, and the story unfolded. Three of the guys busted that day admitted to…
By: Oluwaseun Lawal Big numbers ahead in the Federal Capital Territory. INEC just announced that 637 hopefuls will be contesting for 68 seats in the 2026 Area Council elections. That’s six chairmanship spots and 62 councillorship positions spread across the six area councils. Sam Olumekun, INEC’s National Commissioner and head of Information and Voter Education,…
