By: Oluwaseun Lawal The news hit Ogoniland with mixed feelings. Relief. Confusion. And a bit of anger. On Monday, President Bola Tinubu announced a new Board of Trustees for the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project—HYPREP. Emmanuel Deeyah was named chairman. But not everyone’s clapping. By Wednesday, a coalition of Ogoni groups had fired back. Chiefs. Elders….
By: Oluwaseun Lawal It was supposed to be a chance at a better life. At least, that’s what they were told.But on July 30, 2025, somewhere along the busy Enugu–Onitsha Expressway, the story changed. Police stopped a vehicle. Inside—two teenage girls. Scared. Silent. And a man they say had promised them jobs in Ghana.His name?…
By: Oluwaseun M. Lawal Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, the head of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, shared something personal during the church’s International Convention. He said he sees himself dying peacefully—on a Sunday, right after church service, and after enjoying his favorite meal, pounded yam. No long illness, no pain. Just sudden and calm….
By: Oluwaseun M. Lawal Here’s the scoop. The Federal Government just slammed the brakes on creating new federal universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education—for seven whole years. Why? Because there are just too many schools with barely any students, stretched resources, and falling academic standards. It’s like building more houses when half the ones standing…
By: Oluwaseun M. Lawal Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde did something special on Thursday. He named a new housing estate after the late Prince Olaide Akinremi Jagaban, the APC lawmaker who represented Ibadan North until he passed away in July 2024. The place? The Prince Olaide Akinremi Jagaban Government Reserved Area, right along Dominion University…
By: Olalekan Abudu The Federal Government has suddenly changed its tune. Just like that, they’ve withdrawn their criminal complaint against Comfort Emmanson, the passenger who went ballistic on an Ibom Air flight. And, in a surprise move, they’ve also reduced the flying ban slapped on KWAM 1, the Fuji music star. It all happened after…
