By: Abudu Olalekan Osun 2027 politics took a fresh turn on Sunday after the Orangun of Ila, Oba Wahab Oyedotun, said clearly that he did not approve any endorsement of a governorship candidate ahead of the next election in Osun State. The monarch spoke at his palace in Ila-Orangun and tried to set the record…
By: Abudu Olalekan Dollar sale row has thrown Nigeria’s downstream oil market into fresh confusion, with many fuel marketers slowing or suspending loading from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery over its reported dollar-based pricing move, while the Federal Government steps in to contain the fallout. Fuel marketers say they’ve been treading carefully after Dangote refinery’s decision…
By: Abudu Olalekan Vice President Kashim Shettima is set to continue his diplomatic outreach missions to regional and international counterparts. He departs Abuja this Sunday, en route Freetown, Sierra Leone, to represent President Bola Tinubu at the 69th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West…
By:Abudu Olalekan Imagine getting a major federal appointment from the President himself, only to realize you can’t even get into your new office. That is exactly what’s playing out right now at the Border Communities Development Agency (BCDA). It’s been three weeks since President Bola Tinubu announced Dr Abdulrazak Namdas as the new Director-General. But…
By: Abudu Olalekan If there’s one thing keeping Nigeria from truly taking off, it’s the power sector. We all know it. But hearing it broken down by the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, just hits different. Speaking at the International Conference Centre in Enugu on Friday, July 17, 2026, Sanusi didn’t mince words. He…
By: Oluwaseun M. Lawal The legal battle involving former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai took a fresh turn on Wednesday. Not because the trial moved forward, but because his new lawyer decided to change course. Appearing before the Kaduna State High Court, Senior Advocate of Nigeria Paul Erokoro asked Justice Darius Khobo to strike out…
