By: Oluwaseun Lawal It was a public show of confidence. Clear. Direct. President Bola Tinubu, speaking in Yola on Monday, praised his National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, saying he is doing an “excellent job” steering Nigeria’s fight against banditry and terrorism. The president made the remark while inaugurating projects executed by the Adamawa State Government….
By: Abudu Olalekan Fresh off a break, the National Assembly has returned early. Without any heads-up, it was announced Sunday. Session resumes immediately. Politicians are hurrying toward Abuja from everywhere. Something urgent must be unfolding. Rumors say the 2027 presidential vote might shift. It sounds like just talk – yet somehow it doesn’t. The air…
By: Abudu Olalekan Nasir El-Rufai doesn’t do subtle. Never has, never will. So when he started hearing whispers—those specific kind of Abuja whispers that come with documents and dates—about a mysterious package coming into Nigeria, he didn’t just gossip about it at some political salon. No. He put pen to paper. Actually, fingers to keyboard…
By: Abudu Olalekan A strange shift has begun in the air above Northern Nigeria. Flying giants made their way here. Think at least three U.S. military planes arriving on scene. One after another, they settled during the shift from Thursday into Friday. Truth stands clear here. No whisper, just fact.Bullets filled the aircraft. A massive…
By: Abudu Olalekan Fear hangs heavy in Kaiama these days. It feels like you could cut through it with a knife.Out of nowhere, a video surfaced online – no happy ending here. This footage, spreading fast on Facebook since Saturday, captures the moment people were grabbed from Woro and Nuku during the violent outbreak in…
By: Oluwaseun Lawal The river was restless. Crowds loud. Anticipation everywhere. Then it happened — a 59-kilogram fish broke the surface at Mata Fada in Argungu, instantly becoming the biggest catch of the 61st Argungu International Fishing Festival. Cheers erupted. Cameras flashed. History, again. The moment was confirmed in a statement by the Special Adviser…
