By: Abudu Olalekan The 2027 elections are still some way off, but the political temperature is already rising. And right at the center of it? A controversial voter revalidation exercise announced by INEC. Opposition parties, the Obidient movement, and civil society groups came out swinging on Sunday. They’re warning that this whole thing could disenfranchise…
By: Abudu Olalekan Let me tell you about Doyinsola Ogunye. This woman from Lagos doesn’t just talk about change — she’s out there making it happen. She founded two organizations, MEDIC (Mental and Environmental Development Initiative for Children) and Reswaye (Recycling Scheme for Women and Youth Empowerment). Her goal? Tackle the plastic waste choking our…
By: Abudu Olalekan You know how it goes. Lawmakers promise one thing, do another behind closed doors, hope nobody notices. Well, SERAP noticed, they’re not playing nice anymore. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project just filed a bombshell lawsuit against the Code of Conduct Bureau. Why? Because the bureau apparently sat on its hands while…
By: Abudu Olalekan So much for that big political move. The ADC crisis has governors and lawmakers scrambling to hit the brakes on their defection plans, and it all unraveled fast. Word on the street—well, from sources inside the party and close to the governors—is that Oyo’s Seyi Makinde and Bauchi’s Bala Mohammed have basically…
By: Abudu Olalekan The tension is real. You can feel it in the air. After what went down in Jos on Palm Sunday—that brutal attack in Angwan Rukuba that left over 20 people dead—the Christian Association of Nigeria (Northern states) has basically drawn a line in the sand. “Defend yourselves.” That’s the message. No sugarcoating…
By: Abudu Olalekan It’s raw. It’s messy. And honestly, it’s absolutely heartbreaking to watch. Mrs Favour Ayuba isn’t just grieving; she’s demanding justice from the grave. In a video that’s been making the rounds on the internet since Friday, you can see her standing there, barely holding it together. She’s talking to her dead son,…
