By: Abudu Olalekan Governors want clearer power under the constitution to handle safety where they govern, since discussions about forming state-level police forces are moving again. Fresh debate rises as leaders seek more control, backed by renewed interest in dedicated local law enforcement units across regions. From notes of a top-tier gathering arranged by the…
By: Abudu Olalekan It was chaos in Igboho, Oyo State yesterday. The good kind. People were out in the streets singing, dancing, shouting — you name it. Why? Because a kidnapped family had just been released. A pregnant woman, her children and her sibling. The same ones that had had the whole town holding its…
By: Abudu Olalekan Most likely, a young person in Nigeria today already knows what FESTAC stands for. Try asking one and see. A stretch of homes sits tight in Lagos. Perhaps it’s one of those planned neighborhoods. Could be nothing more than letters on paper. That’s all there is. Most folks miss this part –…
By: Abudu Olalekan Thirty-six days. That’s how long it’s been since gunmen stormed three schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State and marched pupils and teachers into the bush. Today, those abductors — members of Jama’atu Ahlis-Sunna Lidda’Awati Wal-Jihad, better known as Boko Haram — are holed up inside the Oyo National Park….
By: Abudu Olalekan Tokunbo Wahab didn’t mince words in Berlin. Standing before global leaders, the Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources spoke plainly at the second Berlin Climate Mobility Forum 2026. Wealthy countries heard it straight – cash matters now, not pledges. Cities facing rising tides want support that shows up, not speeches….
By: Abudu Olalekan Tracking the foreign exchange market these days feel like a full-time job. And on Thursday, June 18, 2026, we got another reminder of just how unpredictable things are. The Nigerian naira took a slight hit again. It depreciated against the US dollar. Shedding about N3 at the official window. If you look…
