By: Abudu Olalekan It started like a regular December night. Then the sky lit up. Explosions. The unmistakable sound of Tomahawk missiles tearing through the dark. By the next morning, things were different. Quieter… and heavier. Across parts of Sokoto and Kwara, residents woke up to scorched land and stories. Stories about how the United…
by: Abudu Olalekan The Presidency has issued a sharp denial to viral reports claiming Femi Gbajabiamila was replaced. A statement calls the story a fabricated falsehood. Here’s the latest. So yeah, that rumor going around? The one saying Femi Gbajabiamila got the boot? Completely false. The Presidency just shut it down. Hard. Here’s what happened….
By: Abudu Olalekan In an emotional Christmas gesture, Chinua Soludo, son of Anambra’s governor, surprised patients by clearing their medical debts across three hospitals. A story of unexpected kindness. It was just another Thursday in Anambra. The week before Christmas, you know how it is. Hectic. But in three local government areas, something quiet and…
By: Abudu Olalekan Let’s be real. Ogoniland has heard this song before. The morning sun glittered over Ogoniland on December 22, 2025. A delegation from Abuja had arrived. Not just any delegation—this one carried promises. Heavy ones. Hopeful ones. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC…
By: Abudu Olalekan When news broke that the Nigeria Police had snatched a senior FIJ reporter’s wife and her nine‑month‑old baby, my heart did a quick skip. The Owutu scene in Ikorodu felt like a movie set—except the script was real and raw. Adenike Atanda, a mother of one, was taken from her home on…
By: Abudu Olalekan Umuahia was electric that Monday – literally. December 22, 2025. International Conference Centre. Twenty shiny new electric buses lined up like they knew they were about to make history. And right there in the middle of it all, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, WTO big boss and proud daughter of the soil, couldn’t stop…
