By: Abudu Olalekan Bikes made noise first. After twelve, roads shut in Jos North. This is the truth behind events at Angwan Rukuba – fear now runs deep among those living there. Evening light lingered on Sunday, meant to be still. Think about it – folks drifting back from worship, some standing near stoves selling…
By: Abudu Olalekan Knocking at his door came officers – over a basic inquiry into who gets food and beds meant for struggling families. This whirlwind now swirls around Abdulmumin Imam, known for defending people’s rights. Fights broke out online after Imam used Facebook to challenge Dr. Echuseh Audu, head of Taraba’s emergency team. That…
By: Abudu Olalekan Nasir El-Rufai stepped out of ICPC custody Friday night. His mother had died hours earlier in Cairo. The family is reeling. Freed just before dark, Nasir El-Rufai stepped beyond walls that had held him for days. This wasn’t a glance through glass anymore. A brief release from ICPC hands came with one…
By: Abudu Olalekan Dangote refinery price cut, petrol price reduction, fuel costs Nigeria Well, this is a nice surprise. Dangote Petroleum Refinery just dropped their ex-gantry petrol price to N1,200 per litre. That’s N75 less than what we were paying before. Feels a bit like whiplash though, doesn’t it? Just last week, prices kept climbing….
By: Abudu Olalekan It hasn’t been a great week for the currency, honestly. Wednesday brought news that wasn’t welcome for anyone holding local cash. The Nigerian naira slumped against the United States dollar. According to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), things got tougher at the official foreign exchange window. Here are the details. We’re…
By: Abudu Olalekan Human rights activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has finally gotten his passport back — after more than a year of what he’s calling an unjustified seizure tied to a controversial cybercrime case filed by the police. He shared the update on Tuesday. And it wasn’t a short story. Sowore gave…
