By: Abudu Olalekan That’s the plan for embattled Kogi Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as she prepares to reclaim her seat in Nigeria’s upper legislative chamber after what her supporters call a politically-motivated suspension that started with something as simple as refusing to switch seats. Picture this: A senator walks into plenary one March morning. She’s told…
By: Akinde S. Oluwaseun He’s got a tweet up. One that doesn’t hold back on President Bola Tinubu. And no—despite what the DSS wants—he’s not deleting it. Doesn’t matter if they sent a letter. Doesn’t matter if X got involved. That post stays. Here’s how it went down. Sunday morning. Sowore wakes up, checks his…
By: Akinde Oluwaseun EFCC’s on the hunt. Olasijibomi Ogundele. CEO of Sujimoto Luxury Construction. Wanted for alleged money laundering. The 44-year-old from Osun State’s last known address? A posh Banana Island spot in Lagos. EFCC dropped the bombshell Friday. A notice on their X handle. Blurry photo. Urgent appeal: “Help us find him.” Why? Diversion…
By: Abudu Olalekan Imagine walking into a school hall in Port Harcourt, the air buzzing with chatter from principals and teachers. It’s Thursday, and everyone’s gathered for this big sensitisation program. That’s where Mr. Lucky Njoagwuani, the Head of Examinations at WAEC, drops the news. Yeah, the West African Examinations Council is going all-in on…
By: Akinde Oluwaseun It was a busy week for diplomacy. Trump, on a video call with European leaders in Paris, laid out his demands. “Pressure China,” he said. “And Europe? Stop buying Russian oil funding the war.” China isn’t having it. Not one bit. The foreign ministry in Beijing fired back Friday. “Strongly oppose,” they…
By: Abudu Olalekan Tragedy on Mabushi Bridge take over what was supposed to be just another drive through Abuja. Just another Wednesday. But sometimes, life doesn’t give you a warning sign. A family of three; father, mother and child left home but never returned, and are not with us anymore. It happened on the Mabushi…
