By: Abudu Olalekan Enough is enough. That’s the message. The Northern Ethnic National Forum didn’t mince words Sunday when they basically told President Bola Tinubu: Fire your security chiefs or watch the North burn. Harsh? Maybe. But when bandits are having breakfast in villages while soldiers are nowhere to be found, diplomatic language goes out…
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…
