By: Abudu Olalekan Fears about whether the 2027 vote will be trusted popped up anew midweek. Though INEC did not say outright it expected failure, its warning carried weight. Because of rising violence across Nigeria, election officials now question if conditions allow a proper ballot. Security troubles keep growing, making logistics harder. Free voting might…
By: Abudu Olalekan Over 1,300 police officers just got yanked out of Delta State. All at once. Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Disu signed off on the massive redeployment this week, pulling 1,332 officers from Delta State Command and scattering them to different commands across the country. The timing? Not a coincidence. This comes hot on…
A message has been sent. And a reply, apparently, received. Iran says the United States has responded to its latest peace proposal — a 14‑point plan Tehran pushed forward as fighting simmers and a fragile ceasefire hangs in the air. The response, Iranian officials say, was delivered quietly through Pakistan. It is now “under review.”…
It was a short meeting. Closed doors. Tight security. Then the doors opened — and the applause followed. Peter Obi and Musa Kwankwaso have officially joined the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), picking up their membership cards on Sunday evening in a move that could shake up calculations ahead of 2027. Obi, former Anambra governor and…
For months, some doctors woke up unsure if they still had a future in the United States. Paperwork stalled. Visas frozen. Careers — suddenly hanging by a thread. Now, in a quiet shift that wasn’t even formally announced at first, the U.S. government has lifted the visa processing block that left hundreds of Nigerian and…
Every morning, Hamidreza Mohammadi reaches for his phone with dread. He lives in Norway now, far from Iran. Far from his sister. But the fear is constant. “I wake up waiting for the worst call I could get,” he said quietly, his voice carrying the weight of someone preparing for unimaginable news. Narges Mohammadi —…
