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…
By: Abudu Olalekan AmericaFest was winding down Sunday night. The crowd was tired but still buzzing. Then Nicki Minaj walked on stage. No warning. Just her, a microphone, and something she needed to say. Erika Kirk asked the question. What made you speak up for Nigerian Christians? The answer wasn’t simple. It never is when…
By: Abudu Olalekan Nigeria CPC designation won’t weaken US ties, Congress delegation assures The delegation touched down in Abuja on a Sunday. Two days. That’s all they scheduled—two days of meetings, handshakes, and conversations that stretched longer than planned. The kind that make diplomats check their watches but keep nodding anyway. You know the type….
By: Abudu Olalekan A video has surfaced showing members of the First ECWA Church abducted by suspected bandits. The 38-second clip, shared by a platform called Egbe Mekun Parrot and seen by Reportersroom, shows frail elderly people and children standing in what looks like a forest. The attack happened on Sunday, December 14, 2025, in…
By: Abudu Olalekan NJC’s New Firing Rule Sparks Fear Among Judges From next year, errant judges might not get a second chance. The NJC, led by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, is close to adopting a new rule. Instead of suspending them multiple times, judges with repeated misconduct could be fired outright. A top source told Reportersroom,…
