By: Abudu Olalekan First Lady Remi Tinubu celebrates World Disability Day in Sokoto with huge cash grants. See how the N64m was shared to empower special citizens under the RHI scheme. World Disability Day in Sokoto didn’t feel like a routine ceremony this year. It felt a bit different. A bit louder. More hopeful. On…
By: Abudu Olalekan The Nigeria Police High Command has issued a stern warning to officers regarding Nigeria Police VIP escort duties. Wearing mufti is now a punishable offense. It is a common sight on Nigerian roads. A black SUV zooms past, sirens blaring, and inside or in a pickup truck behind, you see men with…
By: Akinde S. Oluwaseun Yesterday wasn’t normal. Not in Congress. House Appropriators and Foreign Affairs leaders—people who don’t usually share a room—sat together. Rare joint briefing. The topic? Nigeria. And the bloodshed that won’t stop. Mario Díaz-Balart led it. Florida Republican. Vice Chair of Appropriations. He doesn’t mince words. They were there because President Trump…
By: Akinde S. Oluwaseun They came for him over a tweet. Five counts of criminal defamation, wrapped in the shiny new packaging of the Cybercrimes Act. Omoyele Sowore stood before Justice Mohammed Umar on Tuesday. The publisher. The ex-presidential candidate. The man who dared call President Tinubu “a criminal” on social media. The DSS had…
By: Abudu Olalekan The law sounds dry at first. Nigeria Tax Act 2025. Very technical. Very “for experts only.” But that’s not the full story. Hidden in the legal jargon are quiet chances for banks to reinvent how they do business. And how they help the economy breathe. That was the point Professor Uche Uwaleke…
By: Abudu Olalekan Let’s cut to the chase. Nyesom Wike just revoked 1,095 properties in Abuja. And not just any properties—land belonging to former presidents, ex-governors, generals, banks, even the Navy. Why? Because they didn’t pay their bills. The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) dropped the bomb over the weekend. After a 14-day grace period…
