By: Akinde S. Oluwaseun The week didn’t exactly start with a smile for the Naira. Not today. The currency walked into Monday already under pressure, especially in that ever-busy corner Nigerians call the black market. Or parallel market. Depends who you ask. By mid-morning, the Dollar was already trading at rates that felt… well, a…
By: Akinde S. Oluwaseun For days, the whole community held its breath. Stiff air. Quiet prayers. Then—finally—some good news dropped. Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq said the 38 people taken during that shocking attack at Christ Apostolic Church in Eruku have been freed. Just like that, hope crawled back in. The announcement came through his media aide,…
By: Abudu Olalekan Anyigba, Kogi East. Saturday night.A police wireless message just landed like a bomb in every station from Dekina to Egume. “LARGE NUMBER OF BANDITS HAVE MIGRATED INTO FORESTS AROUND BASSA AND ANYIGBA/OCHAJA AXIS… DRESSED IN MILITARY UNIFORMS… HEAVILY ARMED WITH AK-47… MAIN TARGETS: OCHAJA BOYS/GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOLS, PRINCE ABUBAKAR AUDU UNIVERSITY ANYIGBA,…
By: Abudu Olalekan They left home with backpacks. Not knowing. Not even imagining. Now, days later, 327 children are still missing in Kebbi and Niger states, and nobody can really say where they are or what comes next. Parents wait by dead phones. Teachers stare at empty desks. The fear is thick. And it’s spreading….
By: Abudu Olalekan Exclusive: Finance Ministry invites 50 Nigerian senators and reps for Trump-era US policy training, as terror attacks rise. Critics call it a misstep in crisis times. It started with a quiet memo. Slipped into the halls of power. From the Ministry of Finance. Dated November 17, 2025. Fancy reference: FMF/HMS/CORRS/01/VOL.1/112. Addressed straight…
By: Abudu Olalekan UNICEF reveals 47% of Nigerian kids below poverty line, facing hunger, no school, and more. Report launched in Abuja highlights progress but urges action for the future. Picture this. A little girl in a dusty village, maybe in the North-East, staring at an empty bowl. She’s seven. Should be in school, learning…
