By: Abudu Olalekan Let’s be real. Ogoniland has heard this song before. The morning sun glittered over Ogoniland on December 22, 2025. A delegation from Abuja had arrived. Not just any delegation—this one carried promises. Heavy ones. Hopeful ones. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC…
By: Abudu Olalekan Fès, Morocco. Monday evening. The sun dey go down slow, like e no wan miss wetin dey happen tomorrow. Inside one small conference room for Complexe Sportif de Fès, Miguel Gamondi sit down, shirt wet with sweat, voice steady but eyes dey shine like man wey don see tomorrow already. “Beating Nigeria?”…
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 I Have Delivered Across All Sectors, Challenges Critics The drums were still echoing through Ilesa when Governor Ademola Adeleke took the stage. Sunday afternoon. Hot sun. Crowd sweating but happy. Iwude Ijesha carnival. A big deal here. The governor? He was ready. He didn’t waste time with pleasantries. Straight to the point….
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…
