By: Abudu Olalekan It started quietly. Too quietly.A letter. Written in Hausa. Polite in tone. Almost reassuring.That letter would later become the final warning Woro never survived. Tuesday’s massacre in Woro, a remote farming community in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, was not chaos unfolding by chance. It was planned. Timed. Executed with…
By: Abudu Olalekan Blue Economy Nigeria. That phrase keeps popping up. Everywhere. It isn’t just a buzzword anymore. It is real. Actually, it is the only way forward for us. I was there in Abuja last Thursday, February 5, 2026. The air felt different. Heavy with hope. We gathered to watch Dr. Chika Ethel Chukwudi…
By: Abudu Olalekan Here’s the truth. The Nigerian Senate doesn’t care about your vote. They don’t care about transparency. They don’t care about fairness. And they definitely don’t care about fixing a broken system that keeps rigging elections in their favor. That’s the message from Oby Ezekwesili, former Education Minister and World Bank VP, in a scathing…
By: Abudu Olalekan The Night the Terrorists Came Back for Blood They warned them. The people of Woro village in Kwara State said no. No to strange preachers. No to forced sermons. No to men with guns demanding they abandon their faith. And then the terrorists returned. Not with words. With bullets. At least 75 people—men,…
By: Abudu Olalekan Here’s the thing. Nigeria is running out of time. Floods. Droughts. Crops failing. Cities choking on heat. The signs are everywhere. And the government? Well, they’re not just sitting around. They’re saying—loud and clear—that if Nigeria wants to survive the climate crisis, it needs projects. Not just any projects. Bankable ones. The kind that…
By: Abudu Olalekan The Nigerian Senate finally passes the Electoral Act 2026. See the controversial changes to election timelines, BVAS, and why they rejected mandatory IREV uploads. It was a very long Tuesday at the Red Chamber. A lot of back and forth arguments. But finally, the Nigerian Senate got it done. They officially passed…
