by: Oluwaseun M. Lawal The story started at an airport, not in some hidden drawing room.Early Monday, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja was its usual mix of noise and waiting. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar sat in the departure lounge with family and a few close associates, getting ready to fly out for the…
by: Oluwaseun M. Lawal The mood in Abuja on Tuesday felt tense but strangely calm, like everyone already knew something big was about to drop. Inside a quiet conference room, the Peoples Democratic Party’s National Caretaker Working Committee – the faction openly leaning toward Nyesom Wike – sat, argued, calculated. When they finally stepped out,…
by: Oluwaseun M. Lawal It was another busy Tuesday in the red chamber. Papers shuffled, voices rose, then calmed. And quietly, almost like routine business, the Senate took a step that could reshape how Nigeria’s money is shared. A bill sponsored by Senator Sunday Karimi from Kogi West slipped through first reading. Simple on paper,…
On a warm Tuesday inside the State House in Abuja, the cameras flashed, chairs shuffled, and the room slowly settled. At one end of the long table sat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. At the other, a high-powered World Bank team led by Anna Bjerde, the institution’s Managing Director of Operations. He didn’t waste much time….
By: Abudu Olalekan Former AGF Abubakar Malami tells Federal High Court his properties were bought lawfully, per CCB declarations. Challenges EFCC’s interim forfeiture order amid money laundering charges. Get the full story. You ever wonder how the big shots explain their fancy lifestyles when trouble knocks? Like, picture this: A former top lawyer, once calling…
By: Abudu Olalekan The gloves are off. Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has filed a counter-affidavit at the Supreme Court, challenging an appeal by Senate President Godswill Akpabio in a major legal showdown. The political drama just hit a new level. It’s a legal war, plain and simple. Kogi Central’s firebrand Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, is not having…
