By: Abudu Olalekan Politics just got interesting. Atiku Abubakar has tapped Kenneth Okonkwo to be his spokesperson for the 2027 presidential race. Yes, that Kenneth Okonkwo. The former VP made the call. Okonkwo said yes. And Wednesday afternoon, the actor-turned-politician took to X to let everyone know. Big appointment. Huge responsibility. Okonkwo didn’t hold back…
By: Abudu Olalekan The naira opened this week the same way it closed last week. Slipping. By the close of trading on Monday, June 29, 2026, the Nigerian currency was exchanging hands at N1,383.63 per US dollar at the Central Bank of Nigeria’s official foreign exchange window. When the session wrapped up, it had drifted…
By: Abudu Olalekan The Federal Government just greenlit one of the biggest shake-ups the National Youth Service Corps has seen in its entire 53-year run. And honestly, it’s about time. The orientation programme? It used to be three weeks. Now it’s getting doubled to six weeks, but that’s not even the interesting part. The government…
By: Abudu Olalekan Top ISWAP commanders and 76 foot soldiers—some with their families—have surrendered to troops of Operation Hadin Kai in Nigeria’s North-East. It’s a big development. The kind the military says didn’t happen by chance. The update was shared Sunday night by Captain Muhammad Goni, Acting Military Information Officer at the Headquarters Joint Task…
By: Abudu Olalekan UN Climate Change and its partners used the June Climate Meetings (SB64) to land a pretty clear message: if the world wants the Paris Agreement to move from promises to progress, it can’t be done in silos. Not even close. Partnerships are the real engine behind getting climate technologies built, funded, shared,…
By: Abudu Olalekan A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Abayomi Nurain Mumuni, has defended the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, following the backlash over her recent advice urging Nigerians to embrace small-scale businesses to cope with the tough economy. Besides her official duties, she urged people – women in particular – to try small-scale…
