By: Abudu Olalekan There is a small scene worth paying attention to: delegates filing out of an Oyo State hall, handshake here, a nod there, no shouting, no chairs thrown. It happened recently. Governor Seyi Makinde noticed it, and he wrote about it on Thursday evening in a short newsletter. Not a speech, more like…
By: Akinde S. Oluwaseun Kevin De Bruyne. Napoli’s playmaker. He spoke. Cleared the air. About that substitution. The fury. Against AC Milan. Last weekend. Lost 2-0. Serie A. Conte warned him. Remember? Said De Bruyne picked the wrong fight. But De Bruyne? Back on form. Brilliant again. Set up Hojlund. Twice. The goals. After the…
By: Akinde S. Oluwaseun Nigeria turned 65. DJ Cuppy, that famous Nigerian DJ, real name Florence Otedola, she spoke up. On Wednesday. Instagram. She posted about the country’s birthday. Listened to her words. She praised Nigerians. Our people, she said, keep pushing. Even through the tough stuff. Finding joy. Amazing resilience. An enduring spirit. God,…
By: Abudu Olalekan October 1, 2025. Nigeria hits 65. Independence from British chains. Folks worldwide celebrate—parades in Lagos, quiet toasts in diaspora spots. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu takes the stage. Congrats the nation. It’s reflection time, he says. That journey since ’60. Founding fathers snatching self-rule. Their sacrifices. Big dreams. A powerhouse Nigeria. Leading Africa….
By: Abudu Olalekan It’s the little things. The silent deductions that appear on your bank statement. A few naira here, a few hundred there. They call it an account maintenance fee. For millions of Nigerians, it just feels like a slow drip of money from their accounts, for a service that’s supposed to be basic….
By: Abudu Olalekan Imagine this. You’re a Nigerian guy, kicked out of the US after years building a life there. You land in Ghana, thinking that’s the end of the nightmare. But nope. Ghanaian officials load you up in the dead of night, drive you through some shady back route, and just… dump you in…
