By: Abudu Olalekan “We’re Not Backing Down” – Rivers Lawmakers Double Down on Fubara Impeachment The air in Port Harcourt was thick with tension. Monday. Four lawmakers walked out. Said they wanted peace. Said they’d had enough of the fighting. Said they’d try dialogue. By Friday? They were back. And this time, they weren’t just…
By: Abudu Olalekan He wasn’t just an imam. He was a shield. Late Imam Abdullahi Abubakar—92, wise, quiet—passed away in Nghar, Barkin Ladi, Plateau State. And when news broke, hearts cracked. Not just in his village. All over. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said it best: “A courageous servant of God.” And honestly? He wasn’t wrong….
By: Abudu Olalekan Here’s a strange one for you. A man gets the key to his freedom. The judge says he can go. He’s met every single condition. But he won’t leave his cell. He’s choosing to stay in prison. That’s the surreal situation with Abubakar Malami, the former Attorney-General of the Federation. Justice Emeka…
By: Abudu Olalekan Let’s talk about money. And guns. And a continent that’s become, for better or worse, a global chessboard. So the US just voted. I mean, they really voted. We’re talking $413 million. That’s over half a trillion Naira. All earmarked for counter-insurgency ops in Africa for 2026. Nigeria’s on that list. Obviously….
By: Abudu Olalekan So, picture this. Lagos. A room full of suits, but the air’s buzzing with something different. Not just the usual market talk. It’s January 2025, and at the Nigerian Exchange Group’s CEO Roundtable, they’re flipping the script. Money meets the planet. And the goal? To unlock a flood of cash—we’re talking billions—for…
By: Abudu Olalekan He is free. Finally. Oluwatobi Aide, the youth leader from the Makoko waterfront, walked out of detention on Wednesday evening. The clock read 7:03 PM. It had been three days. Three days of uncertainty. Three days of fear. His release didn’t happen by accident. It took a storm. A storm of public…
