By: Abudu Olalekan Enough is enough. That’s the message. The Northern Ethnic National Forum didn’t mince words Sunday when they basically told President Bola Tinubu: Fire your security chiefs or watch the North burn. Harsh? Maybe. But when bandits are having breakfast in villages while soldiers are nowhere to be found, diplomatic language goes out…
By: Abudu Olalekan That’s the plan for embattled Kogi Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as she prepares to reclaim her seat in Nigeria’s upper legislative chamber after what her supporters call a politically-motivated suspension that started with something as simple as refusing to switch seats. Picture this: A senator walks into plenary one March morning. She’s told…
By: Akinde Oluwaseun He posted it on Instagram Saturday. Just a photo. No details. No cause. Nothing. Just silence wrapped in grief. Under the picture, he wrote: “Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un.”Then, softly—like a prayer whispered into the dark—“Ya Allah, You are the Knower of all things. Rest on, Dear son, champ.” Rest on.Not…
By: Akinde Oluwaseun One minute he’s charging down the wing, electric—next, he’s on the ground. Holding his face. Pain all over it. It happened Saturday. Uyo. Super Eagles vs Rwanda. First half. He took a knock, yeah—but not the kind you think. Not a tackle. Something weird. A clash. Head-to-head. Came off minutes later. Cyriel…
By: Akinde Oluwaseun I was in Addis last week. Africa Climate Week. The air thick with urgency. At the Cities Lab, we sat in a circle—mayors, activists, planners, funders. No suits. No scripts. Just real talk. One thing hit hard: cities know what to do. They’ve always known.But no money. No power. No seat at…
By: Akinde S. Oluwaseun He’s got a tweet up. One that doesn’t hold back on President Bola Tinubu. And no—despite what the DSS wants—he’s not deleting it. Doesn’t matter if they sent a letter. Doesn’t matter if X got involved. That post stays. Here’s how it went down. Sunday morning. Sowore wakes up, checks his…
