By: Akinde S. Oluwaseun Yesterday wasn’t normal. Not in Congress. House Appropriators and Foreign Affairs leaders—people who don’t usually share a room—sat together. Rare joint briefing. The topic? Nigeria. And the bloodshed that won’t stop. Mario Díaz-Balart led it. Florida Republican. Vice Chair of Appropriations. He doesn’t mince words. They were there because President Trump…
By: Akinde S. Oluwaseun They came for him over a tweet. Five counts of criminal defamation, wrapped in the shiny new packaging of the Cybercrimes Act. Omoyele Sowore stood before Justice Mohammed Umar on Tuesday. The publisher. The ex-presidential candidate. The man who dared call President Tinubu “a criminal” on social media. The DSS had…
By: Abudu Olalekan The law sounds dry at first. Nigeria Tax Act 2025. Very technical. Very “for experts only.” But that’s not the full story. Hidden in the legal jargon are quiet chances for banks to reinvent how they do business. And how they help the economy breathe. That was the point Professor Uche Uwaleke…
By: Abudu Olalekan Let’s cut to the chase. Nyesom Wike just revoked 1,095 properties in Abuja. And not just any properties—land belonging to former presidents, ex-governors, generals, banks, even the Navy. Why? Because they didn’t pay their bills. The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) dropped the bomb over the weekend. After a 14-day grace period…
By: Abudu Olalekan Africa’s Infrastructure & Climate Finance Crisis – Time’s Almost Up, Experts Warn Time’s not on Africa’s side. That was the quiet, urgent drumbeat running under the 2025 Africa Investment Forum Market Days, where top policymakers, investors and development‑finance leaders tried to wrestle with a hard question: how do you actually pay for…
By: Abudu Olalekan The noise around Asake Lagos concert didn’t start on stage. It started on phone screens. One screenshot. One price. Then boom. Everywhere. Ásake’s Lagos Concert Faces Furious Backlash Over ₦300k Tickets It’s messy. Real messy. Ásake’s homecoming? Supposed to be glory. Joy. Lagos buzzing. Instead? Anger. Pure anger. Fans are roasting FlyTime…
