By: Abudu Olalekan Ronaldo sent off. Again. And now? The 2026 World Cup might start without him. It happened in Dublin. Cold night. Rain-slicked pitch. Ireland 2, Portugal 0. And in the 61st minute—boom. Elbow. Dara O’Shea stumbles. Referee shows yellow. Then… VAR kicks in. Review. Pause. Tension. Red card. Cristiano Ronaldo, 39 years old,…
By: Abudu Olalekan Nigeria is ready. Dead serious. By 2035, the country aims to slash emissions by 32.2%. Not a typo. Thirty-two point two. That’s not just a number—it’s a promise wrapped in policy, backed by cash, and timed with urgency. Tenioye Majekodunmi said it loud in Belem, Brazil. November 13, 2025. COP30 was buzzing,…
by: Oluwaseun Lawal The air in COP30, Belém hangs heavy. Rainy. Sweet with river smell. Inside a bright hall, microphones blink red. A podium waits. Nigeria’s Vice President steps up and calls for new finance tools to harness the “economic value of nature.” Big idea, he says. Smart money, he hints. It lands like a…
By: Abudu Olalekan Is the Senate President’s seat shaking? The Senate has fired back at ‘unfounded’ rumours of a plot to remove Godswill Akpabio. But what’s the real gist? Reportersroom has the details. The gist in Abuja is wild. You can almost smell the intrigue. One minute everything is fine, the next, whispers are everywhere….
By: Abudu Olalekan The Lagos State Government just dropped a big one on commuters. Starting Saturday, 15 November 2025, the Lekki‑Ajah corridor will be under a massive eight‑month makeover. The plan? Close one lane, open the other, keep the traffic humming while crews stitch the road back together. Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, signed the notice on Wednesday and…
By: Akinde S. Oluwaseun The dust is yet to settle. Abuja is still buzzing after Tuesday’s dramatic face-off between the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, and a naval officer, A. Yerima. What began as a dispute over a piece of land quickly spiraled into a scene that has now drawn the ire of retired military top…
