By: Abudu Olalekan You know how it goes. Lawmakers promise one thing, do another behind closed doors, hope nobody notices. Well, SERAP noticed, they’re not playing nice anymore. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project just filed a bombshell lawsuit against the Code of Conduct Bureau. Why? Because the bureau apparently sat on its hands while…
By: Abudu Olalekan So much for that big political move. The ADC crisis has governors and lawmakers scrambling to hit the brakes on their defection plans, and it all unraveled fast. Word on the street—well, from sources inside the party and close to the governors—is that Oyo’s Seyi Makinde and Bauchi’s Bala Mohammed have basically…
By: Abudu Olalekan The tension is real. You can feel it in the air. After what went down in Jos on Palm Sunday—that brutal attack in Angwan Rukuba that left over 20 people dead—the Christian Association of Nigeria (Northern states) has basically drawn a line in the sand. “Defend yourselves.” That’s the message. No sugarcoating…
By: Abudu Olalekan It’s raw. It’s messy. And honestly, it’s absolutely heartbreaking to watch. Mrs Favour Ayuba isn’t just grieving; she’s demanding justice from the grave. In a video that’s been making the rounds on the internet since Friday, you can see her standing there, barely holding it together. She’s talking to her dead son,…
By: Abudu Olalekan Look, we all know the power situation in Lagos can be a nightmare. It’s frustrating. You’re trying to run a business, maybe in Marina or Lekki, and the lights go out. Again. But there’s a serious move happening to actually fix this, not just talk about it. Transgrid Enerco Ltd. and Decentralised…
By: Abudu Olalekan Fifty-seven properties tied to ex-AGF Abubakar Malami are under scrutiny, as the EFCC pushes a federal court in Abuja to seize them for good. Though claims swirl around their origin, legal steps now aim to transfer ownership outright. With documents filed last week, judges must decide whether these assets stay locked by…
