By: Abudu Olalekan The political temperature in Nigeria is rising. You can feel it. It’s still a ways off from 2027, but the chess pieces, they’re already moving. Everyone’s trying to figure out where the votes are going to land. And in the South-East, a region that became a hotspot of support for a certain…
By: Abudu Olalekan Just a regular day. A regular flight. You get off the plane, maybe you’re a little tired, ready to get home. That’s probably how Julius Abure, the National Chairman for the Labour Party, was feeling. He just landed at Benin Airport, his flight from Abuja finally over. He was probably thinking about…
By: Akinde S. Oluwaseun It’s 2027. The air is thick with politics. And Peter Obi? He’s still talking about one term. No second run. No “I’ll stay if the people want me.” Just five years. Then out. Like a promise. A vow. He said it in Bauchi, August 2025. Standing in a government house. Voice…
By: Abudu Olalekan Well, she’s back. After six long months, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan walked back into the National Assembly on Tuesday. But this wasn’t a quiet, head-down return. Far from it. The lawmaker representing Kogi Central came out swinging, and her target was none other than the Senate President himself, Godswill Akpabio. Her chosen word…
By: Abudu Olalekan The tension was thick. The stakes? Higher than ever. For six months, Rivers State burned with political drama – impeachment plots, assembly arson, bitter rivalries. Then came the hammer: President Tinubu declared emergency rule. Governor Sim Fubara could’ve fought it. His supporters begged him to. But he didn’t. Why? “Peace was worth…
By: Abudu Olalekan Siminalayi Fubara walks back into Government House today. Six months gone. Six months of silence, tension, and a state held hostage by politics. But was it worth it? President Tinubu just pulled the plug on the emergency rule he slapped on Rivers State back in March. Midnight. That’s when democracy officially restarts….
