By: Abudu Olalekan Fires lit up the sky over Lebanon when Israel attacked early Monday. People jumped out of bed as blasts rattled through Beirut. From rockets came the spark – Hezbollah launched them, ending a truce that lasted since November 2024. Because of Iran’s top leader being killed, they claimed justification. Again, Lebanon feels…
By: Abudu Olalekan A countdown begins after Washington demands terms within two weeks. Still, voices from Tehran say any pressure will meet firm response. Troops shift position while warnings cross borders. Moves on the ground grow sharper by the hour. Time presses forward. Insistently. A sharp rhythm pulses through the halls of power this week,…
By: Abudu Olalekan UN Boss Guterres: Time to End Western Sahara’s Colonial Ghost Story Monday morning, UN chamber. Hushed. António Guterres steps up, not in stiff diplomat mode, but like he’s gotta tell us something real. He hits the mic: “This organisation was created as a place where nations can meet as equals, not as…
By: Abudu Olalekan Five European nations just revealed something startling. Two years have passed since Alexei Navalny died. Out of the blue, they point to a new culprit. This time it is not Novichok. It is not polonium either. The substance? Epibatidine. Found in poison dart frogs. A surprise twist nobody saw coming. Frogs from…
By: Abudu Olalekan Tragedy strikes again in Indonesia as rescuers pull the last two bodies from a crashed charter plane on Mount Bulusaraung. Full story on the fisheries ministry flight gone wrong, black box clues, and why air travel here stays risky. It was supposed to be a routine flight. A turboprop chartered by Indonesia’s…
By: Abudu Olalekan UK inflation climbed to 3.4% in December 2025, driven by tobacco, airfares and food prices. Bank of England unlikely to cut rates in February. It’s the kind of headline that sneaks up on you. One month you’re telling yourself, okay, prices are cooling, maybe we can breathe again. Then the next data…
