•Army boss and female soldier Godfrey George writes about the allegations of sexual harassment in Nigeria’s military, reports Saturday PUNCH. As a child, Toochi (surname withheld) had a masculine gait that made heads turn whenever she walked. At 14, an aunt who had recently retired from the Nigerian Air Force advised her to join the […]...
•Dikwa market Abubakar Adamu, a fruit seller in Abuja, has not sent even a dime to his family in Jigawa State in the last three weeks. Adamu lamented how inflation is crippling his business. The number of his customers has dropped, reports Daily Trust. “Inflation has affected my business. Businesses are not moving, including this […]...
•Davido, Asake, Ayra Starr and Burna Boy The newly introduced Best African Music Performance category of the prestigious Grammy Awards has stirred up excitement and anticipation within the music industry. With a range of nominees showcasing the continent’s rich musical landscape, the competition is set to be intense, reports Saturday PUNCH. So...
•AFCON 2023 host logo, trophy and flags of 24 qualified teams Eight teams have so far booked their places in the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals as of yesterday. Angola were the first to qualify after the Parancas Negras (Black Sable Antelopes) thrashed Namibia on Saturday evening. The attacking-sided team will now face [&hel...
•Super Eagles in their final training session The Super Eagles’ media officer, Babafemi Raji, said on Friday in Abidjan that the players were all fit and battle-ready ahead of their Round of 16 clash against Cameroon. The Super Eagles take on the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in a crucial Round of 16 clash of the […]
•Miyetti Allah vigilante The recent launch of a 1,144-man nomadic vigilance group by Fulani socio-cultural association, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, is generating negative reactions from the southern and middle belt parts of the country, indicating the likelihood of violent resistance of the group by other regional groups in the country. Miyetti...
•Indecent dressing on campuses In their bid to curtail the rising trend of indecent dressing among students on campuses, tertiary institutions have come up with various measures. Students of tertiary institutions, in their quest to align with the trending fads and fashion styles, often go to classes in skimpy and tattered dresses considered to...
•Tinubu inspects guard of honour in Maiduguri We will not lose the battle against insecurity. We will secure Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said yesterday. Tinubu spoke at the palace of the Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai Al-Amin El-Kanemi, in Maiduguri,the Borno State capital, reports The Nation. The President was in Mai...
•PDP chairman Umar Damagum Acting National Chairman of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagum, says the battle for the emancipation of the country has begun. Addressing stakeholders of the party at a world press conference organised for Atiku Abubakar, Presidential Candidate of PDP in the last election, Damagum said, ...

