•Stoning of the devil at Jamarat Nigerian pilgrims participating in this year’s Hajj exercise have successfully completed the major rites of pilgrimage in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, marking the culmination of days of intense spiritual devotion and religious obligations. The pilgrims, alongside 1.7 millions of Muslims from across the world, u...
•General Christopher Musa (rtd) As General Christopher Gwabin Musa takes the oath of office to serve as Nigeria’s minister of defence, there has been an overwhelming show of support for the former Chief of Defence Staff from across the country. This, according to many, is because the former CDS is believed to have given a […]
•Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede The newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, today said his tenure as the Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) was “very challenging”. Oluyede disclosed this during his screening by the Senate. Addressing the lawmakers, he noted that while significant progress had been made in ...
•Amotekun operatives Over five years after its establishment, the Southwest security network code named Amotekun has identified inadequate funding, inferior weapon, logistics and lack of power to prosecute as some of the major hindrances being faced in its efforts at maintaining security of the southwest region. But despite the challenges, the...
•Kafayat Oluwatoyin Shafau a k.a. Kaffy Popular Nigerian dancer, Kafayat Oluwatoyin Shafau, better known as Kaffy, has spoken about the difficulties she has faced in relationships as a single mother. The mother of two revealed that she was once rejected outrightly by a man who told her he could never consider dating or marrying her […]...
•Prisons officials on parade The Nigerian Correctional Service (Prisons) has acknowledged significant challenges in managing the country’s 3,845 death row inmates, describing the current system as flawed and unsustainable. Assistant Controller General Cyrus Lekatile presented these concerns today during the third public hearing of the Independ...
•Prof Kayode Adebowale The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Professor Kayode Adebowale, has expressed concerns about the increasing prevalence of mental health issues, particularly among students in Nigerian universities. He stated that this served as a reminder that university health services needed to gradually incorporate more s...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has stated that it has sought a stay of execution on a landmark ruling that nullified its minimum age policy around tertiary school admissions. According to a report by TheCable today, JAMB’s Head of Public Affairs and Protocol, Fabian Benjamin, said the board has filed an appeal against the [&helli...
•Motunrayo Adijat Adeleye Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development in Ogun State, Hon Motunrayo Adijat Adeleye, has said Nigerian girls have risen above myriad of obstacles to break barriers in all spheres of life. However, Adeleye pointed out that the challenges confronting them including gender inequality, limited access to educ...
•George Onafowokan The Managing Director of Coleman Wires and Cables Industries Limited, Mr. George Onafowokan, has stated that the nation’s manufacturing sector faces adverse challenges despite efforts by the federal government to boost the local content in manufacturing to 80 percent with the implementation of the National Strategy for compe...

