President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has said the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, played a decisive role in enabling the construction of his multi-billion-dollar refinery by intervening to clear 19 shrines from the project site. In a video shared by The Cable via X on Friday, the businessman explained that construction…
The Presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, LFC, Dr David Olaniyi Oyedepo, has reaffirmed that not even $1 billion can make him join politics. Speaking during the impartation service of the church’s annual convocation, Shiloh 2025, the Bishop urged the church to focus on their area of calling, where they can rule their…
Grade A Customary Court, Court 2, sitting at Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, has given judgement on the divorce suit brought before it by a man, Hakeem, against his wife, Idayat, whom he accused of being aggressive and disrespectful to his family members, friends and neighbours. Hakeem explained that his family members and friends had deserted…
American rapper, Onika Maraj-Petty, popularly known as Nicki Minaj, has once again spoken out about the killings in Nigeria, urging an end to the violence and calling for the freedom of Christians. Minaj shared her a message on X on Friday, using a faith-based post to express concern over the situation in Nigeria. She wrote,…
The National Youth Service Corps is set to overhaul its Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development training for corps members through the standardisation of its curriculum to achieve deeper impact. In a post via its official X handle on Saturday, the NYSC said its Director-General, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, disclosed this in his address at the…
The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has explained why bandits and terrorists are able to communicate and coordinate their activities with ease. Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television’s programme, Politics Today, on Friday, Tijani said the criminals exploit gaps in the country’s telecommunications network. According to the minister, the bandits…
The federal government has unveiled ‘YouthCred’, a new credit initiative under the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP), targeting employed youths. Under the scheme, gainfully employed Nigerian youths aged of 18 to 39 can access up to N5 million in credit. Speaking at the launch in Abuja on Thursday, Wale Edun, minister of finance and coordinating…
President Bola Tinubu has insisted that there is neither Christian genocide nor Muslim genocide in Nigeria. Tinubu said this while declaring open the Nasrul-Lahi-l-Fatih Society’s 8th Biennial Conference and Annual General Meeting in Abuja on Friday. The theme of the conference was “Building Resilience in a Changing World: The Role of Faith and Community”. Represented…
Julius Malema, leader of South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Julius Malema, leader of South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), has declared that he would gladly seek the hospitality of Nigeria should the United States restrict his visa. Speaking at a recent gathering in Johannesburg, where he outlined his party’s stance ahead of its national…
The Abuja Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, December 11, 2025, arraigned the Commandant of the Nigeria Peace Corps, Dickson Akon, and the Director of Finance of the Corps, Omolala Aminat Ahmed, before Justice H. B. Yusuf of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Abuja. The defendants were…