…leaders and fighters are finding continued resistance untenable, compelling them to abandon the insurgency and surrender to troops." Operation Hadin Kai reiterated its commitment to sustaining the offensive, saying troops would continue to exploit actionable intelligence, intensify offensive operations and work in clos…
A Performance Studies PhD candidate at Northwestern University in the United States, Olabanke Goriola, has said skin bleaching among Nigerian women is driven by childhood conditioning that equates lighter skin with better treatment. She said the practice is not vanity but a response to psychological wounds inflicted lo…
…garment industry. He also briefed the President on the Bank’s investment in the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway and the Kano-Maradi Railway line.
A lady had a surprising experience at a restaurant that allegedly provided her with a robe because she wore a revealing outfit. She arrived at the restaurant wearing a short and revealing dress. Shortly after she was seated, the establishment allegedly handed her a robe to wear over the outfit. Interestingly, the robe …
A man has sparked reactions online after sharing the unexpected response he received from a lady he mistakenly called on Snapchat late at night. According to him, the call was accidental, and he later reached out to apologize for disturbing her. Hoping to smooth things over, he asked how he could make up for the inconv…
A Nigerian mother has sparked reactions online after sharing the moment she reprimanded her young daughter for allegedly applying lip gloss without her permission. In the video shared online, the woman had briefly stepped away from her car, leaving her children inside. When she returned, she was surprised to find her d…
…added that the exercise would also strengthen security by creating a comprehensive database of property owners across the state. “When people obtain the right approvals and titles, the government will know who owns every property. We will have their names and records. That will improve security in the state,” he said.…
…filled with sharp social commentary, Telepepe brings a refreshing change of pace without abandoning the EP’s core message. Arguably the most melodic record on Break Time, the song finds Falz in his element, riding a vibrant, danceable rhythm with effortless charisma and infectious energy. What makes Telepepe stand out…
7 juillet 2026 Hello , Welcome back to Francophone Weekly by TechCabal, your weekly deep dive into the tech ecosystem across French-speaking Africa. For readers who want to understand Francophone Africa beyond headlines—through markets, startups, and systems. New editions of the newsletter will land directly in your in…
TechCabal brought its Road to Moonshot series to Nairobi on July 2, gathering more than 120 founders, investors, operators, and executives for an evening that felt less like a conference warm-up and more like a temperature check on the direction of the East African technology industry. Hosted at venture studio Delta40…
…report anything in real time,” Agholor, the startup’s chief executive officer, told TechCabal in a June interview. “Not just crime. It could be infrastructure or issues about elections… basically report data in real time so that everybody has access.” Wahala App joins a crop of civic technology platforms that use softw…
HabariPay, the fintech subsidiary of one of Nigeria’s largest financial services groups, processed ₦80.9 trillion ($59.04 billion) in payments in 2025, almost three times the value it handled in the previous year. Now, it wants to build on that growth by deploying 200,000 Point-of-Sale (PoS) terminals nationwide, incre…
…the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, seen by TechCabal, directs regulators to maintain the existing regulatory framework while the government harmonises policies on internet platforms, artificial intelligence, online safety, data governance, and other cross-cutting digital economy iss…
…disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday and made available to newsmen in Calabar, adding that the offenders had been subjected to appropriate administrative and legal procedures and were currently being prosecuted in accordance with the law. He said, "The Cross River State Police Command has successfully intens…
…has about 26 data centre facilities, according to industry estimates compiled by TechCabal Insights. 18 of them are commercial data centres where banks, fintechs, cloud providers, and other businesses rent space for their servers. The rest are private facilities built for organisations such as telecom operators and ban…
By Innnocent Anaba Chief of Staff to the President, Mr. Olufemi Gbajabiamila, has given Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi 72 hours to withdraw what he described as false and defamatory allegations made against him in a widely circulated press conference or face both civil and criminal legal action. Gbajabiamila, through his solic…
…years of autocratic rule by then-president Daniel arap Moi. It has become known as “Saba Saba Day”. Over the past two years, “Saba Saba” (meaning “seven seven”) has merged with broader protests against the government of President William Ruto, accused of corruption, economic mismanagement and police violence. At least…
…Eyewitnesses told Arewa PUNCH that the incident happened in the two villages of Mararraban Gwadaro and Tashan Bako, in Rafi Local Government Area of the state where fighting has continued to rage over land dispute. Our correspondent learnt that trouble started on June 29 at about 11.30 pm at Godoro village, when suspec…
…Adeyemi's father was arrested alongside a visitor, while his mother was left in shock. "Baba was taken away with someone who came to visit them this morning (yesterday). They left the mother, who is currently in shock, but we have moved her away," the resident said. The development comes amid controversy surrounding th…
…The gridlock, yesterday, left thousands of commuters stranded for hours, with many abandoning their journeys and returning home. An auto dealer, Ekene Iruanya, described the container terminals as the primary cause of the perennial congestion, saying the traffic situation deteriorated after the facilities commenced ope…
…Academic Physiotherapists of Nigeria at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Lagos. Speaking, the President of the Association of Clinical and Academic Physiotherapists of Nigeria, Prof. Udoka Okafor, said the plan to introduce diploma programmes as an entry qualification for physiotherapy practice in Nig…
…workshop combined with 19th Annual General Meeting / 114th Council Meeting held in Calabar, Cross Rivers State. They bemoaned the increasing housing shortage and acute problem of housing availability, accessibility and affordability without corresponding to match the demand. They canvassed urgent collaboration among st…
…data and chose a victim," Clark said. The credentials used to break into the victim's database, he added, weren't harvested by the AI agent itself; someone obtained them separately, through a prior compromise, and handed them to the operation. None of this contradicts Sysdig's original claim, and the technical details…
…or market in the name of an illogical jihad or some people brazenly hacking the database of the nation's electoral umpire. It could even be the effrontery of a National Assembly carrying out endless probes with the usual fat budget but failing to publish a single report or concluding any of those serial investigations.…
…in collaboration with regulators in Lagos found widespread deficiencies, including abandoned cables, poor labelling, damaged hardware, and unauthorised attachments to existing infrastructure. The assessment also flagged safety risks to motorists and pedestrians and highlighted maintenance challenges caused by poor coor…