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Peller couldn’t hide his excitement after E-Money, Kcee and Teni assured him they’d be at his wedding next weekend 😂🎉

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PHOTOS: Lagos seals over 20 properties in Ikeja for 'violating' planning law

The Lagos government has sealed more than 20 properties in Ikeja over alleged infractions of the state’s physical planning laws.

In a statement on Saturday, the government said the enforcement exercise was carried out by the Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA) as part of efforts to enforce compliance with physical planning regulations.

The exercise was led by Olayinka Wasiu, permanent secretary in the office of physical planning, alongside Kehinde Osinaike, general manager of LASPPPA, and other officials of the authority.

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BUA Cement's H1 2026 profit reaches 91% of its full-year 2025 earnings

Revenue:
H1 2025: N580.30bn
H1 2026: N728.93bn

Profit after tax:
H1 2025: N180.90bn
FY 2025: N356.04bn
H1 2026: N324.88bn

Six months into 2026, BUA Cement has almost matched last year's profit

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HR must move beyond administrative role to drive business growth, says Caleb varsity VC

Olalekan Asikhia, vice-chancellor of Caleb University, says human resources (HR) must transition from being a mere administrative support function to becoming the architecture upon which business resilience and growth are built.

The VC spoke at the university’s 2026 human resource space conference held in Lagos in partnership with the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPM), the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN), Cambridge University, and Manchester University.

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Gunmen abduct Zamfara LGA chairman, kill four security operatives

Some unidentified gunmen on Saturday abducted Nura Abdullahi, chairman of Bungudu local government area of Zamfara state.

Abdullahi was abducted at about 11pm from his official residence, alongside Halliru Soja, a staff of the Federal Medical Centre, and a POS operator.

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Chadwick Boseman’s family in legal battle with his widow over his estate

The brothers of late actor Chadwick Boseman have filed a court petition seeking to compel Taylor Simone Ledward, his widow, to share the estate’s proceeds with them.

Derrick and Kevin Boseman filed the petition on behalf of their parents, asking a Los Angeles court to remove Ledward as administrator of his estate and alleging she is mismanaging his assets and lacks transparency.
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Ndume commends Tinubu's army expansion, demands modern weapons, better pay for troops

Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno south, has commended President Bola Tinubu for approving the expansion of the Nigerian Army from eight to 12 divisions and the recruitment of 28,000 additional personnel to strengthen the country’s security architecture.

The federal government last Thursday approved the establishment of four new army divisions in Makurdi, Ilorin, Jalingo and Benin city to improve military coordination and response time.

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TRENDING VIDEO: Super Falcons players dazzle in adire outfits for WAFCON photoshoot

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Ex-DSS director: Pantami's ministerial appointment exposed flaws in Nigeria's security vetting process

Dennis Amachree, a retired assistant director of the Department of State Services (DSS), says the appointment of Isa Pantami as minister of communications and digital economy by former President Mohammadu Buhari raised national security concerns and exposed weaknesses in Nigeria’s security vetting process.

Amachree made the assertion in ‘DSS @40: My Journey Behind the Shield’, a memoir chronicling his four decades in Nigeria’s intelligence service.

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NGO trains journalists on extreme heat reporting

UrbanBetter, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) dedicated to promoting climate-resilient environments, has organised a training session for Nigerian journalists on understanding and reporting extreme heat and its growing impact on public health.

The three-day training, held in Lagos from July 15 to 17, was part of the activities marking the launch of ‘HotSteppers’, a three-year project funded by the Wellcome Trust to address the health risks associated with extreme heat, poor air quality and rapid urbanisation in Lagos.

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Ex-army chief Agwai, Seriake Dickson to chair First Daily security dialogue in Abuja

Martin Luther Agwai, former chief of army staff, and Henry Seriake Dickson, national leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), will co-chair the maiden edition of the First Daily national dialogue on security.

A statement on Saturday by Daniel Iworiso-Markson, publisher of First Daily, said the event, scheduled for July 28 at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja, will provide a non-partisan platform for discussions on Nigeria’s security architecture, with the objective of generating actionable recommendations that will strengthen national security, promote peace and support sustainable development.

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32% of Nigerians say lack of money, not fertility, is why they have fewer kids-UNFPA survey (2025)

Financial limitations: 32%
Partner wanting fewer children: 19%
Lack of quality childcare: 17%
Unemployment: 16%
Infertility: 14%
Housing limitations: 14%
Chronic illness: 13%
Barriers to pregnancy-related care: 11%
Lack of suitable partner: 9%

Nigerians were asked: "In your personal situation, what factors have led or are likely to lead you to have fewer children than you initially desired?" Respondents could select multiple factors, so percentages do not sum to 100%

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MATTERS ARISING: Why is insecurity rising in Nigeria despite US air strikes?

When United States airstrikes pounded ISIS-linked targets in Sokoto state on Christmas Day in 2025, they were hailed as a sign that Nigeria’s fight against terrorism had gained a powerful international ally. In reality, though the US has always supported Nigeria’s counterterrorism efforts, December’s strikes were rather dramatic. They were the first among later fusillades of strikes launched to avenge the “mass slaughter of Christians” by Islamist terrorists — the main driver of violence in Nigeria, according to US lawmakers.

However, months into the strengthened partnership between both countries, security remains elusive.

Just seven months into 2026, Nigeria recorded 5,918 violent incidents — nearly four-fifths of the 7,539 incidents documented throughout 2025 — according to the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED), a US-based conflict monitor. Of the incidents recorded this year, 10,904 have been fatal — representing 73.2 percent of the total deaths documented in 2025 in just over half a year.

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Force PRO: Police strengthening complaint response unit to improve accountability

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says it is strengthening its complaint response unit (CRU) to improve accountability and enhance transparency in handling complaints against officers.

Speaking on Friday during a visit to the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Anietie Edem, the NPF public relations officer, said the CRU serves as the police’s accountability mechanism to receive, track and resolve complaints, including professional misconduct, extortion, harassment and human rights violations by police personnel across the country.

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Nigeria assumes ATU chairmanship as Zambia's Kezias Mwale elected secretary-general

Nigeria has assumed the chairmanship of the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) conference of plenipotentiaries following the conclusion of the body’s seventh ordinary session in Abuja.

The two-day conference, which ended on Friday, also saw member states elect Kezias Kazuba Mwale of Zambia as the next secretary-general of the union,

They also adopted the 2026 Abuja Declaration on Meaningful Connectivity for Africa and approved strategic and governance decisions that will guide the organisation over the next four years.

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Ekiti community offers land for AI academy proposed by senate spokesman

Traditional rulers and community leaders in Omuo-Ekiti, Ekiti state, have pledged to donate a large parcel of land for the proposed Artificial Intelligence (AI) Academy sponsored by Yemi Adaramodu, senate spokesman and senator representing Ekiti south.

The commitment was made on Thursday during a public hearing organised by the senate committee on ICT and cyber security on the bill seeking to establish the institution.

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INTERVIEW: Infrastructure is Nigeria’s biggest growth challenge, not funding, says Innovate Africa CEO

Nigeria and Africa, in the broader view, have a huge need for economic transformation, which majorly depends on infrastructure development, policy reforms and stronger collaboration between governments and the private sector.

In this interview with TheCable’s BUSOLA ARO, Uloma Onyebuchi (@lomzyie), founder and CEO of Innovate Africa Corporation, speaks on why she believes in attracting investment to the continent, the role of the African diaspora in infrastructure financing, challenges facing businesses, the impact of artificial intelligence (AI), and the key policy reforms Nigeria needs to unlock economic growth.

She also shares her views on entrepreneurship, funding for startups, the importance of profitability, and why small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) should remain at the centre of government policy.

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PHOTOS: Turaki-led PDP meets with Jonathan in Abuja

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by Kabiru Turaki, met with former President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday in Abuja.

The meeting took place at the former president’s residence in the nation’s capital.

The agenda of the meeting was not disclosed, but TheCable understands the discussion focused on the outcome of a court judgment delivered in a suit instituted by the party’s board of trustees (BoT).

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