When the Ondo correctional centre for children started out in a rented apartment in 1975, the goal was to house persons below the age of 18, and provide them with
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In the federal capital territory (FCT), the country’s seat of power, leaders of tomorrow are learning in decrepit classrooms in insecure schools. But because the students desire to learn, they
BY ADETOLA ADEGOKE The twin gate shielding the vast compound from the main road was locked; as it always is. After a brief knock, an elderly security man peeped through
As soon as Biodun Sango, a resident of Ashaga village in Yewa North LGA of Ogun, began to hear the uninterrupted echoes of gunshots and piercing screams at his farm,
In December 2020, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) issued a 14-day ultimatum to network operators to block SIM cards not
With more than half its population lacking access to energy, Nigeria still wastes gas —a major source of energy. The
Fidelis Ebenyi looks hastily into the open compound and makes his way inside through the backdoor. The compound and homes
For 11 hours, armed bandits moved freely towards Kagara community in Rafi local government area of Niger state before invading
Abubakar Bello, governor of Niger state, says the Kagara students have not been released but the state is doing its
TheCable has obtained exclusive pictures of a student and other children that were abducted from the staff quarters of Government
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