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Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday raised an alarm over the rate at which the All Progressives Congress (APC) is borrowing money to fund projects in the country. This formed part of the resolutions reached at the end of the meeting of the PDP Governors’ Forum held in […]
Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, says his people have no land to give out for cattle ranching. Governor Umahi stated this on Monday evening while appearing as a guest on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’. Umahi said each state in the South-East already has laws banning open grazing and as such, it is way off as he is a […]
The Spice Girls, along with Victoria Beckham, are releasing next month their first new music album since 2007 to mark their 25th anniversary. All the five stars are on the Wannabe25 EP track. In the album is the song Feed Your Love, a previously unreleased ballad, featuring Victoria Beckham A slow, soulful song, it was […]
Darling FM Captain Cosmos ChukwuEmeka scored the decisive spot kick to help his team soar past Zanders FM 2-1, in a friendly game powered by BIGIBET on Sunday, at the Kanu Sports Center Owerri. The contest went into penalty shootout after Zanders FM skipper Dayo Dynamo on the run of play steered the ball past […]
Civil society organisations numbering 70 have called on the Federal Government to reverse the ban placed on Twitter and withdraw the threat to prosecute anyone using the app in the country. The groups in a statement jointly signed on Monday condemned the action of the Federal Government describing it as ‘unlawful.’ “We, the undersigned civil […]
Former Super Eagles captain cum Chelsea legend, Mikel Obi has called for youth leadership in Nigeria ahead of the 2023 presidential election. The Stoke City player made this call during a courtesy visit to the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello on Sunday. The midfielder during his visit also pledged support for the political ambition of […]
Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have killed 12 people in an attack on Kuru community in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State. No fewer than five other locals were injured during the incident, eyewitnesses told Channels Television on Monday morning during a visit to the scene of the attack. They narrated that the assailants stormed […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has called on applicants who have been cleared to complete their registration for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) by Tuesday. Dr Fabian Benjamin, JAMB’s Head of Media, made the call on behalf of the examination body in a statement on Monday. He noted that JAMB had […]
Kidnappers have abducted a family of eight and four others in the Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The latest attack comes barely 48 hours after bandits attacked Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic also in Zaria, kidnapping eight students and two lecturers, as well as shooting another student to death. Eyewitnesses said the bandits who were […]
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Lagos reiterated that his directive to security agencies, to shoot any person or persons found illegally wielding AK-47s and other assault weapons, remains in place. The President also vowed that his administration will act firmly and decisively ‘‘against any and all persons fomenting or carrying out attacks on our Police […]
