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Nigeria has been added to a United States ‘special watch list’ of countries that had engaged in or tolerated the severe violation of religious freedom. The list, according to US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, contains countries like Burma, China, Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. “The Department renewed the placement […]
Tragedy struck in the Dutse area of Abuja on Saturday as a police inspector, John Markus, killed his colleague and later committed suicide. The incident which occurred very early in the morning at the Dutse Police Divisional Headquarters also left another police officer injured. The Commissioner of Police in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr […]
Students and staff of the Lagos State University (LASU) can now beam with smiles as the state government is set to construct a 8,272 unit of hostels on the school campus. This move is the first of its kind since the creation of the institution in the Ojo area of the state 36 years ago. […]
Officers and men of the Adamawa/Taraba Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in collaboration with other security agencies raided Mubi market in search of foreign rice and other contraband on Friday. Mubi is the commercial hub of Adamawa state and a border town close to Cameroon. Its proximity with Cameroon has made it a […]
The Federal Government has said that it will begin automation of all import exemption certificates in a bid to stop revenue losses. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) had granted the approval for a gateway platform under the auspices of the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning to manage a portal in charge of issuance of […]
Former Arsenal manager, Unai Emery, has spoken about the club’s decision to replace him with Mikel Arteta. The 48-year-old was sacked last month, after an 18-month spell in charge ended with a seven-game winless run. Manchester City assistant boss Arteta was announced as the new Gunners boss on Friday. Emery, speaking to BBC Sport, insists […]
Arsenal have appointed former midfielder Mikel Arteta as manager until 2023. The Gunners confirmed this in a statement on Friday.
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said Friday that French World Cup-winning midfielder Paul Pogba will not leave the club in the January transfer window. The 26-year-old — persistently linked with Real Madrid — has only played two matches for United since the end of August due to an ankle injury and speculation has been growing that […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the National Action Committee (NAC) for implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement. In July 2019, President Buhari approved the establishment of the committee with the mandate to undertake a process of engagement with stakeholders to sensitize them on the opportunities and challenges of the AfCFTA. The […]
On Thursday, hordes of applicants came out to write the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) recruitment aptitude test across the country. But some of the scenes at a centre in Abuja, as captured by Channels TV’s Photo-Editor, Sodiq Adelakun, showed a lack of organisation and sanity. The scenes bring to memory the shoddy preparations that […]
