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The 36 states of the country have filed a suit at the Supreme Court against the Federal Government on the status of recovered funds and failure to remit same to the federation account. Through their Attorneys-General, who are listed as plaintiffs in the suit, the 36 states instituted the action against the Attorney General of […]
The abductors of the students and staff of the College of Agriculture and Animal Science, Bakura in Zamfara State are demanding N350 million for their release. The provost of the college Habibu Mainasara confirmed this to Channels Television on Tuesday. He said a total of 20 people were abducted, including 15 students, 4 staff, and […]
The Deputy Governor, Corporate Services Department of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Edward Adamu, has attributed the depreciation in the value of the naira to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy, newsmen report. Adamu stated this at an interactive session with the House Committee on Finance on the 2022-2024 Medium-Term […]
Tammy Abraham has completed his move to Serie A side AS Roma for a fee of £34m and will now work with former Chelsea coach, Jose Mourinho. Abraham was not able to hold down a starting position after Chelsea parted ways with Frank Lampard who had faith in the striker. He joined Chelsea academy at […]
Former Deputy Senate President Ibrahim Mantu is dead, family sources confirmed to Channels Television. Mantu died in a private hospital in Abuja in the early hours of Tuesday after falling ill nine days ago. The deceased was elected under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 1999 to represent Plateau Central Senatorial District […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday signed the Petroleum Industry Bill 2021 into law. This was confirmed in a statement signed by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, and sent to DAILY POST. The ceremonial part of the new legislation will be done on Wednesday after the days of mandatory […]
A member of the House of Representatives, Hon Adebayo Omolafe is dead. Hon Omolafe was said to have slumped and died in the early hours of Monday. Before his death, he was a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), representing Akure North/Akure South Constituency in the House of Reps. The Publicity Secretary of the […]
Bordeaux striker Samuel Kalu collapsed on the pitch in a French Ligue 1 game at Marseille on Sunday where temperatures hit a sweltering 30 degrees. The 23-year-old Nigerian international fainted and slumped to the Stade Velodrome surface in the early stages of the match. Worried teammates gathered around the stricken Kalu and frantically waved their hands to the bench […]
Gunmen suspected to be armed bandits have attacked the College of Agriculture and Animal Science in Bakura Local Government Area of Zamfara state Sources told Channels Television that the bandits stormed the institution around 11 pm on Sunday and kidnapped an unspecified numbers of students and staff of the college. The gunmen also killed a […]
The Federal Government on Thursday said it was not considering a lockdown despite rising cases of COVID-19 infections across the country. Speaking at the weekly ministerial briefing organized at the State House in Abuja, Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said the number of cases were not threatening enough, yet, for a lockdown to be […]
