There has been the discovery of bizarre cultural practices of killing twins in some communities in Federal Capital Territory (FCT). In forty communities in the FCT, children who are born as twins or whose mothers die at birth or even have any kind of deformity are killed. Although members of these communities deny the existence of this primitive practice, a Pastor, Olusola Stevens, who has lived among the i ...

An investigation by Channels Television has revealed that over 3, 000 illegal private schools are operating in Kaduna. The investigation further revealed that over one million children attend these schools. In this community report, our correspondent went to town to find out why parents prefer these schools despite their shortcomings. ...

All over the world, differences exist between man and woman only by their sexes, but in the Ubang community in Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River State the dissimilarities have transcended genital organs, as the men have different words for communication from their women counterparts. Call it the land of impossibilities both in tourism and in all facets of life and you would not be far from the trut ...

An estimated 8 million Northern children are engaged in the Almajiri system, an Islamic school system common in northern Nigeria, Chad, and Niger republic. The idea behind the Almajiri system is to inculcate in the young children the culture of memorizing and reciting the Koran at an early stage. Children as young as four are sent by their parents in search of knowledge and some of the children in this syst ...

Channels Television begins the new year 2013 with focus on the rehabilitation of the foremost training college of the Nigeria Police. We shall x-ray the life of students living in the police college. The report below shows how students of the college live, who will later graduate to become policemen and women that Nigerians would rely on to serve and protect them. ...

United States’ imports of Nigerian crude oil slumped to the lowest level in more than 15 years in March, according to US Energy Department data released recently. Nigeria shipped 337,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude to the US, as against an average of 768,000 bpd for 2011. Imports of Nigerian crude to the East Coast of the US dropped to 1.745 million barrels in March, down 44 percent from February, while ...

As the yuletides season approaches commuters who travelled to the South Eastern part of Nigeria to join their families in celebrating this season are contending with heavy vehicular movements and poor state of the roads. In this report, Channels Television’s correspondents spoke with some commuters who recount their experiences on the road which is a major gateway to the southwest, including the Enugu-Onits ...

As year 2012 rolls to an end Nigerians will be counting their blessings or bemoaning their fate when they look at the performance of the Goodluck Jonathan administration and how it has impacted on their lives. Their judgement will be based on the fact that with the powers vested on the president and the resources at his disposal, President Jonathan should be able to provide Nigerians with infrastructure as ...

As the Federal government reopens the Third Mainland Bridge, which was closed for repairs between 6 July and 30 October 2012, this report by a Channels Television correspondence provides a chronology of the work done on Africa's longest Bridge. We would like to know your perception of the repair work done on the Bridge. Please, log on to www.channelstv.com to participate in this week's  poll. ...

Kado community market is a small market that generates revenue from fish trading. Traders from all over the country visit the market to make purchase and re-sell in other parts where they reside. The Kado community is part of the Abuja Municipal council in the FCT. Their main occupation is fish trading but the centre of attraction is the Kado fish market which is known for its'cheap and wholesale distributi ...