Channels Television Sports Anchor; Toyin Ibitoye has revealed that the reinvigorated Channels National Kids Cup is geared to uncover young football talents that will fly the nation’s flag in the future. Describing the tournament which is in its 5th season as a ‘mini-World Cup’, Mr Ibitoye on Channels TV breakfast programme; Sunrise Daily, stated that the vision of the Chairman/CEO of Channels Television; Mr ...

Other than sport the menace and threat of Boko Haram to the lives of Nigerians has now united Nigerians  irrespective of ethnic and religious differences as the recent reaction of Nigerians to the state of emergency declared by President Jonathan has evolved to. This was the claim of the national coordinator of a civil organisation: Do It Right; Dixon Jubril, who notes that Nigerians have come together to s ...

Legal practitioner Solomon has condemned criticism and remarks by his some of his colleagues on the state of emergency declared by President Goodluck Jonathan in three northern states. President Jonathan is criticised for the delay in sending a gazette on the emergency rule to the National Assembly as stipulated by the constitution, but according Mr Solomon Osadolor, the critics are "just being unnecessaril ...

A legal practitioner as well as the Chairman, Editorial Board of National Daily Newspaper, Chris Akiri on Tuesday insisted that President Goodluck Jonathan has published the official gazette which has been a topic of controversy ever since a State of Emergency was declared in three northern states. “He could never have declared a state of emergency without a gazette.” He said, while speaking on Channels Tel ...

A retired Captain with the Nigerian Army and a security consultant has supported the actions taken by President Goodluck Jonathan on the security situation in the north eastern part of Nigeria. Captain Umar ‘Blade’ Aliyu (Rtd) backed the president’s action saying “yes. Despite reservation and criticisms, People have been making their views and opinions known. But again is emergency is emergency. Emergency i ...

A public affairs analyst, Phrank Shuaibu, commenting on the political crisis in Rivers State says the situation  is such that some persons around the corridors of power believe that any particular position taken means aligning with the opposition. Mr. Shuaibu who was on Channels Television breakfast show, Sunrise Daily, maintains that the major players - Governor Rotimi Amaechi and President Goodluck Jonath ...

A legal practitioner, Liborous Oshoma, has explained that the retention of democratic structure in the three northern states where state of emergency is declared is constitutional. According Mr. Oshoma, who was a guest on Channels TV breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily, the antecedence whereby a former President removed sitting governors and suspended state assemblies after he declared a state of emergency o ...

A human rights activist and former aspirant to the House of Representatives in Rivers state, Opunabo Inko-Tariah, has described the ongoing crisis being faced by the governor of Rivers state, Chibuike Amaechi, as “referendum of peoples disapproval of Amaechi.” Mr. Inko-Tariah who was a guest on Channels TV breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily, admitted that the incumbent governor of Rivers State is the best g ...

A public affairs analyst, Tunde Badamosi, says the declaration of emergency rule in three northern states was a last resort for President Goodluck Jonathan. Mr. Badamosi who was on Channels Television’s breakfast show Sunrise Daily, maintained that the President's action became inevitable having reached out to them for dialogue but the sect members responded by declaring war. He said the President was under ...

A legal practioner and public affairs analyst, Ikechukwu Ikeji has faulted the manner in which President Goodluck Jonathan has handled the declaration of State of Emergency in Adamawa, Yobe and Adamawa states. Ikeji, who was fielding questions on Channels Television’s morning flagship programme, Sunrise Daily, argued that the president should have sent a Gazette of the declaration before going ahead with th ...