Recently, President Goodluck Jonathan said that Nigeria was currently facing its worst security challenges in recent times. This crisis is in various forms; communal, religious, political and socio-economic with varying degree of casualty, mostly innocent citizens of this country. On 14 May, President Jonathan declared a state of emergency in three northern Nigerian states, Borno, Adamawa and Yobe, and orde ...

It was an interesting first day at the kick-off of the Channels National Kids Cup as a total of 49 goals were scored in six matches. First timers, School Road Primary School from Abia State secured the first win of the competition, defeating Lagos State representative Toyibat Nursery and Primary School 4 - 3. In a spectacular display of resilience, pupils from Uguomili Primary School, Anambra State defeated ...

As the footballing world gears up for the biggest and last game of the season – the Champions League finals at Wembley, there are many things we can look forward to which will make the match as interesting and pulsating as it is billed to be. The might of Bundesliga will be on full display and the stadium could be mistaken for one in Germany. Legions of German fans are expected to make the atmosphere quite ...

The Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, has expressed concern over the funding mechanism used to finance power projects. The Minister is calling for a special intervention fund for the power sector, besides budgetary allocations. Prof. Nebo, in an interview with some journalists in Abuja, said unless something serious happens to ensure power projects are not stopped midway, the sector was at the risk of ...

The Adamawa Government on Tuesday reduced official working hours in the state by one hour, to ease the difficulties civil servants face since it imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew. The 6pm-to-6am curfew was imposed last Wednesday to reinforce the current State of Emergency in the state. The Secretary to the State Government, Kobis Aris,  said workers would now close at 3pm. He explained in a statement: "Sequel t ...

Consequent upon the directive of the President, the Defence Headquarters is to release from detention a number of persons being held in connection with terrorist activities in Nigeria. The move, according to the defence spokesman, Brigadier-General Chris Olukolade, is in furtherance of the Federal Government's position regarding the requests by the Presidential Committee on Dialogue and Reconciliation. He s ...

Despite of the 24-hour curfew imposed on parts of Maiduguri, Borno State, it appears that the NPFL week 14 clash between El Kanemi and Sharks will still take place there. This has raised concerns about the security and safety of the players of both teams, their coaches and the match officials. In this edition of Sports This Morning, we talk about the on-going Nigeria Premier Leaggue, the Channels Kids Cup a ...

An economist, Henry Boyo, has described the reason given by the Federal Government of Nigeria for borrowing more money in order to boost infrastructural projects, as silly. Mr. Boyo who was a guest on Channels Television programme, Business Morning, warned that the country may be deceived into more borrowing until it falls into another "debt-trap". He said the nation should be reminded that years ago, Niger ...

About six communities in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State are counting their losses following the havoc wreaked by windstorm which lasted for only 15 minutes. The communities include: Ntamante, Okundi, Ishiagurube, Kakwagom Iruan. The storm which began at about 4pm on Saturday west of the communities, most of which are canopied in thick forest, blasted through the villages clearing everything ...

The Defence Headquarters wishes to reassure Nigerians that the Nigerian military is quite capable and ready to discharge this duty professionally and creditably well. The report therefore in a section of the media that Nigerian troops are to be withdrawn from Mali to face the ongoing insurgency according to the Director of Defence Information Brigadier General Chris Olukolade is complete falsehood. Accordin ...