Nigeria: DSS Arrests Ganduje’s Aide Yakasai
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested a Special Adviser to Kano State Governor, Salihu Tanko Yakasai. Yakasai’s arrest followed his demand for the resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari and governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) due to increasing insecurity in the country. On Friday, he had in a series of tweets criticised […]
Kagara Schoolboys, Others Arrive Minna
The abductees from Government Science Secondary School Kagara, in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State have arrived in Minna, the state capital. A government official who confirmed the arrival to Channels TV said they are expected to be briefed by the State Governor Abubakar Bello. According to the official, the released victims consist of […]
Nigeria: FG Says Third Mainland Bridge Reopens Fully Today
The Minister of Works and Housing has said that the Third Mainland Bridge will be fully reopened today after rehabilitation works. Fashola made the announcement on Saturday via Twitter. The Federal Government had partially shut the Third Mainland Bridge on July 24, 2020 for another round of rehabilitation. The series of repairs, expected to […]
Nigeria: Health Security, Disease Control Boss Says Covid-19 Initiated A Rapid Investment In The Health Sector
Exactly one year after Nigeria recorded its Covid-19 index case, Nigeria’s federal government on Friday stated that the pandemic had triggered a rapid investment in the Nigerian health sector. The index case was an Italian, who came to Nigeria on February 25, 2020 and whose health status was confirmed on February 27, 2020. But taking […]
Saudi Arabia Rejects US Intel Report On Khashoggi’s Murder
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has rejected a report by US intelligence agencies released on Friday that assigns accountability to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) for the killing of Jamal Khashoggi. “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia completely rejects the negative, false and unacceptable assessment in the report pertaining to the Kingdom’s leadership and […]
UN Says 317 Schoolgirls Abducted in Nigeria’s Northwestern Zamfara State Must Be Released Unconditionally
The United Nations of Friday described the abduction of schoolgirls from a Government Secondary School in Jangbe, Zamfara State by bandits as a “heinous violation of human rights”. The global body also said the abducted schoolgirls must be released “immediately and unconditionally”. UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, made this known in a statement. “I am appalled […]
Tiger Woods ‘in Good Spirits’ After Latest Treatment
Tiger Woods is “in good spirits” after being moved to a new Los Angeles hospital for treatment from injuries he sustained in a car accident. A statement on the golfing champion’s Twitter account said he had received successful “follow-up procedures” at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre. Woods suffered a fractured leg and shattered ankle in Tuesday’s […]
Biden To Iran, “You can’t act with impunity” – Strikes In Syria Sent As A Warning
President Joe Biden said Friday that Iran should view his decision to authorize US airstrikes in Syria as a warning that it can expect consequences for its support of militia groups that threaten U.S. interests or personnel. “You can’t act with impunity. Be careful,” Biden said when a reporter asked what message he had intended […]
House Passes Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid Relief Package
The House of Representatives voted early Saturday morning to approve President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion pandemic aid package, a major step toward enacting the first legislative priority of the new administration as the devastating fallout from the spread of Covid-19 has left Americans in dire need of further relief. The final vote tally was 219-212. […]
Seven Of 317 Female Students In Zamfara Escape Abductors
Seven out of the 317 female students abducted at the Jangebe Government Girls Secondary School in Zamfara State have escaped from their abductors. A source who spoke with Channels Television from Jangebe town via a phone call on Friday evening confirmed that the girls returned home on their own as they claimed they manoeuvred their […]
