The resolution comes following fuel scarcity in the FCT Abuja and some states of the federation on Monday. The House of Representatives, following an urgent motion by honourable Billy Osawuru, has passed a resolution to carry out a forensic investigation into the fuel scarcity in parts of the country. The house is also to investigate…
Speaking at the Money In The Bank event in Toronto, Canada, the 47-year-old said his last appearances will be at the Royal Rumble, Elimination Chamber, and WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas, in 2025. He said he had been doing WWE for over two decades and over the course of his career had seen “incredible prosperity”…
Gbobe, Kogi State, July 7, 2024 – In a move to address the infrastructural needs of rural communities, the Kogi Community and Social Development Agency (CSDA), last Friday visited the town of Gbobe to conduct a comprehensive community needs assessment. The program, which was attended by members of the Gbobe community, was part of the…
Hurricane Beryl roared through open waters on Tuesday as a monstrous Category 5 storm on a path that would take it near Jamaica and the Cayman Islands after earlier making landfall in the southeast Caribbean, killing at least two people. A hurricane warning was in effect for Jamaica and a hurricane watch for Grand Cayman, Little Cayman…
In harrowing testimony to U.S. Congress on Wednesday, Paris Hilton recounted abuses she faced while institutionalized as a teenager in “for-profit” youth behavioural treatment facilities. Hilton told the House Ways and Means Committee she was “force-fed medications and sexually abused by staff” at four different residential institutions for troubled teens. The media mogul appeared before the committee, a…
The World Bank and French Development Agency held a critical implementation support mission for the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP) in Abuja, highlighting the need for immediate action by participating states to meet the project’s objectives. The 7th Joint Implementation Support Mission, held at the Shehu Yar’Adua Conference Centre, brought together representatives from…
The first son of the acting legend, Soji, told Channels Television that his octogenarian father is not dead as trumpeted online. Soji shared a video with one of our correspondents wherein the iconic thespian was seen calmly seated while he had his greyed beards shaved. During the activity, the older and frail-looking Jacobs was heard having a…
Stolen life:24Years of Wrongful incaceration. Lukman Adeyemi, a 50-year-old bricklayer, spent an unimaginable 24 years of his life wrongfully imprisoned. At just 26 years old, he was ensnared in a horrific nightmare that would haunt him for over two decades. In August 2000, Lukman’s friend Ismaila Lasisi was summoned to the police station. Wanting to…
On June 25, 2024, a group of protesters stormed the Nigerian High Commission in London, demanding a thorough investigation into the death of popular Nigerian artist Mohbad. Mohbad, formerly signed to Naira Marley’s Marlian Music label, passed away on September 12, 2023, sparking widespread controversy and outcry. The protesters, made up of Nigerians living in…
The Ilorin Emirate in Kwara state, Nigeria recently held a Durbar celebration, which is a longstanding cultural tradition in the region. The Durbar involves a procession of the Emir of Ilorin and his royal retinue through the streets of Ilorin. Thousands of people came out to watch the event. The durbar is an important part…