Head Coach Eric Chelle has released a 35-man provisional list for the Super Eagles B squad ahead of the 8th African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2025. The list includes Captain Junior Nduka and Papa Daniel Mustapha, both considered key to Nigeria’s home-based national team preparations. The CHAN tournament will be hosted in August by Kenya, Tanzania,…
England defender Kyle Walker has signed a two-year deal with newly-promoted Premier League club Burnley for a reported fee to Manchester City of £5 million ($6.8 million). The England international, 35, has made 410 appearances in the Premier League and won the competition six times with City, as well as the Champions League He spent…
An Oyo State Magistrate Court sitting at Iyaganku, Ibadan, has convicted and sentenced 25-year-old Ganiyu Jamal Babatunde, a tricycle operator, to prison for assaulting Senior Traffic Warden Damilare Ajibike while on duty. According to the Spokesman, Oyo Police Command, Adewale Osifeso, a Chief Superintendent of Police, trouble started when Senior Traffic Warden Ajibike and his colleagues, attached…
The Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, has dismissed claims that the South East was giving conditions, such as the release of Nnamdi Kanu, to support President Bola Tinubu Umahi, who praised Tinubu for his achievements so far, said the South East Geo-political Zone is fully in support of him and will work for his…
Zainab Galadima, daughter of the New Nigeria Peoples Party’s (NNPP), Buba Galadima, has struck a note of warning to President Bola Tinubu over an impending storm coming from the North ahead of the 2027 Presidential election. Galadima gave warning during a MicOn podcast session with Channels TV’s presenter, Seun Okinbaloye. Speaking in the snippet of…
Cooking gas prices in the country hit an unprecedented high this year, according to the latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). In its latest Price Watch report, the NBS said the average price of refilling a 5kg cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) climbed to N8,167.43 in May 2025, while the 12.5kg refill shot…
ASO Savings and Loans Plc has reached a significant milestone in its transformation journey, having successfully cleared 10 years of outstanding audited financial statements. This achievement reaffirms the Bank’s strengthened commitment to transparency, regulatory compliance, and long-term financial sustainability under the leadership of Risikatu Ladi Ahmed, who assumed office as Managing Director/CEO in 2021. The…
The Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has debunked allegations of a breach of civil service rules in the forthcoming promotion examinations at the council. The allegations have been described as “egregious and blatant misinformation and a poor understanding of how promotion examinations are conducted in the civil service.” The statement signed by Lawal Shehu Dalhat,…
Commercial banks have lifted over three years moratorium on the use of naira-funded debit cards abroad as dollar liquidity rises. A Tier-1 bank and mid-tier bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and Wema Bank Plc respectively, have announced the resumption of international transactions on their naira debit cards. In separate announcements to customers, UBA and…
The World Bank has announced the appointment of Mathew Verghis as its new Country Director for Nigeria, effective July 1, 2025. Verghis takes over from Dr. Ndiame Diop, who has assumed a new role within the institution. A statement from the World Bank yesterday described Verghis “as an Indian national, who brings more than 20…
