Police Disrupt Rally Against Fuel hike, Electricity Tariff………..Arrest Activists
By Olatunji Buhari The Lagos state Police Command on Wednesday arrested members of the Joint Action Front (JAF) and civil society groups protesting the recent increase in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and electricity tariff by the Federal Government. The activists were arrested along Lawanson Road and taken to Area C Command in […]
Ondo: Eight injured, vehicle burnt in PDP, APC clash
Jegede Eight persons were injured and a vehicle razed during a clash between supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oba Akoko, Akoko South West Local Government area of Ondo State. The was clash broke out when Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s campaign team ran into the team of the […]
Edo, Ondo polls and Nigeria’s electoral integrity By Segun Showunmi
We have been at self rule for a while now in this republic, with six national elections – 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 – and off-season too numerous to list. In the next days, we will be faced with two other stand alone elections, first in Edo on September19, 2020; and then in Ondo, […]
NDDC: Akpabio denies accusing N’ assembly members
Godswill Akpabio, minister of Niger Delta Affairs, has denied accusing members of the National Assembly of benefiting from contracts awarded by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The minister had in July while appearing before a House of Representatives committee probing an alleged mismanagement of N81.5 billion by the commission, said national assembly members were […]
Protect Nigerians from trans-fatty foods, groups tell govt
The Network for Health Equity and Development (NHED) and Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) have called on the federal government to fast- track the approval of the two draft regulations initiated by the National Agency for Food Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC). Prof Adeyeye, NAFDAC DG The bill seeks to reduce […]
Edo Election: Obaseki, Tinubu Exchange Words
……You can’t extend your political empire to Edo’ — Obaseki hits Tinubu Governor Godwin Obaseki has told the All Progressives Congress (APC) leader Bola Tinubu that his political fiefdom does not and cannot extend to Edo State. Tinubu in a television advertorial asked voters in Edo State to reject Obaseki, who is seeking reelection in […]
Soyinka Calls For National Survival Conference
Nobel laureate Prof Wole Soyinka has called for what he describes as a “Nation Survival Conference.” In a statement issued in Abeokuta, the world renowned professor of literature in a rare gesture of agreement with former President Olusegun Obasanjo, who recently said the nation was divided and moving towards a precipice, said “it is time […]
Nollywood Veteran, Kanayo Kanayo Is Now A Lawyer
Nollywood actor, Anayo Modestus Onyekwere popularly known as Kanayo . O. Kanayo is officially a lawyer. The movie veteran made this known in a photo sent to the NigerianCurrent on Tuesday. He also took to his Instagram page to confirm the development where he shared a picture of himself in a lawyer’s wig and gown. […]
Emir of Biu Is Dead
One of Borno State’s frontline traditional ruler, the Emir of Biu, Mai Umar Mustafa Aliyu is dead. He was 80. Palace sources said he died in his sleep in the early hours of Tuesday in his palace. The state government has also confirmed the death. The Commissioner for Home Affairs, Information and Culture, Alhaji Babakura […]
Arik Air resumes flight operations
A day after some unionists shut down its operations; Arik Air has resumed flights operations. A statement, its spokesman, Adebanji Ola said the carrier has since the early hours of Tuesday operated all its scheduled flights into and out of Lagos. According to the statement: “The management of Arik Air (In Receivership) is pleased to […]
