BREAKING: FG Declares Friday, Monday Public Holidays To Mark Easter
The Federal Government has declared Friday, April 19 and Monday, April 22, Public Holidays to mark the 2019 Easter celebration. Mrs Georgina Ehuriah, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, announced the holiday in a statement quoting the minister on Wednesday in Abuja. The Minister of Interior, Lt.- Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau(Rtd), who made the declaration on behalf […]
Police Nab Yinka Quadri’s Aide, Others for Impersonating King Sunny Ade
Juju music maestro, Dr Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye (aka King Sunny Ade or KSA) had reasons to sing police praises today after special intelligence officers at the Lagos State Police Command busted a fraud-syndicate operating in his name. The Juju Music maestro said the fraudsters had robbed him of his peace of mind as their victims kept […]
Ekiti Assembly Bars Former Deputy Speaker from Plenary
Former Deputy Speaker of the Ekiti state house of assembly, Rt Hon. Segun Adewunmi has been barred from plenary and other oversight activities of the House of Assembly. The Speaker, Ekiti State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adeniran Alagbada who announced this decision said it was be cause the member had failed to comply with […]
Your Allegation is Spurious, Unfounded, Fayemi’s Lawyer Replies Oni
The lawyer representing Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayhode Fayemi, in the eligibility case pending before the Supreme Court, Chief Rafiu Balogun has debunked allegations by Chief Adeniyi, Counsel to Chief Segun Oni that the sitting governor was responsible for social media comments on the case. Chief Adeniyi, had in an earlier letter alleged that some […]
Drama as EFCC Arrests Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia in Lagos Court
There was a mild drama at the premises of an Ikeja High Court as officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) apprehended Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, a dismissed judge of the Federal High Court after corruption charges against her was struck out. According to a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) report, about 10 officials […]
Atiku Releases ‘Evidence’ Of Election Result From INEC Website
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has insisted the result from the server of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) shows he defeated President Muhammadu Buhari in the presidential election. In his submission to the presidential election tribunal, the former vice president gave the “unique MAC address and Microsoft product ID […]
Trade Union, Civil Society Ask Plateau Assembly to Reject Water Privatisation
Trade unions and civil society groups that participated at the Public Hearing on a bill for a law to provide for the Plateau State water sector law and for other matters connected, 2018 today (April 16) have demanded the lawmakers expunge privatization clauses from the draft law. After staging protest against the plans outside the […]
Two killed, 3 hospitalised as Herdsmen Seize Ekiti Community
By Gboyega Adeoye, Itapaji Ekiti Horror bared its fangs again in Iyemero-Ekiti, Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State as suspected herders reportedly killed two persons, injured three others while many were sent packing from their residences, yesterday, NigerianCurrent gathered that the assailants invaded the people’s farmstead in the early hours of the day while […]
Segun Oni Vs Kayode Fayemi: The Long Legal Duel
By Hamed Suleiman There is a very fascinating history of legal duel between Segun Oni and Kayode Fayemi that will make interesting study in some legal scholarly work in not-too-distant future. Ekiti politics especially among the elites has been typified by this legal entanglement between these two. It turns out that so far, Fayemi has […]
Death in NSCDC custody: Human Rights Lawyer in Ondo Steps In
A human rights lawyer, Morakinyo Ogele, has dragged Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, to court over the death of a suspect, Razak Ahmed, in the custody of the Ondo State Command of the corps. Ahmed was arrested over allegation of having carnal knowledge of his eight year-old daughter. He died in their custody […]
