Author: Nigeriacurrent

Again, Tinubu off to France on working visit

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart for Paris, France, today (April 2, 2025) on a short working visit. A statement by Bayo Onanuga, his Adviser on Media and Communication said during the visit, the President will appraise his administration’s mid-term performance and assess key milestones. He will also use the retreat to review the progress […]

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President greets Profs Aluko, Adegbulugbe at 70

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Professor Mobolaji Aluko, the pioneering Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Otuoke in Bayelsa State, on his 70th birthday. The President joined family, friends, and well-wishers in celebrating the professor of chemical engineering and former Chair of the Chemical Engineering Department at Howard University in Washington, D.C., United States, […]

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Tinubu shakes NNPC board, appoints new executives

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a sweeping reconstitution of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited board. In the new board, the President removed the chairman, Chief Pius Akinyelure and the group chief executive officer, Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari. The new 11-man board has Bashir Bayo Ojulari, an engineer as the Group CEO and […]

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How opposition coalition can win 2027 election, by ex-presidential candidate

Chief Martin Onovo, the Presidential candidate of the defunct National Conscience Party (NCP) in the 2015 general election, says only unity and emergence of a strong candidate could secure victory for the coalition of opposition leaders in 2027. Onovo, an activist and Head of Policy Positions, Movement for Fundamental Change (MFC), said this in an […]

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House of Reps Deputy Speaker appoints new Chief of Staff

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu has announced the appointment of Sam Ifeanyi Hart, as his new Chief of Staff (CoS). This is contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Chief Levinus Nwabughiogu in Abuja on Tuesday. He stated that Hart replaced Mr Toby Okechukwu who was recently appointed […]

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Katsina Assembly Speaker admonishes Muslims to uphold fasting sacrifices

The Speaker, Katsina State House of Assembly, Alh. Nasir Yahaya-Daura, has urged Muslims to uphold the lessons of self-discipline, piety, sacrifice, learned during the fasting period. Yahaya-Daura gave the advice in a Sallah message, issued to newsmen by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Malam Aminu Magaji, in Katsina on Tuesday. “As we celebrate Eid-el-Fitr, let […]

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Police stop Natasha’s Sallah rally in Okene

 The Police Command in Kogi State has stopped an alleged planned Sallah rally in Okene Local Government Area by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP – Kogi central). The Police Commissioner, Mr Miller Dantawaye, announced the ban in a statement on his behalf by the command’s spokesman, SP Williams Ovye-Aya, in Lokoja on Tuesday. According to the […]

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Paul Lovejoy: A Celebration

By Toyin Falola On Thursday, April 03rd, 2025, The Harriet Tubman Institute and the Department of History, York University, Canada, will host a book launch and retirement celebration for Professor Paul Lovejoy. We cannot thank Professor Damilola Adebayo enough for the initiative and organization that made this possible.             It is not often that one […]

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British-Nigerian Opeyemi Bright becomes Next Civic Mayor of Barking in UK

29-year-old female British-Nigerian, Councillor Princess Opeyemi Bright will be officially inaugurated on May 16 as the next Civic Mayor and first citizen of the London of Barking and Dagenham in the United Kingdom for the municipal year 2025-2026. Opeyemi’s mayoral position was confirmed on Monday, March 17, 2025, at the council’s Annual General Meeting, making […]

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Beyond politics: The enduring brilliance of Asiwaju Tinubu

By Segun Olulade Eleniyan Too often, people view our highly esteemed President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, solely through the lens of politics. Yet, to define him merely as a politician is to overlook the essence of his brilliance. He is not just a leader; he is a scholar, a visionary, a master strategist, and a […]

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