Author: Nigeriacurrent

Oyo govt to commence immediate rehabilitation of bad roads within Ibadan metropolis

… we won’t relent in fixing all bad roads -Ag Gov pledges Oyo State Acting Governor, Bar Bayo Lawal, said on Monday that the state will commence immediate rehabilitation of bad roads and also fix all portholes within Ibadan metropolis. The Acting Governor, who stated this when he embarked on an inspection of some bad […]

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Half Year Report: Customs Nets N1.293trn Revenue

  By Alex Akao The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), revenue profile for the first half of the year has indicated an addition of N1.293 trillion paid into the federal coffers. The amount which specifically covers the months of January to June 2022, was disclosed at a conference which held in Abuja at the weekend. National […]

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Lagos Govt Closes Apapa Bridge For 6th Emergency Repair In Six Years

  By Alex Akao One of the bridges leading to the Apapa ports, the Marine Bridge is to be shut for yet another emergency repair works. The Lagos State Government which on Thursday announced the closure of a section of the strategic bridge for what it called, “emergency repair”, said the exercise will last for […]

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JUST-IN: Buhari Meets With Families of Kidnapped Abuja-Kaduna Train Attack

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting  with the families of passengers  kidnapped in the  Abuja-Kaduna train attack . This development was made known in a tweet by the presidency on Thursday. On March 28, the train which was travelling from Abuja to Kaduna was attacked by terrorists. Over 50 people were kidnapped and several persons […]

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Why Kizz Daniel Didn’t Perform- Show Promoter

The organizer of the Tanzania show where Kizz Daniel was supposed to perform,  Stephen Uwa says the Nigerian singer didn’t perform because he was not wearing his chain. Kizz Daniel was earlier arrested in Tanzania for allegedly failed to perform at the concert on Sunday after he was paid . Speaking with Daddy Freeze on […]

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Half of Yellow Son Director, Biyi Bandele Dies

The Director of Half of Yellow Sun, Biyi Bandele is dead. His death was announced by his daughter , Temi Biyi-Bandele  via her Facebook page on Monday. According to the Facebook post, Bandele died on Sunday, August 7 in Lagos. The cause of his death was not made known in the statement . “I am […]

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I’m Sorry For All Embarrassments, Tuface Apologizes To Annie

Innocent Idibia popularly known as Tu baba has apologized to his wife, Annie. Tuface  took to his Instagram page on Monday to pen  apology post to his wife of 10years. In the post, the music star said he is ” sorry for all the embarrassment and hurt” he has put the actress through. “Bless you […]

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BREAKING: Former IGP, Tafa Balogun Dies At 75

Former Inspector General of Police, Tafa Balogun, is dead. According to family  sources,  the former police boss died on Thursday night at the age of 75 Tafa Balogun, was the 21st Inspector-General of Police.  He was a member of cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Course 3 More to follow..

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Court Grants Suspended Accountant General, Co- Defendants Bail

The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the suspended Accountant General of the Federation, Idris Ahmed and his  co-defendants bail based on the terms and conditions given by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Delivering the ruling, Justice Adeyemi Ajayi ordered that the defendants shall not leave the Federal Capital Territory, and should […]

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Mr. Speaker, Kill The National Water Bill Now!                                                            

By Olatunji Buhari On June 29, 2022, in my hotel room in Abuja I tuned to Channels TV, a Lagos based Television network. What caught my attention  was a headline “Reps Re-Introduce  Controversial Water Bill”.  My first reaction, was, again? What exactly are  the proponents of the Bill trying to achieve with its resurrection?  The […]

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