Author: Nigeriacurrent

Actor Chukwujekwu Remarries…… 3 Years After 1st Marriage crashed

Nollywood actor Blossom Chukwujekwu has found love again, three years after his first marriage with Maureen Esiri crashed over infidelity. The AMVCA winner actor took to his Instagram page on Friday to share pictures of his traditional marriage to his new bride, Winifred Akhuemokhan. The traditional marriage was held on Friday, May 20, 2022, in […]

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Polaris Bank In Trouble As Customers Drag The Bank To Court Over Alleged $30,769 Illegal Duductions

Businesswomen and customers have dragged Polaris  Bank before a Surulere Magistrate Court in Lagos over alleged freezing of their domiciliary and Naira accounts with the bank and subsequent illegal deductions on the said accounts amounting to about $30,769 (USD), the press Nigeria reports The applicants – Mrs. Adebomi Orogun, Mrs. Kehinde Banjo, and Mrs. Oluwatoyin Ode, in an originating application […]

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Ex-FCMB Staff Docked For Stealing N30M From Customers Account

First City Monument Bank, FCMB, former staff, Adebayo Ayokunle  has been arrested and charged before a Lagos Magistrate’s Court for allegedly withdrawing the sum of N30million from his employer’s account and converted it to his use just one year after he secured the job and escaped. The 29 years old banker was attached to the […]

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ASUU Strike: CAPPA Warns Security Agencies Against Attack On Protesting Students

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has condemned the Federal Government’s lackluster approach to addressing the crisis rocking tertiary institutions in the country, and failure to implement agreements reached with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other related unions to improve the working conditions of workers in the country. CAPPA also […]

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Ex-NDDC MD Nsima Ekere In EFCC Custody

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained  former managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Nsima Ekere in connection with a probe of N47bn contracts. The contracts were allegedly awarded between 2017 and 2019. A top source in the commission, who spoke in confidence, said: “This commission is investigating alleged diversion […]

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BREAKING: Sanwo-Olu Announces Total Ban of Okada In Lagos

Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday announced a total ban on operations of motorcycles popularly known as okada in some areas of the state.. This development is coming days after the gruesome murder of one Sound Engineer, David Imoh David was lynched and later burnt by some angry okada riders in Lekki Sanwo-Olu announced […]

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Deborah Samuel: Police Declare Suspects In Viral Video Wanted

The Sokoto police command says it has declared wanted the suspects seen in a viral video who claimed to be involved in the killing of Deborah Yakubu On May 12, Deborah, a student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, was attacked by a mob and set ablaze over comments made on WhatsApp group purportedly considered […]

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I Am Not Running For President – AFDB President Adesina

President of Africa Development Bank (AFDB), Akinwunmi Adesina says he is not running for the office of the president of the federal Republic of Nigeria Lately, there have  been media reports that the AFDB is planning to join the 2023  presidential race. It was also reported that some groups purchased and submitted the presidential nomination […]

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FULL LIST: Funke Akindele, Oga Sabinus , Ramsey Nouah Win Big At AMVCA 2022

Funke Akindele, Oga Sabinus, and Ramsey Nourah, among others were the winners at the 2022 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards(AMVCA) The eight-day activities of this year’s edition of the award held at Eko Convention Centre  in Lagos on Saturday The movies; ‘Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story’ and ‘Amina’ came top with four AMVCA plaques each. The […]

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Ngige Withdraws From Presidential Race

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige has withdrawn from the 2023 presidentail race. He announced his withdrawal from the contest in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Ngige was one of the presidential hopefuls of the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) On Wednesday President Muhammadu Buhari ordered that any minister and other political appointees […]

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