Author: Nigeriacurrent

BREAKING: LP Governorship Candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour Loses Polling Unit to Sanwo- Olu

By Olatunji Buhari The governorship candidate of the Labour Party(LP) Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour has lost his polling unit 045 to the incumbent and candidate of  All Progressives Congress(APC), Governor Babajide  Sanwo- Olu in the governorship election. The results were announced by the Presiding Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC ), Abiodun Daniel. The presiding officer […]

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Gianni Infantino Re-elected As FIFA President

Gianni Infantino has been re-elected as the president of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)  for the third – until 2027. On Thursday, the 52-year-old Swiss lawyer was waved in for a third term by acclamation after running unopposed at the FIFA Congress in Kigali, Rwanda Speaking in his re-election, Infantino promised to continue […]

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Bassey Otu: Towards Healthier Diversity Management in Cross River 

By Anthony Andem  It was Nelson Mandela who once said, “It is not our diversity which divides us; it is not our ethnicity, or religion or culture that divides us. Since we have achieved our freedom, there can only be one division amongst us: between those who cherish democracy and those who do not.” The significance […]

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Davido Deletes All But 3 Posts On Instagram

Nigerian singer, David Adeleke better known as Davido has deleted   all his Instagram posts but left only three. Davido whose return to social media is anticipated  deleted over 4,000 posts from his timeline and also removed his profile picture. The singer left only three pictures: one of his deceased son, Ifeanyi Adeleke, who passed away […]

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INEC Denies Appointing  Femi Odubiyi As Head of ICT

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied appointing Femi Odubiyi as the head of its ICT department. The commission made this known in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. On Sunday,  a Lagos politician and People’s Democratic Party (PDP)  chieftain, Olabode Goerge said  that the commission had appointed Mr. Odubiyi, a former commissioner […]

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Call Your Supporters To Order, De-escalate Tensions, CAPPA Urges Candidates

Ahead of the March 18th governorship polls, the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has urged politicians to call their supporters to order and de-escalate rising tension and election-related violence in several states across the country. CAPPA in a statement issued over the weekend, expressed worry over the rising use of hate speech, tribal and […]

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Elegushi Residents Lament the Impact of Dredging, and Flooding In Their Community

By Olatunji Buhari Community leaders, women, and the youth in Okun-Aja, Kuramo waterfronts, and Okun Alpha (Alpha beach) in Elegushi have lamented the impact of seal level rise and diversion of water into their communities which has affected their environment and livelihood. They called on the Lagos State Government to halt further dredging of the […]

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MWC 2023: OPPO Unveils First Wi-Fi Router, Other Technologies Initiatives

By Patrick Aigbokhan As part of moves to explore more possibilities for future smart lifestyles, one of the country’s Information Technology giants, OPPO, has unveiled its first Wi-Fi router, OPPO Zero-Power Tag, among other range of its latest innovative technologies. At the just concluded Mobile World Congress 2023 (MWC2023), the brand launched the pocketable OPPO Find N2 Flip, which sets a new benchmark for flip […]

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Why We Postponed Governorship , House of Assembly Polls- INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it postponed the governorship and state house of assembly election due to logistical challenges. The election was originally slated to hold this Saturday, March 11  will now take place on March 18. The National Commissioner & Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee, Barr. Festus Okoye, confirmed this in […]

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PHOTOS: Atiku, Ayu, Okowa Lead Protest To INEC Office In Abuja

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) , Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Vice-presidential candidate, Ifeanyi Okow, and the pat chairman, Ayu Iyorchia are currently leading a protest at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja. The opposition  party has been challenging the results announced by the commission declaring the All Progressives […]

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