Author: Nigeriacurrent

INEC Declares Tinubu Winner Of Presidential Election

The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) has declared Bola Tinubu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC),as the winner of the presidential election. Mahmood Yakubu, chairperson of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), announced the result on  Wednesday. Yakubu said Tinubu secured a total of 8,794,726 votes. Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) […]

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FULL TEXT: Acceptance speech by President-Elect Bola Tinubu

“THE ERA OF RENEWED HOPE“ By The President-Elect of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, My fellow Nigerians, I am profoundly humbled that you have elected me to serve as the 16th president of our beloved republic. This is a shining moment in the life of any man and affirmation of our […]

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BREAKING: Peter Obi Defeats Tinubu To Win Lagos

 The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has defeated the candidate of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Lagos Sate. Obi defeated  Tinubu , after the votes were calculated from all the 20 LGAs in the state. APC: 572, 606 LP: 582, 354 NNPP: 8442 PDP: 75 750 SDP: 772 […]

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Former APC Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole wins Edo north senatorial seat

Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole has been elected to represent Edo north senatorial district at the national assembly. Oshiomhole polled 107,110 votes to defeat Francis Alimikhena of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the incumbent, who scored 55,344 votes. The former Edo state Governor was declared winner of the election by Benjamin Adesina, […]

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Labour Party Thaddeus Attah Defeats Banky W, Obanikoro To Win Eti-Osa Reps seat

The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Mr Thaddeus Attah of the Labour Party as the winner of the Eti-Osa Federal  Constituency seat in the House of Representatives. Prof Funmilayo Odukoya, who is the INEC Returning Officer, made the declaration on Sunday at the Collation Centre, Lagos State Model Nursery and Primary School, Marwa, Lekki […]

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No Plan To Shutdown Financial Services For Election-CBN

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has debunked the rumors circulating in some quarters  that the bank plans to shut down financial services on Thursday ahead of the Presidential and National assembly elections slated for Saturday, February 25. A viral broadcast message on WhatsApp claimed that the apex bank would shut down all electronic banking […]

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Sex More Better With Broke Than Rich Guy- Toke Makinwa

Popular media personality,  Toke Makinwa says sex is much amazing with broke guys than the rich guys. The On-Air Personality said this during her podcast with BBNaija star, Neo Mobor Akpofure on the Bluezone Conversations. She said that most Nigerian men were incapable of providing sexual pleasure for their women. According to her the sexual […]

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Naira Swap: Supreme Court Adjourns Till March 3

The Supreme Court has adjourned a case instituted by the state governments against the federal government over the naira redesign to March 3. The Supreme Court had on February 8 restrained the Federal Government from implementing the February 10 deadline for swapping the old naira notes with new ones, but the Central Bank of Nigeria […]

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Vote for Candidates That Will Defend Your Future- Jonathan Urges Nigerians

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has urged Nigerians to vote for candidates that they trust to defend their future and guarantee the unity, peace, and prosperity of Nigeria. Jonathan said on Tuesday in a statement issued by his Special Adviser, Ikechukwu Eze. The ex-president asked Nigerians to desist from any temptation that will lead to conflict […]

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Ecumenical Water Network Partners CAPPA in Anti-water privatization Training

Ecumenical Water Network partners CAPPA in anti-water privatization training The Ecumenical Water Network (EWN) and non-governmental organisation – Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) have emphasised the importance of robust campaign strategies if water privatization plans in Nigeria and other countries in Africa must be defeated. They drew this conclusion at a Training the Trainers […]

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