Author: Nigeriacurrent

BREAKING: Sunday Igboho Arrested In Cotonou

Yoruba freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho has been arrested in Cotonou by Benin Republic security operatives as he was trying to escape to Germany. Igboho was reported to have been arrested on Monday night after fleeing Nigeria to evade arrest by Nigeria’s secret police According to reports, a source privy to […]

Read More

Buhari Appoints Wushishi As NECO Registrar

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Ibrahim Wushishi as the new registrar and chief executive officer (CEO) of the National Examination Council (NECO). The council heald of information and public relations, Azeez Sanni disclosed this in a statement on Monday According to the statement , Wushishi’s appointment was contained in a letter dated July 16, 2021 […]

Read More

Eid-el-Kabir: Floods, COVID-19 Responsible For Food Inflation- Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has blamed the increase in the price of foods on flooding,  middlemen, COVID-19, and Insecurity in the country. President Buhari stated this on Monday when felicitating the Muslims ummah on the occasion of this year; Eid-El- Kabir, assuring that he would take measures to bring relief to Nigerians. Buhari in a statement […]

Read More

Tiwa Savage Loses Dad

Nigerian singer, Tiwa Savage has announced the death of her father. The Kele-Kele love crooner, however, did not disclose the cause of her father;s death but hinted that he had been battling an  undisclosed ailment before has passed on. The award-winning singer and songwriter took to her Instagram page Monday to break the sad news. […]

Read More

Eid-el-Kabir: FG Declares Tuesday, Wednesday Public Holiday

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, July 20, and Wednesday, July 21, 2021, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulates all Muslim faithful and Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora on this occasion. “I […]

Read More

Kizz Daniel Gifts Twin Babies Houses

Nigerian singer, Oluwatobiloba Anidugbe, popularly known as Kizz Daniel, has gifted his twin babies a house each. The singer took to his Instagram page on Thursday to break the news to his followers, where he was seen carrying the twins in his hands with the documents of the new  2-bedroom luxury apartments located at Woodland […]

Read More

Doctor Dies Of COVID-19 In Cross River

A senior registrar in the department of anaesthesiology, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Odii Stanley has died of COVID-19 His death was announced in a statement by the UCTH’s association of resident doctors. “On behalf of the entire membership of ARD UCTH, I regret to bring to your notice the untimely demise of Dr […]

Read More

COVID-19: UNILAG Asks Students To Vacate Hostels

The management of the University of Lagos (UNILAG)  has ordered students to vacate hostels on campus over fears of COVID-19. There were fears in the university community on Tuesday when it was discovered that some students contracted the virus,. This development led the school management to convey an emergency Senate meeting on Wednesday. In a […]

Read More

We Must End Insecurity, President Buhari Tells NASS

President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration is ready to use everything within its powers to end insecurity in the country and bring perpetrators of criminal activities to book. President Buhari who spoke on Tuesday at a dinner with members of the National Assembly, held at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja, said ‘‘insecurity, manifesting as […]

Read More

Nigeria Records 154 New Cases of COVID-19, One Death On Tuesday

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC) has announced 154 new cases of coronavirus in the country on Tuesday, further raising concerns about the presence of the third wave of the pandemic in Nigeria. The agency in its daily update said the number of confirmed infections was recorded in nine states with, Lagos State topping the […]

Read More