Author: Nigeriacurrent

BREAKING: APC Disqualifies 10 Presidential Aspirants

Ahead of the presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress scheduled to hold between June 6th- 8th, the ruling party has disqualified 10 aspirants Chairman of the party presidential screening committee, John Oyegun disclosed this on Friday. According to Mr Oyegun, only 13 out of the 23 aspirants screened were cleared by the committee. The […]

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I Have Not Dropped My Presidential Ambition For Osinbajo- Fayemi

Governor of Ekiti State and Presidential aspirant of All Progressives Congress(APC) says he has not dropped this presidential bid to support vice president Yemi Osinbajo. On Friday there was insinuation that Governor Faymei was being pressured into dropping his aspiration for the vice-president. But in a statement issued by  the Fayemi campaign organization and signed […]

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Chima Williams Dedicates Goldman Environmental  Award to Oronto Douglas

By Olatunji Buhari The Executive Director of Environmental Right Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) Chima Williams has dedicated  his Goldman Prize award to the late Oronto Natei Douglas, environmental human right lawyer and former deputy director of ERA/FoEN. Williams was named along six other recipients of the prestigious award on Thursday, May 25, 2022. […]

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Titan Trust Bank Completes Takeover of Union Bank

Titan Trust Bank Limited has completed the final process to take over Union Bank. The bank also announced the appointment of Mudassir Amray as the new chief executive officer(CEO). Union Bank’s secretary, Somuyia Sonubi disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Prior to Amray’s appointment, he led the establishment of Titan Trust Bank and subsequently […]

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Wema Bank emerges most profitable in PAT growth in Q1 2022

The Nigerian banking sector recorded impressive growth in the first quarter of the year, recording a 23.24% year-on-year increase in real GDP. This is also evidenced by the performance of the twelve commercial banks listed on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX). Wema Bank proved its mettle in the key metrics of total assets growth, customer deposit […]

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Buhari To APC Governors: Let Me Choose My Successor

President Muhammadu Buhari has  asked the leadership of All Progressives Congress(APC) and governors elected under the party to allow him to choose who will succeed him in 20223 just as the state chief executives have been opportune to do. Buhari stated this during a meeting between him, the National Chairman of the APC, Adamu Abdulahi, […]

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Stephanie Linus, Husband Welcome Second Child

Nollywood actress, Stephanie Linus, and her husband, Idahosa have welcomed their second child. The film star took to her social media account on Tuesday to break the good news to her fans where she described the birth of baby as a “princely arrival “A princely arrival. With thanksgiving and gratitude to our Heavenly Father, we […]

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Blossom Chukwujekwu Ex-Wife, Maureen Esisi Claims A Man Offered Her N350k For A Night

Maureen Esisi, ex-wife of Nollywood actor, Blossom Chukwujekwu says a man offered her the sum of Three Hundred and Fifty Naira (N350,000) per night. The brand -influencer revealed this on her Instagram page on Wednesday, showing the message she claimed to have gotten from an undisclosed. In the message, the user told Esisi about someone […]

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IN FULL: Lagos4Lagos convener, ex-VC, Abacha’s son… winners of PDP guber tickets

Olajide Adediran, lead visioner of the Lagos4Lagos Movement, has clinched the governorship ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos state. The PDP governorship primaries were held in most states on Wednesday. Declaring the result of the Lagos primary, Emmanuel Ogidi, the returning officer, said Adediran — better known as Jandor — scored 679 […]

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Why I Resigned From PDP, Presidential Primary

Former Governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi has revealed why left he resigned from the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), and withdrew from its presidential primary slated for end of May. On Wednesday, Obi resignation letter from the PDP was made public and in it, he stated that the “recent developments” with the […]

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