Author: Nigeriacurrent

Pastor Odukoya’s Wife, Nomthi, Dies of Cancer

Nomthi, the wife of the senior pastor of The Fountain of Life Church, Taiwo Odukoya, is dead. Her death was announced by Odukoya in a post on his Instagram page on Tuesday morning According to him, Nomthi “battled cancer for the better part of two years” “With deep regret and gratitude to God, I have […]

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Third Mainland Bridge Is Safe, FG Debunks Cave-in Rumour

The federal government has dismissed the rumour  circulating on the cosial media that the Third Mainland Bridge has “opened up”” On Monday, there was a WhatsApp post asking motorists to take alternative routes from the Third Mainland Bridge to avoid “major disaster”’ But reating to the rumour on Tuesday, the spokesperson of the federal ministry […]

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Osinbajo To Represent Buhari At ECOWAS Meeting

Vice-President Yemi Osinajo will represent Presented Muhammadu Buhari at an Extraordinary Summit of the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government, over  the political situation in the Republics of Guinea and Mali. The meeting will hold today(November 7)  in Accra, Ghana “Today’s Extraordinary meeting, which will be the […]

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Hypocrisy As A Political Pastime By Simon Kolawole

You need to see me laughing quietly in my corner as we prepare for the 2023 presidential election. The political debate has been built around where the next president should come from. I am having fun listening to certain people taking certain positions, completely forgetting — or pretending to forget — what they were saying […]

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#AnambraDecides: Soludo Defeats Andy Uba, Ozigbo in their LGA

The candidate of  All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chukwuma Soludo, has won the highest votes in Aguata LGA of Anambra state. Soludo defeated Andy Uba of the All Progressives Congress(APC) and Valentine Ozigbo of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) Soludo , a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) polled 9,136 votes to have a […]

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Paris Club refund: Court Stops FG from Deducting $418m From States’ Account

The federal high court sitting in Abuja has stopped the federal government from executing its plan to deduct $418 million from the bank account of the 36 states of the federation. The court gave the ruling on Friday following an ex parte application brought by the counsels to the 36 states, Jibril Otukepa and Ahmed […]

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Anambra Guber: We Did Not Issue Boycott Order- IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB) says it didn’t order a boycott of the Anambra gubernatorial election. There were reports that the sit-at-home order imposed by IPOB in the south-east may lead to low voter turnout in the November 6 governorship election in Anambra. This development has prompted Nigerians to appeal to IPOB to suspend its […]

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Brymo’s Manager Parts Ways With Him After 8 Years

The Nigerian music manager, Lanre Lawal says he has parted ways with singer  Olawale Oloforo better known as Brymo. The music executive stated in a statement he issued on an Instagram page on Thursday, adding that his company, The Bail Music Company, his management agency, won’t be working with the self-acclaimed “most powerful artist in […]

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Collapsed Building Was Sealed 4 Months Ago- Lagos Deputy Gov Hazmat

The Deputy Governor of Lagos, Obafemi Hamzat says the collapsed Ikoyi building was sealed four months ago over anomalies. Hamzat said the Lagos State Building Control Agency( LASBCA) sealed the premises for four months when some ‘anomalies’ were observed. During the visit to the site on Tuesday,  the deputy governor said the approval plan for […]

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Gunmen Invade Abuja University Headquarters, Abduct Professor, Two Children

Gunmen on Tuesday morning invaded the university of Abuja headquarters and abducted a professor of economics, Obansa Joseph, two of his children, and other people. The university’s spokesperson, Habib Yakoob confirmed the incident, saying the victims are about six in number. “Yes, I just confirmed that the information is true. Apart from the professor and […]

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