Author: Nigeriacurrent

My Hands Are Clean- DCP Abba Kyari Denies Receiving Bribe From Hushpuppi

The deputy commissioner of police, Abba Kyari has denied receiving a bribe from the embattled Nigerian Socialite, Husspuppi According to US court documents, Hushpuppi had alleged that he bribed the DCP Kyari  to arrest his co-fraudster, Vincent. Court officials said during interrogation, the Instagram celebrity disclosed that he gave the DCP money to arrest and […]

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Hushpuppi Alleges Bribing DCP Abba Kyari To Arrest Rivals In $1.1m Scam

The embattled Nigerian socialite, Hushpuppi says he gave a deputy commissioner of police, Abba Kyari  a bribe to arrest one of his co-fraudster rivals in $1.1 scam, according to US Court documents. The Instagram celebrity, who is for showing off his luxury lifestyle on Instagram was arrested in UAE in June 2020 alongside 11 of […]

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NIMC Says 60 Million Nigerians Have Registered For NIN

The National Identity Management Commission(NIMC) says 60 million Nigerians have registered for the National Identity Number (NIN) and are now in the National Identity  Database (NIDB). The commission disclosed this in a statement signed by its head of corporate communication, Kayode Adegoke on Wednesday. Adegoke said the feat couldn’t have been possible without the cooperation […]

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Nigeria Records 535 New Cases of COVID-19

Nigeria has recorded 535 new case of Coronavirus across various part of the country. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this figure in its latest  COVID-19 update . Of the new infectious cases, Lagos recorded an alarming number of 219 infections, Akwa Ibom 142 and Oyo 47 According to the agency, five deaths […]

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Naira Falls To N522/$1 As CBN Stops FX Sales To BDCs

Nigerian Naira has dropped to N522/$1 at the parallel market after the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) discontinued the sale of forex to  Bureaux De Change(BDCs) operators in the country. According to check on AbokiFX.com, the local currency  which opened today’s trading at N505/$1, lost N17 or about 3.4 percent by midday On Tuesday, the apex […]

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Nigeria Missions Abroad To Deliver Passports By Courier

The ministry of foreign affairs says Nigerian missions will soon commence delivering passports to its nationals through courier. The ministry said this move is to eliminate the stress Nigerians go through to visit the missions to keep interview appointments. Some Nigerians had complained about the strenuous process of obtaining visas, passports, and the need to […]

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Cross River Government Launches Airline — Cally Air

The Cross River state government has launched its own airline, Cally Air, in a major drive to boost economic development in the state. The governor, Ben Ayade flagged off the aviation project on Monday after Cally Air made its maiden flight into Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar, from Lagos en route to Abuja. Addressing the […]

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Nigeria Records 404 New Cases of COVID-19…Higest In Four Months

Nigeria has recorded it highest number of coronavirus cases in the last four-month The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this in its latest update with a total of 404 new cases. This figure makes the highest daily cases ever recorded since March 4 when 708 cases were confirmed. The agency said Lagos topped […]

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CBN Bans Sale of Forex To BDCs Operators

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has stopped sales of foreign currency to Bureau De Change Operators in the country. The apex  Governor,  Godwin Emefiele stated this at the end of the monetary policy committee meeting in Abuja on Tuesday. Emefiele said the Bank received about 5,000 applications every month for BDC registration, adding […]

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Sowore Arrested At Federal High Court

Convener of #RevolutionNow Movement  and Publisher of SaharaReporters, Omoyele Sowore has been arrested by security operatives at at the federal high court in Abuja The Cable   reported that Sowore, who was at the court premises, said he had come to attend the hearing of the five youths that were arrested for wearing #BuhariMustGo branded shirts […]

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