Author: Nigeriacurrent

Obi Cubana and the Oba burial

The sociology of death and funerals is an important aspect of the African cosmogony. Parents pray that their children should outlive them in order to give them a befitting burial. They liken this to the same manner when fire dies out in the hearth, it is replaced by ashes, and when a banana tree withers, […]

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APC Congresses: Why Consensus will not Work in Ekiti – Sen Adeniyi

The South West Agenda for Asiwaju 2023 (SWAGA), of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Ekiti State has said the consensus arrangements being proposed by the National Caretaker Committee of the party, will not work in the state. The group said consensus in Ekiti will not work as a result of some unilateral decisions already […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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