Author: Nigeriacurrent

Ethiopian Airline Aircraft Flying OBJ, 392 Others Misses Approach in Lagos

Gboyega Adeoye with Agency Report Ethiopian Airline flight operated with a Boeing 777-300, Flight ET 901 which  former President Olusegun Obasanjo and 392 other passengers were flying to Lagos. missed approach at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Runway today, May 29 causing panic among passengers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that among […]

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Saraki, Dogara Present at Buhari’s Second Term Inauguration

One of the highlights of Wednesday’s inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari for a second term in office was the conspicuous presence of two stalwarts of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. President of the 8th Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki and his colleague in the lower chamber of the National Assembly, Hon. Yakubu Dogara attended the low […]

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Sanwo-Olu Now Lagos Governor, Takes Oath Of Office

The new Lagos  State governor is Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu. Sanwo-Olu was sworn in today at 11.30a.m Nigeria time alongside his deputy Mr. Obafemi Kadri Hamzat as the 15th governor of the state. He was officially sworn in by the State Chief Judge, Justice Opeyemi Olufunmilayo Oke at the inuaguration ceremony held at Tafawa Balewa […]

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Buhari Commences Second Term

In what went down as the shortest presidential inauguration in recent Nigerian history, President Mohammadu Buhari commenced his second tenure in office today. The ceremony took off when the president and his entourage  arrived The Eagle Square, Abuja, venue of the auspicious occasion, at 10 a.m. At exactly, 10.23a.m., Professor Yemi Osinbajo, accompanied by his […]

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Buhari’s Inauguration to be the Shortest Ever

Keeping with President Muhammadu Buhari’s promise to make today’s inauguration ceremony low key, today’s event will last only one hour, 15 minutes. Although the Presidential Inauguration Committee fixed the event at 8a.m., the programme starts at 10.00a.m. when the president arrives The Eagle Square, the whole event will end at 11.15 a.m. And, unless the […]

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Time to Say Goodbye to Colleagues on this Platform

By Tunji Bello The exit bell has sounded and it is time to say good bye to colleagues. We must seriously thank our Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode for bringing all of us together in the last four years. We must praise him for the successful strides in bringing Lagos to the present level. All the […]

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Gov. Shettima Speaks on his Cook’s Suicide

Governor Kashim Shettima’s cook, John Achagwa’s death from suicide, has drawn the comment of the deceased’s principal. Achagwa was found dead on Wednesday hanging from a tree in the State Government House in Maiduguri. The news which spread like a wildfire in the state capital drew large crowd to the scene with most people wandering […]

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Panic in OAU as Cult Group Threatens to Strike Campus June 1

Fear pervades the air within the students community of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun  State, as they await June 1, 2019, the date a cult group, Alora Confraternity, has vowed to strike the campus. Many students are not taking the threat lightly as many are already making arrangements to leave campus before June […]

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Court Arraigns Couple Doctor who Damages Patient’s Leg with Saw

The Lagos State Government t arraigned the medical director of Excel Medical Centre Dolphin Estate, Ikoyi, Lagos, Dr Ejike Ferdinand Orji and his Doctor wife, Dr (Mrs) Ifeayinwa Grace Orji before a Lagos  High Court, Igbosere on a three count charge of causing grievous harm through recklessness  and negligence. When the case came up  for […]

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Sex with Dog: Cossy Orjiakor Blames Halima Abubakar

Actress, Cossy Orjiakor, has reopened her old wounds – the report of her alleged sexcapade with dog, which dominated the print media some years ago. The busty thespian, who is still vexed by the incident, revisited the issue again after labelling her colleague, Halima Abubakar, “a snake,” in reaction to picture of Halima, Uche Elendu […]

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