Author: Nigeriacurrent

El-Zakzaky Is On His Way Back To Nigeria,- IMN Spokesperson

Leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, is on his way back to the country. This was revealed in a statement  by the group spokesman,  Ibrahim Musa According to Musa, the decision is due to a lack of a breakthrough in the impasse that ensured with regard to the treatment of […]

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CACOL Calls for Repair of Dilapidated Police Barracks

The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL), has called on the Federal Government, the National Assembly and the Executive arm in charge of the Police Trust Fund (PTF), on the need to give police barracks across the country a face lift. In a release issued by the Executive Chairman of the Centre, Debo Adeniran, […]

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HoS Oyo-Ita Under EFCC Investigation

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is investigating the Head of the Civil Service (HoS) of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita, over alleged N3 billion fraud. She was reportedly quizzed by the Commission on Wednesday over alleged contract scam and abuse of duty tour allowance, money laundering and stealing of government funds. About N600million […]

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Bayelsa National Assembly Members Visit Oshiomhole

L-R: Senator Biobarakuma Degi (Bayelsa East); H.E. Comrade Adams Oshiomhole (APC National Chairman); Hon Israel Sunny-Goli (Brass-Nembe Federal Constituency) and Hon Preye Oseke (Southern Ijaw Federal Constituency) National Assembly Members from Bayelsa State, under the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Thursday, 15 August, met with the National Chairman of the party, H.E. […]

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Nuclear Mishap In Russia A Foretaste Of What Rosatom – Nigeria Deal Will Unleash – ERA/FoEN

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria has warned that Nigeria’s decision to build nuclear power plants to augment the poor power situation in the country will result in mishaps similar to the Arkhangelsk region explosion in Russia last week which led to a spike in radiation levels and mass evacuation of communities near […]

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Buhari Suspends Okono-Obla From Office

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the immediate suspension of the Chairman of the Special Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property, Okoi Obono-Obla, from office until the conclusion of ongoing investigations against him by the ICPC. The President’s directive was announced in a tweet by the official handle of the presidency @NGRPresident. Activities and […]

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Lagos Nude Dance: FG Sets to Use Tekno as Scapegoat

The Federal Government has promised to bring sanity into the social lives of citizens and stop the debasement of humanity and the pride of Nigerian women by using some persons as scapegoats. The government was reacting to the controversial music video by a popular musician, Augustine Kelechi, aka Tekno, with scenes of four nude women […]

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Indecent Exposure of Women: NGO Supports FG to Stop the Trend

A pan African non governmental  Organization (NGO) on female gender protection and advancement has commended the Director General of National Council for Arts and Culture( NCAC), Mr Otunba segun Runsewe for standing up in defence of Nigerian Culture and the Respect to the dignity of the women and girl child. The Kenya based Women Arise  […]

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Lagos Forensic Centre Resolves 100 Murders, 300 Paternity Cases in Two Years – Solicitor General

L-R: Major General, Ishaku Pennap (Rtd), Annette Alchin, Dr. Richard Somiari, DNA & Forensic Center Director, Mrs. Funlola Odunlami, Solicitor-General Lagos State Ministry of Justice, Arthur Young, and David Green, at the 4th Lagos Forensic Symposium, at The Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. The Lagos State Government on Wednesday disclosed it is working on equipping […]

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EFCC Arraigns Atiku’s Son-In-Law, Abdullahi Babalele

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Abdullahi Babalele who is a son in-law to former Vice President and Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, in the 2019 general elections, Atiku Abubakar. Mr. Babalele was arraigned on Wednesday Morning before Justice Nicholas Oweibo at a Federal High Court in Lagos, on a […]

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