Author: Nigeriacurrent

Breaking: Lawan Names Senate Principal Officers

Senate President Ahmad Lawan announced the lists sent to him by leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). According to him, the new Senate Leader is Senator Abdullahi Yahaya with Ajayi Boroffice as his deputy. Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe was also announced as the Minority Leader and Phillip Aduda as Minority […]

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Patience Jonathan Forfeits $8.4m, N9.2bn To FG

A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the permanent forfeiture of $8.4million and another N9.2billion linked to the wife of the former President, Dame Patience Jonathan, to the Federal Government. Justice Mojisola Olaterogun held that Dame Jonathan failed to show reasonable cause why the funds should not be permanently forfeited. The court found that […]

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Rape, Fatoyinbo and Mrs. Dakolo

By Louis Odion, FNGE Not only the charge against the preacher appears abominable, his defence and the chorus of his supporters sound even strange. What would make the sin of rape Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo is accused of more grave is the suspicion – let alone, the high probability – of deep trust being betrayed in […]

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Embattled COZA Pastor , Biodun Fatoyinbo Steps Down

Founder of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, Biodun Fatoyinbo, has stepped down. He announced his leave of absence from the pulpit via his verified Instagram page. He wrote, “The past few days have been sobering for me. I have taken time to pray and seek spiritual counsel from Christian leaders around the world, who feel […]

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Pastor Anthony Haynes Gets Life in Prison for Traficking Teenage Girl

Former leader of the Greater Life Christian Center in Toledo, Ohio, Anthony Haynes, was sentenced to life in prison Thursday even though he pleaded with U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman to have mercy on him for grooming a teenage girl to have sex with him and then going on to share her with two other […]

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Protest Rocks COZA Headquarters in Abuja

By Gboyega Adeoye Protesters converged today on NNPC filling station at Guzape to show their discontentment over rape allegations levelled against the Founder and Global Senior Pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, Biodun Fatoyinbo. The placard wielding protesters have signified their intention to besiege the church today to protest what they called the ‘ungodly […]

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Cocaine Found In Plane Carrying Mr. President

President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil has vowed to pursue drug traffickers relentlessly. So he was hard-pressed to explain how a presidential plane ended up carrying 86 pounds of cocaine across the Atlantic during an official trip, reports New York Times. A Brazilian airman on that aircraft was caught with the shipment on Tuesday during a […]

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Rape Allegation: Timi Dakolo’s Wife Dares COZA Founder, Fatoyinbo, to Sue Her

Busola Dakolo, wife of popular musician, Timi Dakolo, has dared the founder of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo, to take her to court over the rape allegations she made against him. Busola, in an interview with Y!TV, had alleged that Fatoyinbo raped her twice, the first time at her parents’ house while she […]

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Breaking: FG Phases Out Old Yellow Card, Now has Electronic Version

Gboyega Adeoye The Federal Government has announced its plan to completely phase out all old versions of Yellow card and a new e-Yellow card has been put in place in its stead with effect from July 1st, 2019. Making the announcement in his office, in Abuja, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, Mr. Abdulaziz […]

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EU To Provide 40 billion Euros In Grants To Help Create Jobs In Africa

The European Union Commission fully supports the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) and is proposing a 40 billion Euro package to attract investments that would create at least 10 million jobs in Africa. This was revealed by Ambassador Ranieri Sabatucci, the EU Ambassador to the African Union, in an opening address to a two-day […]

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