Author: Nigeriacurrent

Fayemi’s 3-Months’ Achievement will Win Ekiti for Buhari, Says Aide

The Senior Special Assistant to Ekiti State Governor on Public Communications has expressed optimism that the people of the state will reciprocate the good gesture of their governor by voting en masse to re-elect President Muhammadu Buhari come Saturday 6 February 2019. Segun Dipe said it was an incontrovertible fact that Governor Kayode Fayemi has […]

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Corruption: EFCC Detains Babachir Lawal, Disgraced SGF

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that former Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Babachir Lawal, be remanded in EFCC custody. The sacked SGF was alleged to have conspired with some staff of Rolavision, his company, to fraudulently acquire a property, thereby committing an offence contrary to section 26(1)(c) of the […]

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Ambode Receives Cricket Trophy In Lagos

The Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode has received the ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy at the state house in Alausa, Ikeja. The trophy, which has been on a global tour of cities ahead of the 2019 Cricket World Cup taking place in the United Kingdom in June, arrived in Nigeria through Abuja on Monday, […]

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It’s Over as Supreme Court Shatters APC’s Ambition in Rivers State

The Supreme Court has finally shattered the ambition of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to present candidates for the forthcoming elections in Rivers State. The Apex Court on Tuesday struck out an appeal filed by the party challenging the judgment of a High Court in Rivers State which barred it from conducting any primaries in […]

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PROBE MARILYN AMOBI, NBET BOSS NOW – CACOL TELLS EFCC, ICPC

The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL, has called on the two corruption fighting agencies in the country, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Independent Corrupt Practices and Other related offenses Commission (ICPC), to immediately probe the Managing Director of the Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Plc. (NBET), Marilyn Amobi, for alleged fraudulent payment […]

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Fayemi Approves N100m Monthly to Clear Arrears of Workers’ Gratuity

Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has approved monthly release of N100 million naira to clear accumulated gratuities of retired workers in the state. The Governor had last month approved a hundred per cent increase in monthly gratuity payment from N10 million to N20 million. However, taking into consideration the current plight of many retired […]

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NFF Mourns Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi

The Nigeria Football Federation has expressed utter shock at the death on Monday of former NFF Secretary General and one –time Member of the NFF Executive Committee, Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi. Reports on Monday morning said the 66 –year old former international defender passed on after a brief illness. “I cannot find the words as much […]

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Elections: Bill Clinton, Former US President, Cancels Trip to Nigeria

Concerned that politicians may twist his motive and politicise his intension, former US President Bill Clinton, on Monday, cancelled his much trumpeted trip to Nigeria. During the planned visit, facilitated by the Kofi Annan Foundation and the National Peace Committee, NPC, Clinton would have, among others, met with the two political gladiators- President Muhammadu Buhari, […]

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The Guardian (of London) Editorial on Nigeria’s Elections

Nigeria’s 84 million voters will go to the polls next weekend to give their verdict on Muhammadu Buhari. The country is Africa’s most populous, and by some measures has the largest economy on the continent. Nigeria celebrated Mr Buhari’s election in 2015 as not only a resounding rejection of the unpopular Goodluck Jonathan but also […]

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Amosun Gloats over Ogun Rally ‘Show of Shame’

Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State, incredibly celebrated the near-riotous show at the Presidential rally of the All Progressives Congress in Abeokuta on Monday. According to a post on his Facebook page on Monday reporting on the event, Amosun gloated over the ‘protests’ by members of his Allied Peoples Movement(APM) and that the National chairman […]

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