Author: Nigeriacurrent

How Khashoggi’s Killers Tried to Cover Murder

Surveillance video recorded by Turkish law enforcement appears to confirm reports that Saudi agents accused of carrying out the killing of Jamal Khashoggi used a body double as part of an attempted cover-up, the Washington Post revealed today. The video — obtained and broadcast by CNN on Monday — purportedly shows a Saudi agent walking […]

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Xenophobia: 9 Nigerian-owned shops burnt in South Africa

As Xenophobia on Sunday reared its ugly head again in South Africa, Nigerians have lost more than nine shops to arsonists in Hillbrow, central Johannesburg. The Publicity Secretary of Nigerian Union in South Africa, Mr Habib Miller, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the telephone from Pretoria on Monday that South Africans allegedly […]

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Supreme Court Nullifies Rivers APC Primaries

The Supreme Court, on Monday, set-aside an interim order of the Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt, which gave the All Progressives Congress, APC, the nod to conduct its Ward, Local Government and State Congresses in Rivers State. The apex court, in a judgment that was delivered by Justice Centus Nweze, faulted the appellate court […]

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Don’t Underrate The Conspiracy Of Nigerian Vultures By Senator Babafemi Ojudu

In 1985, the military and civilian arms of the Nigerian looters came together and aborted the march of Nigeria to true independence and development. At the time, the duo of Generals Muhammadu Buhari and Tunde Idiagbon held sway as Head of State and Chief of Staff Supreme Headquarters respectively. Prior to their assumption of office […]

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Monkeys Stone Man to Death October 22, 2018

A 72-year-old man Dharampal Singh, has died in India after a group of monkeys threw bricks at him from a tree. Singh had been collecting pieces of dry wood before the incident in Tikri, Uttar Pradesh, on Thursday. Police said monkeys rained bricks on the man from a treetop after collecting them from a nearby […]

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Kaduna Crisis: First Bank MD, others Hooked, Charter Jet, Engage Military Escort

The Managing Director of First Bank, Mr Adesola Adeduntan, was among several dignitaries stuck in Kaduna following the imposition of 24-hour curfew on the city and its environs by the state government yesterday. The dignitaries were reportedly in the state to attend the Kaduna Polo Tournament which ended yesterday. It was learnt that many big […]

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VIDEO: Fayose Arrives Court For His Trial

  Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti state, is currently at a federal high court in Lagos where he is being charged with money laundering and abuse of office. Surrounded by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Fayose walked into the court around 8:30am on Monday. Below is a video of the […]

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FULL LIST: Isoken ‘Five Fingers For Marseilles’ Win Big at AMAA 2018

The 2018 edition of the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) held on Saturday  at the Intare Conference Arena in Kigali, Rwanda. The event which  was to honour actors and filmmakers  was hosted by Nse Ikpe-Etim and Arthur Nkusi. Here is the full list of winners: Best Animation: Belly Flop (South Africa) Best Short Film: Tikitat […]

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Buhari to visit Seme Border on Tuesday

President Muhammad Buhari and his Republic of Benin counterpart, Patrice Talon will on Tuesday perform the official hand-over of the new Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Border Posts at Seme-Krake and Neope-Akanu in Badagry. In a statement on Sunday, the Lagos State Government said all necessary arrangements to ensure hitch-free unveiling ceremony had […]

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I Don’t Know Tinubu’s position in APC –Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says he doesn’t know the position Asiwaju Bola Tinubu currently holds in the ruling All Progressives Congress. Obasanjo said this during a programme titled, “The Talk,” which was aired on a YouTube Channel, “Voice of the People.”   The former President had been asked to identify the designations of certain political […]

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