Author: Nigeriacurrent

Agbaje Condemns Appointment of Muri Okunola as Lagos HoS

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, has decried the appointment of Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola as the new Head of Service in the state, calling it insensitive, unjust, and capable of breeding bad blood in the Lagos State civil service. According th Agbaje, the appointment of Muri-Okunola by […]

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Justice Oguntoye, Oldest Female Judge, for Burial Feb 2

The remains of Justice Dulcie Ethel Adunola Oguntoye, who until her death was the oldest living female judge in Nigeria will be committed to mother earth on February 2, 2019 in Imesi-Ile, Osun State. She will be laid to rest beside her husband, the late Chief David Ojo Abiodun Oguntoye, the man she loved, married, […]

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Trade Fair Complex Traders Sue Amuwo-Odofin LG Over Levies

Three associations conducting businesses at the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex, Lagos Badagry Expressway, Lagos are seeking to restrain the Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area (LGA), Lagos State from imposing levies and dues on their members. They have filed a suit, marked LD/5291C-CMW/18, against the LGA before an Igbosere High Court in Lagos. The first to […]

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Book Launch, Lecture as Gbemiga Ogunleye Clocks 60

Media practitioners are gathering in Lagos on January 5 to ponder the chances of survival of the print media as one of the leading lights, Mr Gbemiga Ogunleye, Provost, Nigerian Institute of Journalism, NIJ, celebrates 60th birthday with a lecture and book launch. Led by the Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief of The Nation newspapers, Mr […]

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Court Tells Melaye to Show Self to Police

Embattled Senator Dino Melaye may have lost his bid for freedom from police siege as a Federal High Court in Abuja has refused his request for police officers to vacate his residence and desist from further attempts at arresting him. Melaye had approached the court after the police officers laid a siege to his residence […]

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Tension as IGP Idris’ Tenure Ends Today

There is palpable tension in the Nigeria Police across the country over what could happen in the next 24 hours, as the service term of the Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim Idris, ends today. Idris, the nation’s 19th Inspector General of Police, was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari, on March 21, 2016, to replace […]

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Pilot Science Re-iterates Best Practice, Quality Service Delivery In 2019

– Leading telecommunications support service and engineering company, Pilot Science Company Limited (PSCL) has re-iterated her commitment to best practice and quality service delivery to her existing and prospective clients in the year 2019. Engr. Festus Akinpelu, MD/CEO of the company made this known at a dinner organised by the company recently at the Ethnic […]

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Life Was Better Under Jonathan – Bakare

The Serving Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has said that ‘education in shambles and infrastructural deficit did not start with President Muhammadu Buhari but that what many people are saying is that there was corruption under former President Goodluck Jonathan but life was better’. Bakare made this known in an interview […]

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Imo CP, Three Deputy Commissioners Removed

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, has removed the Imo State Commissioner of Police, Dasuki Galadanchi. Also removed by the IGP were the three Deputy Commissioners of Police in the Command. The DCs were in charge of the Operations and State Criminal and Investigation Departments of the Command. The IGP also removed 11 […]

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INEC to Publish Names of Registered Voters January 6

Ahead of the general elections next month, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will publish the list of registered voters on Monday, January 6. The INEC Director of Voter Education, Mr Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi revealed this on Wednesday during an interview on the maiden edition of Channels Television’s Lunchtime Politics. “On January 7 (next […]

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