Author: Nigeriacurrent

Ben Bruce Drops from Bayelsa East Senatorial Race

Maverick politician and the Senator representing the Bayelsa East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Ben Murray Bruce, has voluntarily withdrawn from the race for the Bayelsa East Senatorial District. Bruce announced his withdrawal from the Senatorial contest in a letter dated October 2, 2018, addressed to the State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic […]

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Lagos Police Accused of Destroying Sanwo-Olu’s Posters

There are rife allegations that the police in Lagos has embarked on destroying campaign posters of Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, a Lagos State governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressive Congress, APC. The allegation leveled against the police force has drawn the response of the State Police Command. If speculation was anything to go […]

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Ajimobi, El-Rufai Other Govs in NYSC Certificate Scandals

Nigerians may owe the immediate past Minister of Finance, Keni Adeosun some apologies over her enforced resignation out of the present All Progressives Congress, APC, government’s national cabinet over irregularities in her National Youths Service discharge certificate, as scores of other government top functionaries may be having similar issues A few days ago, the National […]

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Nigeria At 58: President Buhari’s Full Independence Day Speech

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday addressed Nigerians as the country marked its 58th Independence anniversary. In a speech broadcast across the nation, the President called for unity, while promising to ensure free and fair elections in 2019. Among other things, the President hailed the military and security agencies for the progress made in tackling insecurity […]

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Again, APC Postpones Lagos, Enugu and Adamawa Governorship Primaries

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary in Lagos state has been postponed to Tuesday, October 2. Yekini Nabena, acting national publicity secretary of the APC, made this known in a statement released on Monday. The statement read: “The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has rescheduled governorship primaries in the […]

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Muiz Banire Exposes How Ambode blackmailed Fashola

Former National Legal Adviser of the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, Dr. Muiz Banire has shared an insider’s knowledge of the fight between incumbent Lagos State governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode and his predecessor, current Works, Housing and Power Minister, Mr. Babatunde Fashola. Banire in an interview with a mational daily, accused Ambode of lacking exposure […]

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Tinubu Bares Mind on Lagos Primary, Tips Sanwoolu

A national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has expressed disappointment in the running of the affairs of Lagos State in recent times and then urged the people to be wise in picking who clinches the  governorship ticket in the ruling party’s primary election fixed for Monday Tinubu further noted that the […]

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Lagos APC Primary: Ambode Spoils to Contest, Says Sanwoolu is a Misfit

Embattled governor of Lagos State, Akinwumi Ambode, has vowed to press on with his intention to participate in Monday’s primary election of the All Progressives Congress, APC. The resolve followed a long drawn pressure on him to withdraw for one of the aspirants in the race for the Lagos State Government House, Jide Sanwoolu who […]

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Labour Suspends Strike

The Nigeria Labour Congress has suspended its ongoing strike. The National President of the NLC, Ayuba Wabba, announced the suspension of the strike at a press conference on Sunday in Abuja. “The suspension takes effect from today Sunday,” he said. The suspension means workers are expected to resume duties on Tuesday as Monday has been […]

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Infantino Has ‘Support Of Africa’ In FIFA Re-Election Bid

African nations would support Gianni Infantino for re-election as FIFA president, the head of the continental football federation Ahmad Ahmad said on Sunday. “I feel it is my duty… to announce this support from Africa,” Ahmad said at a special meeting of the Confederation of African Football Executive Committee, which Infantino attended, in Sharm el-Sheikh, […]

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