Author: Nigeriacurrent

2019: Ambode Finally Declares For Second Term

…Picks Guber Form, Says I’m Undaunted, Ready To Achieve More For Lagosians …Thanks Party Leaders, Residents Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday officially declared his intention to seek re-election in 2019 on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC), saying he remains undaunted and resolutely committed to achieve more for the State. Addressing […]

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FIRS Declares 6772 Nigerian Billionaire Tax Evaders, Set to Freeze Bank Accounts

     Mr Tunde Fowler, Chairman, FIRS In a shocking revelation, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), has marked down some billionaire tax evaders and is now set to go after the bank accounts of those defaulting taxpayers who are raking in billions in Nigeria and are not paying taxes, FIRS Chairman, Tunde Fowler has said. […]

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Police Nabs Online Kidnap Gang of Mother, 2 Sons, Rescues 3 Victims

The Police in Lagos have rescued three persons held by an alleged kidnap gang that lures its victims via social media with fake job offers or promise of gay relationship. Police said the gang was led by a female herbalist, Aminat Karimu Ajibola, 60, and assisted by her two sons, Akeem Bashiru, and Ojo Solomon, […]

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Tinubu Causes Ripples in Osun, Says I’m Richer than you, so is Oyetola

Tongues have continue to wag as a video purportedly shot of the National Leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in which he claimed to be richer than Osun State and its people begins to gather waves in the social median . Tinubu, who was recorded during a visit to the […]

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2019: Foundation Trains 27 INEC Officials in Imo State

The Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD), a United Kingdom (UK) foundation, supported by European Union-Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria, (EU-SDGN), has executed the planned Training of Trainers on Voter Education by training 27 INEC  Imo State officials to tally with its vision on #OurVotesCountsNG project. With the aim of stepping down the training on the […]

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Serena Williams Fined $17,000 after Defeat

Serena Williams has reportedly been fined $17,000 (£13,000) for her three code violations during her defeat to Naomi Osaka in Saturday’s U.S. Open final at Flushing Meadows. The six-time U.S. Open champion was initially handed a warning for coaching, was then docked a point for smashing her racket and was finally given a game penalty for verbal […]

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My Doctors Became Born Again After my Miraculous Healing By Opeyemi Bamidele

Opeyemi Bamidele, a former member of the house of representatives, says the doctors who treated him in London became born again due to his miraculous healing. Bamidele returned to Nigeria last week after two months treating gunshot injury abroad. In June, he was hit by bullets from a policeman who released sporadic shots at a […]

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Bayelsa APC Adopts Direct Primaries

The leadership of the All Progressives Congress in Bayelsa State has joined the bandwagon of states adopting direct primary in coming elections, saying the move is aimed at averting post-primary crisis that has plagued other political parties across the country. The leader of the party and former Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, said […]

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2019: Atiku Visits Makarfi, Seeks Support

Former Vice President Of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, on Saturday visited the former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmed Makarfi, at his residence in Kaduna. According to Channels Television, Atiku, who is a presidential aspirant under the PDP in the 2019 elections,  visit was aimed at seeking the support of Makarfi, who is also […]

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AFCON 2019: Super Eagles Beat Seychelles 3-0

Nigeria’s Super Eagles are back in contention for a place at the 2019 African Nations Cup after defeating Seychelles 3-0 at the Stade Linite Stadium on Saturday. Goals from Odion Ighalo, Chidozie Awaziem and Ahmed Musa gave the Super Eagles a comfortable win at the stadium in Victoria, Seychelles. Gernot Rohr’s men now have three […]

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