Author: Nigeriacurrent

NASS To Pass 2018 Budget Next Week – Saraki

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has said that the National Assembly will ensure that the 2018 budget will be passed next week. Dr Saraki disclosed this to newsmen after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara. The meeting was held at the Presidential Villa in […]

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Breaking: Buhari To Travel To UK To See His Doctor

President Muhammed Buhari will on Tuesday undertake a four-day trip to the United Kingdom to see his doctor. In the course of the technical stop-over for aircraft maintenance in London on his way back from Washington last week, the President had a meeting with his doctor, a statement issued by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant […]

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OJUDU Campaign Group Condemns Invasion of Ekiti APC Secretariat

The Ekiti Rebirth Organisation (ERO), the campaign organ of leading aspirant in the Governorship race in the state, Senator Babafemi Ojudu has condemn today’s invasion of the state party secretariat allegedly by hoodlums loyal to another aspirant, Dr. Kayode Fayemi. The organization in a statement by its Publicity Coordinator, Gboyega Adeoye, described the action as […]

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Ribery Signs Bayern Extension Until 2019

Veteran winger, Franck Ribery, 35, has signed a one-year extension to stay at Bayern Munich until 2019, the German giants announced on Monday. “I am very happy to be able to play for another year at this great club,” said Ribery in a statement. “Munich has long since become a home for my family and […]

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Giggs Hopes Ferguson Fully Recovers Soon

Manchester United’s most decorated player Ryan Giggs is hopeful his legendary former manager Alex Ferguson will make a full recovery from emergency surgery on a brain haemorrhage. Considered the most successful manager in the history of British football, Ferguson, 76, won 38 trophies in just over 26 years in charge of United, including 13 Premier […]

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Alleged Kano Underage Voters: INEC is not culpable By Mahmood Yakubu

  Following the Kano State Local Government election held on 10th February 2018, there were several reports in the media, particularly the social media, alleging that underaged persons voted in the election. Both explicit and implicit in some of these reports was the suggestion that since the National Register of Voters compiled by INEC was […]

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‘You Are A Beneficiary Of Corruption’ — PDP hits Osinbajo

The Peoples Democratic Party has alleged that Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo is a beneficiary of corruption. Kola Ologbondiyan, spokesman of the party, said this in response to the numerous allegations the nation’s number two citizen has levelled against the opposition party. At the APC ward congress in Eti-Osa locla government area of Lagos on Saturday, Osinbajo […]

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Fayemi Up In Arms Against Ekiti Exco

The Ajilosun Head Office of the All Progressives Congress, APC, turned to a battle ground as thugs loyal to former governor of Ekiti State and Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Kayode Fayemi, cordoned off the place and took over the secretariat. In the melee that ensued, party exco that had reported for the day’s […]

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Osinbajo releases details of grand corruption in Jonathan era

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s office has revealed details of mind-boggling corruption during the Jonathan era and even called them a tip of the iceberg. The details were published last night in a reaction to the accusations by spin doctors of former President Goodluck Jonathan, who claimed Osinbajo made unsubstantiated allegations about grand corruption during the […]

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FULL LIST: Davido, Simi, Wizkid Win Big At Headies 2018

Wizkid, Davido and Simi were the biggest winners at the 2018 Headies awards which took place on Saturday. Wizkid won two solo categories and shared two other categories with Tiwa Savage and Daps for best collaboration and best video respectively. Davido won three awards including artiste of the year and song of the year while […]

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