Author: Nigeriacurrent

NFF Unveils Dennerby As Super Falcons Coach

The Nigeria Football Federation has unveiled Mr. Thomas Dennerby, a former Coach of the Women’s National Team of Sweden, as Head Coach of the Super Falcons. Dennerby won 34 caps for Swedish junior teams between 1975 and 1981 and coached the Swedish Women’s Senior Team between 2005 and 2012, during which the team played at […]

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Patience Jonathan Loses N2bn Rights Suit Against EFCC

A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a suit filed by former first lady, Mrs Patience Jonathan against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The presiding judge, Justice John Tsoho who struck out the fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by Mrs Jonathan held that contrary to Mrs Jonathan’s claim of indiscriminate harassment […]

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Administrative Panel Recommends Gwarzo’s Dismissal From Public Service

the Administrative Panel of Inquiry set up to intervene in the conflict between the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun and the suspended DG of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mr Mounir Gwarzo, has recommended the dismissal of Mr Gwarzo, from the Public Service of the Federal Government. The Panel at the resumed hearing on […]

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How I Nearly Bought Chevron Netherlands- Paddy Adenuga

It was October 2013, two years had passed since I had left the family business in Lagos, Nigeria and moved to London, England to start my own oil trading company. My time in the family business, as a director in the telecoms division and upstream oil & gas company was challenging to say the least […]

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YBNL boss Olamide losses mother

Just a few hours after the YBNL boss celebrated his son’s birthday, Olamide has been bereaved as he lost his mother to the cold hands of death Recall that the “science student” crooner, had earlier penned a birthday message to his son, which reads; “Happy birthday Batifèori Maximiliano Adedeji more life young King from Dad, […]

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Fayose Floors EFCC In Court

The Federal High Court, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State has ruled that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC lacked power to investigate finances of the Ekiti State. According to the court, “in federalism, the Federal Government is not an overseer or supervisor regarding finances of a State.” The court informed that only the State House […]

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Obasanjo and the extent of presidential powers

More than a week after President Olusegun Obasanjo released his state of the nation commentary and devastating assessment of the Buhari administration, it has remained the main subject in the public arena in Nigeria. It is a measure of the stature, influence and capacity of the elder statesman that whenever he intervenes as he has […]

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Buhari Returns To Abuja

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday returned to Abuja after a successful outing at the 30th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he was conferred as the anti-corruption Champion. The theme of the 30th AU Summit was; “Winning the Fight against Corruption: A Sustainable Path to Africa’s Transformation.’’ The President’s aircraft landed at the […]

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Ambode Seeks Extension Of CPC Operatioms

Lagos State Governor on has charged the Consumer Protection Council (CPC) to look beyond the rights of people to have quality products and services and beam its searchlight on other key sectors which have direct impact on the standard of living of Nigerians. Ambode stated this when the Director General of the Consumer Protection Council […]

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Deji Tinubu Buried In Lagos

The late Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Commerce and Industry, Deji Tinubu, was buried on Tuesday at the Vaults and Gardens, Ikoyi, Lagos. Tinubu died last Thursday in Epe, Lagos. The deceased was taking part in a novelty match put together by the state government as part of the retreat for the […]

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