Author: Nigeriacurrent

BREAKING: Chief of Army Staff Killed as Military Aircraft Crashes In Kaduna

A military plane suspected to be   Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has crashed in Kaduna  International Airport The crash was said to have happened at about 6 pm this evening, Friday, while it was raining  heavily The plane was reported to have crashed landed on the runaway, with the eight people on board dead. The Chief […]

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Ekiti Elders Join Clamour for South Governor

As political activities ahead of the Ekiti State gubernatorial elections slated for 2022, begin to gather audible volume, the Egbe Ilosiwaju Omo Ekiti, a socio-cultural group, has called for harmony and urged the political actors in the state to be fair in their decision on who becomes the next governor. The group, comprising notable elders […]

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No Going Back On Decision To Ban Open Grazing-Akeredolu

Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu says the decision of the Southern Governors to enforce the ban on open grazing is irreversible. In a statement issued on Thursday, Akeredolun said the governors will enforce the ban with “vigour”. The governor’s statement in coming in on the hill of the criticism of the open grazing ban by […]

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BREAKING: Governor Ayade Dumps PDP For APC

Cross Rivers Governor Ben Ayade has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) to  the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) Governor Ayade announced his decision on Thursday morning after a closed-door meeting with six APC governors and members of the National Assembly who visited him at the Government House. The governors who visited Ayade include Abubakar Bagudu […]

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NLC Suspends Warning Strike In Kaduna

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended its five days warning strike in Kaduna State. The NLC President, Ayuba Wabba said the decision to suspend the strike was to honour the invitation of the Federal Government on Thursday to mediate in the dispute between labour and the Kaduna State Government. The two major coalitions, NLC […]

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El-Rufai Lacks Power To Declare NLC President Wanted- Falana

Human Rights Lawyer and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana,  has described the action of  Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai as laughable for declaring President of the Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC), Ayuba Wabba and other union leaders wanted. The NLC had on Monday embarked on a protest on the unlawful sack of workers in the […]

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National Carrier To Begin operation Of First Quarter In 2022

The Miniset of Aviation, Hadi Sirika,  has announced that the new national carrier will comment operation by the first quarter of 2022 Sirika stated this on Wednesday while addressing  State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. He explained that the new carrier is long overdue and will commence operation by early  2022 […]

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Naomi Campbell Welcomes First Child At 50

British supermodel, Naomi Campbell has welcomed her first child- a baby girl Campbell, 50, took to her Instagram page to break the news to her followers on Tuesday “A beautiful little blessing has chosen me to be her mother,” Campbell captioned the Tuesday post, which included a close-up image of her newborn’s feet. “So honoured […]

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Leicester Wins English FA Cup For First Time

Super Eagles stars of Nigeria, Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho, and their Leicester City have won the English FA Cup for the first time after a 1-0 defeat of Chelsea at the Wembley Although it was Youri Tielemans’s sensational screamer which handed Leicester victory, Iheanacho, who had a dour final, has been instrumental throughout the […]

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Possibility of Shifting UTME 2021 Date Is Very High-JAMB

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) says there is high possibility to  shift the date for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination The JAMB Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede said this was because close to 600, 000 candidates who have indicated an interest in the exam are yet to register. Speaking at a virtual meeting with […]

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