Author: Nigeriacurrent

We Have Lost A Champion, Adeboye Breaks Silence As Son Is Buried

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Enoch Adeboye has described his late  son, Dare as a “champion”. Dare died in his sleep on May 4 in Eket, Akwa Ibom state. Adeboye speaking in a pre-recorded video played during the funeral service at the Youth Centre Redemption Camp on Tuesday said […]

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Stakeholders Commend NAFDAC for Endorsing Trans Fat-Free Nigeria Campaign

The Trans Fat-Free Nigeria Campaign stakeholders comprising Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), Network for Health Equity and Development (NHED), Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI), Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL), and the World Health Organization (WHO) have commended the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for their partnership and commitment […]

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Mbaka Suspends Adoration Ministry’s Activities for One Month

The Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministries Enugu Nigeria (AMEN), Ejike Mbaka has suspended the ministry’s activities for one month. The priest said he is proceeding on a private prayer retreat and won’t be available until June 10. This was announced in a notice issued by the ministry on Tuesday. The notice read:  “Our Spiritual Director, […]

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Eid-el- Fitri: FG Declares Wednesday, Thursday Public Holidays

The federal government has declared Wednesday and Thursday as public holidays to mark this year the eid-el-fitri celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in Abuja on Monday. He congratulated the Muslim faithful on this occasion and called on all Nigerians, at home and abroad […]

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Bandits Abduct Muslim Worshippers In Katsina

An unconfirmed number of persons have been abducted by bandits in Jibiya, Katsina state. The worshippers were said to have gathered at a mosque to observe Tahajjud , a midnight prayer carried out majorly in the last 10 day of Ramadan when the bandits struck. According to sources the worshippers were kidnapped around 2am on […]

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Coalition of CSOs Tell Buhari To Stop The Bleeding, Insecurity In The Country

Coalition of Civil Society Organizations have petitioned President Muhammed Buhari to stop the insecurity and end the carnage in the country . They said the country in the first quarter of the year recorded an all-time quarterly high of almost 2000 fatalities from mass atrocities incidents across the country. The statement released by the coalition […]

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SERAP Ask Buhari To Probe 316 Duplicate Project In 2021 Budget

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project(SERAP) has asked President Muhammed Buhari to probe what is described as a duplication of projects in the 2021 budget. SERAP stated this on Sunday in a statement signed by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, adding that President Buhari should direct Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami to […]

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Abducted Abia University Student Regains Freedom

A female student of the  Abia State University who was kidnapped on Wednesday has regained her freedom. Last week, gunmen kidnapped an unspecified number of students from the university, however, some of the students were able to escape leaving one in captivity. The students were abducted along Okigwe-Uturu road around 8pm on Wednesday. Confirming the […]

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Liverpool Beat Southampton To Keep Top-Four Hopes Alive

Liverpool kept alive their hopes of a top-four finish in the Premier League as Sadio Mane and Thiago Alcantara sealed a 2-0 win against Southampton on Saturday. Jurgen Klopp’s side moved above Tottenham into sixth place thanks to Mane’s first-half header and Thiago’s first goal for the club in the final moments at Anfield. Liverpool’s […]

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Ex-Minister Aisha Al-Hassan ‘Mama Taraba’ Dies at 61

Former Minister of Women Affairs of Nigeria, Aisha Jummai Al-Hassan, popularly knowns as Mama Taraba, is dead. According to her media aide, Bala Maina,  she passed away on Friday at an undisclosed hospital in Cairo, Egypt. She was aged 61 Detail, later

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