Author: Nigeriacurrent

Buhari Appoints Amokachi As Special Assistant On Sports

President Muhammed Buhari has appointed former super eagles striker,  Daniel Amoachi as the special assistant on sports. Amokachi’s appointment was confirmed on Thursday  in a letter signed by the secretary to the federal government, Boss Mustapha. According to the statement, the ministry of youth and sports development said the former Eagles assistant coach is expected […]

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RMD Joins Kemi Adetiba ‘King of Boys 2’Cast

A Nigerian film-maker, Kemi Adetiba says Richard Mofe Damijo(RMD), will make the cast for the sequel  of her movie – ‘King of Boys’ Adetiba took to her Instagram page on Thursday to break the news “RMD in my film? Somebody pinch me, I can’t wait” on what seems to be the film’s script.”, She wrote. […]

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Delta CDHR Applauds VP Taiga’s Suspension

The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, (CDHR), Delta State branch, has applauded the recent suspension of its Chairman and National Vice President of the foremost rights group, Prince Kehinde Taiga, by the National Executive Committee (NEC), of the organization A release by the Assistant Secretary of the Delta State branch of CDHR, Comrade […]

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FG Lifts Ban On International Flights, As Asaba Airport Reopens

  Nigeria will resume international flight operations on August 29, the Federal Government has announced. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, made the announcement on Monday in Abuja at the briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. “We are very glad today to announce that international flights will resume from August 29, 2020,” he […]

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Breaking: Nigeria Announces Resumption Of International Flights

Nigerian airports will resume international flight operations on August 29, 2020, Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika announced Monday in a tweet. International flights into and out of Nigeria, have been put on hold, following the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic which hit the country so hard from February this year. Though information on the modalities to […]

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ATS Show Boss, Tosin Abiola Make Case For Local TV Reporters.

Tosin Abiola, the Producer of popular Television show, ATS, has canvassed a good welfare package for local reporters in Africa television stations. According to the TV production guru, Nigeria and indeed, Africa indigenous television stations would be better off, only if they can remunerate their reporters well and pay them as at when due, as […]

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Burna Boy Releases New Album ‘Twice As Tall’

Nigerian singer and Grammy-nominated, Damini Ogulu popularly known as Burna Boy has released a new album, “Twice As Tall” The Ye crooner took to his Instagram page to announce the 15-track album. “Honestly no title cause I wanted the art to speak for itself, this album was a journey through a bunch fo emotions and […]

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COVID-19: Ogun Lifts Weekend Lockdown, Reopens Worship Centres

The Ogun  Government has suspended the weekend lockdown in the state and ordered the reopening of worship centres. Governor Dapo Abiodun disclosed on this Friday during the update about the state;s efforts at fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. He said the decision was reached after consultation with the stakeholders “After thorough deliberation, consideration and resolution, we […]

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CDHR Suspends VP Taiga Over Indiscipline

The National Secretariat of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, (CDHR) has suspended its Vice President and Chairman of Delta State chapter of the group, Prince Kehinde Taiga, over multiple infringements on the constitution of the leading rights organization. A letter signed by the President of CDHR, Dr Osagie Obayuwana stated that the […]

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Genevieve Nnaji Appointed As Ambassador for TIFF 2020

Genevieve Nnaji, a Nollywood star, has been chosen as one of the ambassadors for this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The ‘Lion Heart’ producer will join about 50 celebrated filmmakers including the likes of Priyanka Chopra, Tatiana Maslanya, and Shamier Anderson for the 2020 edition of the festival, which is slated to commence virtually from […]

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