Author: Opalim Lifted

This week, Israel marks its 75th anniversary amid a tumultuous and uncertain atmosphere, marred by a legal dispute that has exposed some of the country’s most profound societal rifts since its founding in 1948. Tuesday’s Memorial Day, which honours the nation’s military fallen, and Wednesday’s Independence Day have historically functioned as symbols of unification in a country that has fought several wars since its founding. The atmosphere is different this year. President Isaac Herzog said, “I am convinced that there is no greater existential threat to our people than the one that comes from within: Our own polarisation and alienation…

Youths reportedly buried two individuals alive after accusing them of orchestrating a Saturday thunder strike at Ikyve in the Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State. However, according to the state police command, one person was buried alive. Additionally, it stated that two suspects had been detained in relation to the development. Henry Ihwakaa, his wife, and their young child were reportedly struck by thunder on Saturday in the neighborhood. Young people in the neighborhood were claimed to have rallied in response to the incident and captured Ihwakaa, the father of the suspected thunder victim, and another older man who…

Due to problems with pipeline vandalism and the ensuing oil theft, Nigeria lost the chance to produce and export roughly 65,700,000 barrels of oil in the last year. If the current exchange rate and average oil price are applied, this corresponds to a loss in oil revenue of around N2.3 trillion. At the recently concluded Nigerian International Energy Summit held in Abuja, the Chairman of Shell Companies in Nigeria, Dr. Osagie Okubor, stated that the 180 000 barrels per day Trans Niger Pipeline had been closed for more than a year—from March 2022 to March 2023. The total shut-in/loss from…

Tinubu received a rousing welcome upon landing at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja after departing Nigeria on March 21 to rest in Paris, France. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the next president of Nigeria, on Monday, said he is prepared for the work ahead. He refuted rumors that he was ill by adding “I’m happy to be back. I have rested, I’m refreshed and I’m ready for the task ahead. Forget about what the rumor mill may have told you. I’m strong, very strong.” He discussed starting immediately after taking office on May 29 to carry out his pledge in…

The Transmission Company of Nigeria disconnected Aba on April 25, 2023, from the national grid, causing a continuous power outage in Abia State. A pro-democracy group, the Civil Liberties Organisation, called this a siege against national security. A N896,210,059.58 debt owed by Nigeria’s newest power distribution firm caused Aba Power, which supplies electricity to nine of the state’s 17 local government areas, to lose access to the only transmission network in the nation last Friday. The other 11 DisCos founded since 2013 all owe significantly higher sums of money, according to a statement from the CLO signed by its leader,…

Charly Boy, a renowned veteran singer from Nigeria, has criticized President Muhammadu Buhari for pleading with Nigerians for forgiveness after “deliberately mismanaging” the nation for eight years. In his Eid-el-Fitr address, the President pleaded with Nigerians to pardon him for whatever wrongs he may have caused them, stating, “All those that I have hurt, I ask that they pardon me.” Charly Boy responded via a video statement posted to his Twitter account, saying that he does not accept the president’s apologies. He charged that throughout the previous eight years, the President and his party had “intentionally” mismanaged Nigeria. He said,…

Police said they had arrested Empress Njamah’s ex-boyfriend, who they allege defrauded over 20 women. Other people who might have been victims of Davies have been urged to come forward and file reports. The Liberian police have verified the arrest of Nicholas Jack Davies, the ex-boyfriend of Nigerian actress Empress Njamah. Several months ago, Davies was charged with extortion and leaking private videos of Njamah. The police commander in Liberia revealed that Davies is a well-known con artist who targets wealthy women in particular, seduces them into love relationships, and manipulates them to steal their money during a news conference.…

Following a recent altercation in the neighbourhood, Ahmed Musa, the acting commissioner of police for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), met with representatives of the Hausa and Gbagyi communities in Gwarinpa. One person died in the altercation, while another was hospitalized, according to a statement made on Monday in Abuja by Josephine Adeh, the police public relations officer for the Federal Capital Territory. According to her, the Saturday fight between some Hausa and Gbagyi teenagers caused tension to be raised along Third Avenue in the Gwarinpa area, necessitating the meeting. A suspect had been detained, according to the command spokesperson,…

A violent altercation broke out between local FCT residents and Hausa youths in Gwarinpa Third Avenue. Sources said that the altercation started when a gang of Hausa youths—who were allegedly selling illegal drugs—attempted to break into and loot the home of a FCT Ward Councillor. The native population was said to have been enraged by the development, and the conflict swiftly reached its peak intensity. The violence, according to eyewitness accounts, left three individuals dead, numerous more hurt, and several automobiles vandalized. Security forces were called in to put an end to the turmoil on Saturday night, and the situation…

Local prosecutor Lamine Kabore said on Sunday, citing data from police in the town of Ouahigouya, that some 60 civilians were slain on Friday in northern Burkina Faso by individuals donning military uniforms. He said that following the assault on the hamlet of Karma in Yatenga province, which is located in the border region close to Mali and is controlled by Islamist organisations with ties to al Qaeda and the Islamic State and has been the scene of several attacks for years, an inquiry had been opened. Nothing further about the assault was disclosed in the statement. According to Human…