Author: Opalim Lifted

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court postponed the decision in the case involving the new naira policy until March 3, 2023. After the apex court’s ruling, Nigerians will now have to wait for the court to render a favorable judgment, which they hope will lessen their suffering, especially consumer and business groups, and professional and trade unions. The deadline for exchanging old naira notes for new ones was set for February 10 by the Federal Government, but the Central Bank of Nigeria declined to change it when the Supreme Court prevented it from doing so on February 8. The injunction followed…

The National Security Council is currently convening under the presidency of Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retired). The meeting is taking place in the Council Chambers of the State House in Abuja and started just before 11 am. Ahead of the presidential and national assembly elections, which are taking place in just 48 hours, all security agencies, the Independent National Electoral Commission, and the Central Bank will be reviewed at the meeting on Wednesday. Present are Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Chief of Defense Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, Chief Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Amao, Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Farouk…

The Parish Priest of St. Finberrs’ Catholic Church in Rayfield, Jos, Rev. Fr. Godfrey Gopep, has counseled Christians and Nigerians in general to abstain from evil during the Lenten season. In his sermon on Ash Wednesday 2023 in Jos, Gopep delivered the advice. The preacher criticized the recent outbreak of criminal activity among Christians and advised people to always be afraid of God. ”Alot of us are deliberately doing evil to hurt others; we stay awake at night to plan evil instead to pray and think of positive things. ”So, I urge us all to use this lenten season to…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has urged Nigerians to exercise their civic rights to vote in a patriotic, nonviolent, and sportsmanlike manner. Jonathan made the statement in a message to Nigerians that was made public on Tuesday in Abuja by Mr. Ikechukwu Eze, his communications and public affairs adviser. He claimed that recently, West Africa and a few other countries on the continent had experienced a democratic crisis that had resulted in the unconstitutional changing of administrations that had stalled their democratic pursuit of peace and development. He argued that Nigerians must prevent elections from being a catalyst for violence and…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has set aside Consumer Toll-Free Number 622 to act as the Incident Hotline for the 2023 Presidential Election. This was said in a statement released on Tuesday in Abuja by Prof. Umar Danbatta, the commission’s executive vice-chairman (EVC). During the elections slated for February 25, according to Danbatta, this will allow voters and members of the public to report problems that may harm them or others. “This step is to support the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in its patriotic commitment towards the conduct of hitch-free elections in Nigeria. “The Toll-Free Number 622 is the…

A million naira was given as a gift to a devoted Davido fan by the Nigerian Afrobeats musician. Television personality Tunde Ednut shared a video of a fan named Musa who had covered his entire tricycle with Davido stickers and images. Ednut captioned the video and requested assistance from Nigerians in finding the young man after expressing how overwhelmed he was by the display of support and love. The musician responded to the message by promising to give the man a million naira. When some time had passed, the media figure Tunde posted on Instagram once more to say that…

On Tuesday, the Building Collapse Prevention Guild (BCPG) expressed sadness over the 62 buildings that collapsed in Nigeria in 2022, with Lagos State leading the way with 20. This was despite the BCPG’s best efforts. As a result, the guild requested immediate action to remedy the problem during its combined virtual and physical Annual General Meeting (AGM). The guild took attempts, including the implementation of a whistle-blowing system, to stop the trend, according to Mr. Eddy Atumonyogo, who led the guild until the election of his successor at the AGM. Sulaimon Yusuf, Atumonyogo’s deputy, served as his representative. The guild…

Authorities said on Tuesday that six people were killed in the latest earthquake to hit Turkey and Syria’s border region, two weeks after a massive quake killed more than 47,000 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes. The quake on Monday, which occurred just as rescue efforts from the previous devastating earthquake were winding down, was centered near the Turkish city of Antakya and was felt in Syria, Egypt, and Lebanon. The quake’s magnitude was 6.3 by US and European seismological agencies, and 6.4 by Turkish monitors. It was followed by 90 aftershocks, according to Turkey’s Disaster…

On Friday and Monday, all Nigerian visa application centers will be closed. The UK Visas and Immigration twitter account announced the closure of the centers in Abuja and Lagos. The Nation has learned that the shutdown is somewhat related to the country’s presidential and National Assembly elections on February 25. It reads: “The Visa Application Centres in Abuja, Ikeja and Victoria Island will be closed on Friday, February 24 and Monday, February 27. “No VAC appointments will be booked on these days and customers will not be able to access the VAC to collect documents/passports. FG backs US visa ban…

A man named Celestine was detained by officers of the Ekiti State Amotekun Corps with counterfeit fresh N1,000 notes totaling roughly N250,000. Celestine, who identified himself as a businessman from Anambra State living in Lagos, claimed he was stopped while traveling from Lagos to Isanlu in Kogi State to purchase bitter kola and kola nuts. The suspect claimed to be a victim of circumstances while speaking to reporters at the Amotekun State headquarters in Ado Ekiti. He said, “I collected the fake new naira notes from a customer in Lagos State without realizing they were not genuine. ”Following my arrest,…