Author: Opalim Lifted

Every mother hopes that when her son reaches a certain age, he will bring home a lovely, well-educated bride to spend the rest of his life with. There are numerous qualities and characteristics that one would seek in a future bride, but here are five reasons why a Yoruba woman would be an excellent choice They are sophisticated, courteous, and well-educated Yoruba culture is very traditional, and they believe in teaching their children respect and good manners. From a young age, a Yoruba woman is taught to be supportive and to care for her home. They are also known for…

Prof. Florence Obi, Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, has advised students to avoid any form of election violence and thuggery during and after the general elections. Obi, who offered the advice during a press conference in Calabar on Tuesday, urged students to resist any attempt by politicians to use them as thugs. She stated that the institution had announced the suspension of academic activities from February 22 to March 14 in response to directives from the National Universities Commission (NUC) that schools should close for the election. “I want to advise my students to be careful and conscious,…

According to Rev Yakubu Pam, Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), the Federal Government’s Naira Redesign/Cashless Policy is aimed at combating corruption and insecurity in the country. Pam told reporters in Abuja on Monday that the policy was not intended to harm individuals or cause hardship for Nigerians. Pam stated that all Nigerians should rally behind President Muhammadu Buhari as he fights for a Nigeria free of insecurity and corruption, as he promised during his campaigns. “This is the moment we need to rally around the President; we need to encourage him. Everybody has witnessed in the…

Late Monday, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck southern Turkey near the Syrian border, causing panic and further damage to buildings two weeks after the country’s worst earthquake in modern history killed tens of thousands. According to two reporters, the tremors were strong and long-lasting, damaging buildings and leaving dust in the night air in central Antakya. According to reports, it was also felt in Egypt and Lebanon. According to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the tremor occurred at a shallow depth of 2 km (1.2 miles). Antakya was patrolled by police, while ambulances rushed to the quake-damaged area near…

Because there is a shortage of Naira, the management of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has indicated that its operating policy is against digital transactions. According to information obtained, the railway corporation refuses to sell tickets to customers who want to use electronic payment methods at ticket counters. Among the stations that prefer cash payments over digital transactions were Mobolaji Johnson Station and Babatunde Fashola Station. Unnamed official claims that because the electronic transfer is against NRC policy, management didn’t sanction it as a payment option. The railway stations are also demanding new notes, which have been scarce, as the…

Atiku Abubakar, the candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has been disqualified from the Saturday presidential election by Senator Smart Adeyemi (Kogi West). Adeyemi, who barged into the APC National Secretariat on Monday evening to seize the Kogi State governorship nomination forms, claimed that APC’s Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Labour Party’s Peter Obi are in a two-horse fight for the presidency. He started speaking after selecting his governorship application to run in the Kogi gubernatorial election scheduled for November 11, 2023. The former National President of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), who gave this assessment, hailed…

The Bauchi State Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with transport unions to ensure the safe movement of personnel and materials during the upcoming general poll. The Nigeria Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and the National Association of Road Transport Owners signed the agreement (NARTO). Mr. Mohammed Nura, the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, stated this to reporters on Tuesday in Bauchi. He stated that the agreement was signed at the national level and then replicated at the state and local government levels. The commission, he said, was in partnership with…

According to our reporters, the country’s currency shortage worsened yesterday, and there doesn’t seem to be any hope of relief in sight. Many Nigerians were irate and upset yesterday due to the shortage of the naira. Those who had old N1,000 and N500 notes were unable to deposit them with the Central Bank of Nigeria as the crisis worsened (CBN). It was a sad sight to see rural businessmen stuck at the CBN branch in Minna, Niger State. Their old naira notes couldn’t be deposited. Some of them said they had been in Minna since last week. They said they…

Following the decision to permit the blessing of same-sex couples in England, a number of Anglican church leaders from around the world operating under the auspices of the Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches dismissed Justin Welby as their leader. According to Daily Mail, the church leaders declared in a statement that they no longer view Welby as the “head of the worldwide communion” and that this “disqualified” the Church of England from serving as the organization’s “mother church.” The Church of England’s legislative body, the General Synod, approved a motion earlier in February to permit the blessing of same-sex…

The United States (US)  Embassy in Nigeria has said that the insecurity in many areas of Nigeria limits its ability to offer emergency services to Americans. This information was included in the embassy’s Monday update to its travel advisory alert, which was headlined “Reissued with updates to staffing and do not travel regions.” According to the embassy, dual nationals who have returned to Nigeria are frequently the targets of violent crimes, which are widespread in the nation. “Violent crime – such as armed robbery, assault, carjacking, kidnapping, hostage taking, banditry, and rape – is common throughout the country. Kidnappings for…