Author: Opalim Lifted

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…

At his Timeless concert in Lagos on Sunday, popular musician David Adeleke, nicknamed Davido, was attacked by an unidentified man while on stage. The record-breaking fourth studio album, “Timeless,” by Omo Baba Olowo, was celebrated with a homecoming event in Tafawa Belewa Square. A rowdy concertgoer who had pushed his way through the massive throng to the stage midway through the performance attacked the singer. In a video making the rounds on social media, the attacker could be seen pointing at the singer, who appeared ready to defend himself. Fortunately, the security acted swiftly and bundled the attacker off-stage. Why…

Vin Diesel, a well-known Hollywood actor born Mark Sinclair, recently shared his current fave song. The American actor recently revealed in an interview that his current fave song is “Calm Down” by Nigerian afrobeats star Rema. Vin Diesel claimed that his daughter, who is 8 years old, persuaded him to like the song. The Fast & Furious star said, “I have to say this, my daughter, Pauline, who is 8 years old, runs around the house going ‘Calm down, calm down, calm down!’” Last week, the remix of Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ featuring American superstar, Selena Gomez peaked at Number 6…

26 players have been selected by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to represent the nation at the 2023 Africa Under-17 Cup of Nations in Algeria. The list was made public on Sunday in Abuja. According to the media, 16 of the players on the list are from different football academies around the nation, while the remaining 10 are from amateur teams. The five-time world champion Nigerian team, the Golden Eaglets, will travel to Constantine, Algeria, on Sunday evening to begin their preparations for the match. According to media sources, the squad had been planning to finish off their preparations in…

On Sunday, a bus crash and subsequent on-fire along the Lagos-Ibadan Motorway resulted in the death of seven people, including two children. There were reports of at least 14 other people being hurt in the collision that happened at the OPIC axis of the highway. The collision in Abeokuta, the state capital, was confirmed by Florence Okpe, spokesman for the Federal Road Safety Corps, Ogun State Command. On Sunday, around 10.45 a.m., a Mazda bus with the license plate BDG993YG was involved in a single collision, according to Okpe. She explained that 22 persons, comprising seven male adults, eight female…