Author: Opalim Lifted

The Indian government opposes recognizing same-sex marriages, it said in a filing to the Supreme Court on Sunday, urging the court to reject LGBT couples’ challenges to the current legal framework. According to a filing seen by newsmen but not made public, the Ministry of Law believes that, while there are various forms of relationships in society, the legal recognition of marriage is for heterosexual relationships, and the state has a legitimate interest in maintaining this. “Same-sex individuals living together as partners and having a sexual relationship… is not comparable with the Indian family unit concept of a husband, a…

According to the troop, three Palestinian gunmen attacked an Israeli post in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, and a fourth gunman was detained after surrendering. The Palestinian health ministry confirmed the deaths near Nablus in the northern West Bank, one of the territories where they seek statehood, and has seen an increase in violence in recent months. The Lions Den, a militant group based in Nablus’ Old City, claimed the three as members in a statement. According to the Israeli troop, a group of gunmen opened fire on a military post near the Huwara-Jit junction near Nablus, an area…

South African rapper and songwriter Costa Titch passed away at the Ultra South Africa music festival in Johannesburg, putting an unfortunate end to an exciting musical performance. The 27-year-old passed out on stage while performing one of his songs. Later, when his strength returned, he stood up and finished his performance before passing away once more. His cause of death is currently unknown. South African rapper AKA dies in a shooting According to reports, Costa Tsobanoglou, also known as Costa Titch, had epilepsy in the past, a condition that affects the brain and results in seizures. Tributes have since poured…

Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence delivered his strongest rebuke to his former boss Donald Trump yet on Saturday, saying history will hold him accountable for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the United States Capitol. Pence was in the Capitol when thousands of Trump supporters stormed the building, attempting to prevent Congress from certifying the results of Trump’s 2020 presidential election loss to Joe Biden. Pence was presiding over what had always been the ceremonial task of approving the votes of the Electoral College to select the president and vice president, as the vice president has…

Mr. Ogbonnaya Ugwu, also known as SPACO, was the councilman for Echara Ward 2 in the Okposi Community, Ohaozara local government area of Ebonyi State. He was reportedly killed by gunmen. According to reports, Ugwu was assassinated around 10 p.m. on Saturday while coming back from his business, an establishment known in Okposi as ANGLE 90. According to sources in Okposi, the gunmen accosted Ugwu near the intersection of the Okposi Court Area. “The honourable Councillor was accosted while he was returning from his shop, a popular drinking joint in Okposi known as Angle 90. “They shot him and he…

The Kaduna State government has imposed a 24-hour curfew in four communities of the Zango-Kataf Local Government Area following herdsmen attack that killed ten people and a police officer. Yabo According to Chris Ephraim, Special Assistant (Media) to the Executive Chairman of the Zangon Kataf Local Government Council, the curfew was imposed to allow soldiers to restore peace in the area. On Saturday night, a police officer and ten others were killed in the LGA by terrorists suspected of being herdsmen. This comes just 72 hours after a pastor’s son was shot dead and four others were kidnapped in the…

On Friday, the Amotekun Corps, a security network of states in the Southwest geopolitical zone, arrested a 24-year-old suspected rapist in Iwo, Osun. He was accused of having carnal knowledge of a 16-year-old girl while keeping her in his room for three days. Retired Brig.-Gen. Bashir Adewinmbi, commander of the corps in Osun, told reporters in Osogbo on Saturday that the security outfit had apprehended a 28-year-old herbalist near Iwo. The herbalist allegedly defrauded some people and was also found in possession of counterfeit $100 and N1,000 bills. “The suspects were arrested at different locations in Iwo on Friday after…

Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo has fired his Commissioner for Labour and Productivity, Mr Ford Ozumba, over a dispute between the Imo chapter of the National Labour Congress and the state government. This is according to a statement signed by the governor’s media aide, Mr Oguwike Nwachuku, and made available to journalists in Owerri on Saturday. “Gov. Uzodimma has approved the immediate removal of Chief Ford Ozumba, Commissioner for Labour and Productivity, from office. Army rescues commissioner from kidnappers in Cross River “Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Declan Emelumba says the governor directed Chief Ozumba to hand over to…

On Saturday, the Catholic Diocese of Warri urged Delta politicians to respect sacred lines as they campaigned. The Very Rev. Fr. Mark Ikeke, Parish Priest of St. Jude’s Catholic Church in Effurun, Delta, made the appeal in a statement issued in Warri. The church was responding to rumors that All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege is not a Christian. Omo-Agege, according to Ikeke, is not only a Christian, but a baptized, practicing, and dedicated member of the Church. “Our attention has been drawn to a rumour that one of our parishioners, Sen. Omo-Agege, the Deputy President of…

The Zamfara police command has dismantled a bandits’ camp and rescued 14 kidnapped victims who had been held captive for 68 days. This is in line with a statement issued on Saturday in Gusau by the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Muhammad Shehu. According to him, “On 10th March, 2023, Police tactical operatives in conjunction with the vigilante group, while on a Mop Up Operation near Munhaye forest, successfully dislodged some bandits’ camp belonging to one recalcitrant bandit Kingpin, popularity know as Dogo Sule”. “As a result of the operation, 14 hostages, made up of two male adults, seven…