Author: Opalim Lifted

Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress met with the party leadership on Sunday at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja in a last-ditch effort to resolve the country’s lingering cash crisis as the general elections just around the corner. This came as bank CEOs met to discuss solutions to the situation that had resulted in bank attacks and the deaths of at least 13 people across the country. The news comes just six days before the presidential and National Assembly elections on Saturday, February 25, 2023. No fewer than 12 governors attended the crucial meeting with…

Mama Dada, an Ogun middle-aged woman has allegedly set herself ablaze in her rented apartment due to her inability to repay a N70,000 loan from a microfinance bank. According to our correspondent, the deceased was burned beyond recognition after the entire building in Abeokuta’s Oke-Keesi, Itoko area was burned down. An eyewitness, Bolanle Ajayi, a local resident, confirmed to our correspondent that the woman committed suicide after she was unable to repay the loan. “I was told that she obtained the loan running into N70,000,” she said. A former member of the community bank’s group, who identified herself simply as…

According to witnesses and officials, an Israeli rocket strike on a building in central Damascus early Sunday killed five people and damaged several buildings in the densely populated district. According to two intelligence sources, the strike occurred near a security complex where Syria’s ally Iran has bases. A spokesperson for the Israeli military declined to comment. According to state media, Israel carried out airstrikes targeting several areas of Damascus shortly after midnight, resulting in five civilian deaths and 15 injuries. “It caused material damage to several civilian homes and several neighbourhoods in Damascus and its surroundings,” the Syrian army said…

Obi praise artistic work depicting a new Nigeria under his leadership Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, praised the artistic talent of Julie Chiemerie on Sunday morning, who created a wonderful work depicting a new Nigeria under the leadership of the Labour Party’s flagbearer. The former Governor of Anambra State took to his official social media accounts to praise the artistic design that drew the attention of his followers. “Bravo to Julie Chiemerie for this subliminal, introspective and disaggregating yet holistic rendition of a New and POssible Nigeria,” Obi, who has been enormously supported, especially by the Nigerian youth, on…

Medecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said on Sunday that a convoy of 14 of its trucks had entered northwestern Syria to assist in earthquake rescue operations, as concerns grow about a lack of access to the war-torn region. The World Food Programme (WFP) has been pressuring authorities in that region of Syria to allow access as it seeks to assist hundreds of thousands of people affected by the devastating Feb. 6 earthquake. WFP Director David Beasley told reporters on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Saturday that the Syrian and Turkish governments were cooperating well, but that its operations…

The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC PCC) has discovered an online platform set up to disseminate false and malicious information about the ruling APC’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Bayo Onanuga, the council’s Director of Media and Publicity, stated in an Abuja statement on Sunday that the platform’s website address is www. Igbotimesmaga zine. online. According to the campaign council, the platform’s latest false news “claimed that some EFCC operatives raided Tinubu’s “underground home” on the order of President Muhammadu Buhari. It claimed that N400 billion in new notes were recovered from the location. The story went…

Vice Adm. Zubeiru Gambo, Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), has cautioned officers (Navy) and ratings against any acts of indiscipline or human rights violations during the upcoming general election. Gambo, who was represented by the Chief of Policy and Plans, Rear Adm. Sai’du Garba, issued the warning on Saturday during the First Quarter Route March at the Navy Town in Abuja. He also warned them to remain neutral, professional, and apolitical in their duties prior to, during, and after the elections, adding that the service would not tolerate any act of indiscipline. “I wish to remind you all that the…

The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, believes the All Progressives Congress (APC) will win the presidential election on February 25 because it is Nigeria’s most popular party. This was stated by Keyamo, who is also a spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC). “Without trying to sound overconfident, I can tell you that the election is ours to lose. “If you take the baseline for projection for the 2015 and 2019 elections, you will discover that in terms of the demographic setup of Nigeria and the voting pattern in the last two…

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has urged all public servants, including Corps personnel, to engage in regular physical activity to ensure efficient service delivery. Dauda Biu, Corps Marshal, FRSC, stated this at a walking and jogging exercise to commemorate the FRSC’s 35th anniversary on Saturday in Abuja. Biu stated that the monthly exercise improved the efficiency of officers and men while also lowering the Corps’ medical bills. He went on to say that exercise was crucial because it kept people fit and healthy for work, especially for public servants who must sit between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to…

The Consul General of Nigeria in New York, Amb. Lot Egopija, has said that 400 Nigerian passports remained uncollected at the Consulate, urging the applicants to come forward and claim them. Egopija disclosed this at the virtual 8th Town Hall Meeting with the Nigerian Community in New York Jurisdiction. “Right now, we have so many uncollected passports as at the last count, we have 400 uncollected passports that were produced within the last two years,” he said. “We have posted the names of the original owners of the documents on our website and also on our community platform, the WhatsApp…