Author: Opalim Lifted

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake hit off the northern California coast on Sunday, inflicting no recorded damage or casualties, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). 6.8m earthquake causes 14 deaths in Ecuador The quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres (6 miles), 108 kilometres (67 miles) west of Petrolia, a town of around 1,000 inhabitants in rural Humboldt County, according to the USGS. According to the USGS, a few other communities in northern California’s sparsely inhabited area experienced minor shaking as well. In California, quakes are common. A magnitude 6.4 quake struck Northern California barely 5 km (3 miles) offshore…

Suspected herdsmen allegedly killed one officer of a vigilante organization in the Umutu town of Delta State’s Ukwuani Local Government Area and shot another. According to accounts, three persons were taken by armed ranchers who invaded the community’s riverside area on Friday evening. The vigilante group, according to the source, banded together and scoured the bushes until they spotted the ranchers and liberated the three abducted victims. “As the herders approached the town, one of the vigilantes, Mr. Oliseneku, was shot in the stomach, but due to a lack of good hospitals nearby, he was rushed to Asaba.” “When they…

In the early hours of Sunday, gunmen abducted Reverend Father Jude Maduka, a Catholic priest of Christ the King Parish, Ezinachi/Ugwaku, Okigwe Diocese. The event was discovered through multiple sources, including homeowners and parishioners. Some said he was kidnapped while heading to Sunday mass, while another claimed he was kidnapped during an examination of his new adoration site in Okigwe’s Ogii Village. While the residents were stunned, several villagers who wished to remain namelessly related what happened to tales of kidnapping for ransom in the Okigwe axis, as well as attacks with political motives in the area. This comes a…

12 people reportedly lost their lives on Saturday, May 20, 2023, in a stampede at a football stadium in El Salvador. The police and the emergency service unit have said the incident left several hundred people injured. Authorities have said the stampede was the result of fans who rushed to enter the Cuscatlan Stadium in the country’s capital, San Salvador, to watch a local football match between Alianza Football Club and CD FAS. The game was halted and subsequently postponed while the police and emergency service personnel evacuated spectators from the stadium. Confirming the casualties, Mauricio Arriaza, National Civil Police…

The spokesman of Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, Laolu Akande, has said that working closely with his principal for the past eight years is a matter of great honour and privilege to him. He said having the opportunity to work under President Muhamadu Buhari’s government through the Office of the Vice President was an answer to the prayers he made when he left Nigeria for the United States in 1998. Akande made this known on Friday, May 19, 2023, during an interview session, “Daily Politics,” on Daily Trust TV, where he reflected on his journey serving as a…

The winners of the 2023 African Magic Viewers’ Choice Award (AMVCA) have been announced. The event, which is sponsored and organized yearly by MultiChoice and African Magic, is an opportunity to recognize and celebrate African cinema and television talents for their outstanding achievements to the industry. This year’s AMVCA, the 9th edition, included a three-day sequence of festivities beginning on Thursday, May 18, 2023, with the ‘Opening Night and Cultural Day,’ a day to celebrate African culture, followed by the ‘Runway Show and Nominee Gala,’ on May 19, and the ‘Award Night,’ on May 20. The award night ceremony, which…

The Federal Government, the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), and the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to put an end to the scheduled resident doctors’ strike. The MoU was signed in Abuja at the conclusion of a conciliation conference called by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige. The five-hour conference addressed all eight of the problems presented by the striking resident doctors. They are the non-payment of doctor salaries by state governments, the domestication of the reviewed Medical Residency Training Fund (MRTF) for the year 2023, the National Assembly bill…

Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal had been eight points clear at the top just two months ago, but they have had a dreadful season, with their latest defeat guaranteeing Manchester City’s almost inevitable successive triumph. In contrast to the visitors’ despair, Steve Cooper’s Nottingham Forest were celebrating a stunning survival after accumulating 37 points to avoid relegation back to the second-tier Championship, whence they had escaped a year previously. Man Utd battle Newcastle for Mane, Saliba stall on Arsenal contract In the 19th minute, Arsenal’s typically superb midfielder Martin Odegaard made a rare error, allowing Morgan Gibbs-White to drive forward before finding…

Manchester City have won the Premier League championship for the third time in a row after Arsenal were defeated at Nottingham Forest. The Gunners, who led the league for the bulk of the season, are now four points behind Manchester City with one game remaining after being defeated 1-0 on Saturday. Manchester City crush Real Madrid to reach Champions League final Pep Guardiola’s team has won the league title in five of the last six seasons. With the FA Cup and Champions League finals coming up next month, they have a chance to complete the triple. Only Manchester United, in…

Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen vowed on Saturday to maintain the status quo of peace and stability across the national strait amid high tensions with China, which has stepped up military pressure on the democratically governed island. The country will not provoke and will not bow to Chinese pressure, Tsai said in a speech in the presidential office in Taipei marking the seventh anniversary of her governance. China, which considers Taiwan its own and threatens to bring the island under its control if necessary, has stepped up military and diplomatic pressure to force the island to accept Chinese sovereignty since Tsai…