Author: Opalim Lifted

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…

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has warned security personnel in the nation’s capital against breaking traffic laws. Umar Shuaibu, the Coordinator of the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), issued the warning on Monday during the inauguration of intensive traffic enforcement on Airport Road in Abuja. Shuaibu declared that anyone driving against traffic would not only be told to turn around but would also be arrested and their vehicle impounded. The coordinator also warned uniformed personnel not to violate traffic laws because the enforcement of such heinous acts was not based on rank. He stated that no vehicle was allowed…

Nigerians have been reassured by the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, that the armed forces and other security organizations are prepared to provide a safe and secure environment for the general elections in 2023. Irabor provided the reassurance while briefing reporters shortly after his Monday in Abuja meeting with military chiefs and the heads of security agencies. Service Chiefs, the Inspector General of Police, the Directors General of the Department of State Services (DSS), the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), and the Chief of Defence Intelligence were present at the private meeting (CDI). He said the purpose of…

Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, and Senator Kashim Shettima, his running mate, have received the endorsement of over 100 pastors and prophets in Rivers State. The clergy members of Rivers Pastors Unite for Tinubu (RPUT), who had gathered in Port Harcourt on Monday, declared after their meeting that the APC candidate remained the only one capable of resolving the nation’s issues. None of the candidates, according to the position of the clerics following the meeting, had helped the Christian community as much as Tinubu, according to the Coordinator, RPUT, Pastor Sunday Edimeh, who is also…