Author: Opalim Lifted

Ikenne celebrated the immediate past Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, with bipartisan praise and accolades. Underlying the notion of celebration everywhere is the idea of accomplishment and success. This is why Yoruba people in Nigeria are generally renowned for their sometimes lavish weekend parties and rejoicings. Sunday, July 8, was no different as the people of Ikenne and their friends across the nation celebrated their illustrious son and associate, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, after his tour of duty and eight meritorious years of service to the nation as Vice President. I need not state that the professor was with his beautiful…

The suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has spent 33 days in the custody of the Department of State Services. The secret police arrested Abdulrasheed on June 14, hours after his suspension by President Bola Tinubu. The Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey, in a statement announcing Abdulrasheed’s suspension, cited “weighty allegations of abuse of office levelled against him” as the reason for the President’s decision. Since his arrest, the DSS has kept mum on the specific offences for which Bawa was arrested, the level of…

Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) Ltd. has been named the Best Bank in Nigeria at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2023. This marks the record 12th time that GTB has been recognized as the leading financial institution in Nigeria. Announcing the award, Euromoney stated: “Nigeria’s Best Bank, Guaranty Trust Bank, has continued to do a good job of convincing investors that it is better placed than its key competitors to deal with the risks ahead—and perhaps to take advantage of opportunities in economic and policy transition.” Despite a difficult operating environment, the Bank continues to deliver exceptional results as the flagship…

Cristiano Ronaldo said there is no chance of him playing club football in Europe again and that the Saudi Arabian league is better than Major League Soccer, where his great rival Lionel Messi has chosen to begin the next chapter in his career. Ronaldo, who joined Al Nassr in December on a two and half year contract following his exit from Manchester United, said he had paved the way for other top players to sign with Saudi teams and that more would make the move to the desert kingdom. The 38-year-old Portugal captain, speaking after Al Nassr’s 5-0 loss to…

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture has confirmed the first case of Anthrax, a deadly zoonotic disease, in Nigeria. A statement by the Chief Veterinary Officer of the Federation, Dr. Columba Vakuru, said the case was dictated on a Private farm in Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State. He said the case was first detected on July 14, with animals manifesting symptoms of the disease. The Vet officers said a laboratory test confirmed the disease, and the farm has been put under quarantine. To this end, the federal and Niger state governments have taken measures to ensure the outbreak is…

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol blamed authorities’ failure to follow disaster response rules as the death toll from days of torrential rain, floods, rose to 40, including a dozen people found dead in a submerged underpass. Deluges have pummelling central and southern regions since Thursday as the rainy season that started in late June reaches its peak. The interior ministry has also reported nine people missing and 34 injured across the nation. Twelve deaths, including three bodies found overnight, occurred in a tunnel in Cheongju, 110 kilometres (68 miles) south of Seoul, where 16 vehicles, including a bus, were…

Troops of the 192 Battalion, Nigerian Army (NA), operating in the 81 Division Area of Responsibility busted an international ammunition smuggling syndicate while transporting a truck load of smuggled ammunition to Anambra State on Saturday. Brig. Onyema Nwachukwu, Army spokesman, revealed this on the official social media page on Monday. Police arrest 3619, recover 4072 ammunition – IGP The troops, who acted on actionable intelligence, conducted a meticulous and rigorous Stop and Search operation along Ajilete-Owode Road in Yewa North LGA of Ogun State and uncovered the illegal ammunition in a truck with Registration number ENU 697 XY,loaded with 720…

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) wishes to address the ambiguity surrounding a signal that has been in circulation on social media, purportedly originating from MOPOL 45 FHQ ABJ, ordering the removal of police aides from certain top politicians and their relatives. NOA warns politicians against inciting statements CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Force PRO, revealed this in a statement on Monday. The Police hereby unequivocally clarify that the signal is fake and did not emanate from the NPF or any of its formations. More emphatically, the signal deviates from the Police’s telegraphic message structure and standard as the signal bears the signature…

The 10th Senate has denied allegations of padding the supplementary budget, which was recently passed into law. Dismissing the claim that the recently appropriated N70 billion to the National Assembly is a “gift” from the executive arm, the Senate, in a statement released by its spokesman, Senator Yemi Adaramodu, says it won’t join issues with mischief makers. The Senate also said that the passage of the Supplementary Appropriation Act was part of the constitutional duties of the Senate to accommodate funding for the Federal Government’s Palliative for the Nigerian public, among other National demands. According to the statement, “after the…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) on Monday claimed its outgoing chairman and scribe, Abdullahi Adamu and Iyiola Omisore, are yet to make their reported resignation official. The party stated this at an emergency meeting of the NWC in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, presided over by Senator Abubakar Kyari, the deputy national chairman (north). Addressing members of the press, the deputy national publicity secretary of the APC, Chidi Duru, said the meetings are currently ongoing across all organs given the developments affecting the party’s national leadership.