Author: Opalim Lifted

Kidnappers in Kaduna are said to have assassinated Rev. Musa Mairimi, Minister in Charge of ECWA Church, Buda two, Kasuwa Magani in Kajuru Local Government Area. Rev. Joseph Hayab, Kaduna chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), confirmed the incident on Saturday. He claimed that the attackers stormed the community on Thursday. After killing the cleric, they kidnapped his wife, and over 100 people kidnapped from various parts of the state were released. According to reports, over 100 people were abducted and have been held captive by terrorists for over six months, primarily in the Local Government Areas of…

The AU Commission has reiterated its commitment to providing the enabling environment for continuous political will, essential to eliminate TB and enhance the health of Africa’s people. H.E. Amb. Minata Cessouma, Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development, African Union ‎Commission (AUC), made the statements in a message to celebrate 2023 World Tuberculosis Day. The media states that World Tuberculosis Day is commemorated annually on March 24 and the theme for 2023 is : “Yes! We Can End TB!”. According to Cessouma, the worldwide theme for the day initiates a fresh viewpoint of optimism for collective strength, ‎attention, and…

Paul Rusesabagina, portrayed as a hero in the film “Hotel Rwanda,” was freed from a Rwandan jail on Friday, according to US authorities, after his sentence was shortened following vigorous US lobbying. According to two senior Biden administration officials who briefed reporters in Washington, Rusesabagina, a US permanent citizen, was escorted by a US embassy official when he was transported from prison to the house of Qatar’s ambassador in Kigali late Friday. “Hotel Rwanda” hero Rusesabagina was sentenced to 25 years in prison in September 2021 for his links to an organisation opposing Rwandan President Paul Kagame that includes an…

The Lagos State Government has promised to charge the driver of the staff bus that collided with a train at the PWD railway crossing on March 9 with six counts of manslaughter and ten counts of grievous bodily harm. Both offenses are in violation of Sections 224 and 245 of the Lagos State Criminal Law, 2015. According to a statement issued by the state’s Ministry of Justice’s office of the Director of Public Affairs on Friday, the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Dr. Jide Martins, reviewed the case file and established a prima facie case of manslaughter and grievous bodily…

Following the death of a 12-year-old student, Whitney Adeniran, during a sporting event organized by the school, the Lagos State Government announced that it would sue Chrisland High School, Ikeja, some members of staff, and one of the vendors for “Involuntary Manslaughter and Reckless and Negligent Acts.” This is according to a statement issued on Friday by the Director of Public Affairs at the Lagos State Ministry of Justice and posted on the ministry’s website. “On the 9th of February 2023, Whitney Omodesola Adeniran, a student of Chrisland High School, Ikeja, aged 12 years, slumped during the Inter-house Sports organised…

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), claimed that prices of food such as yam, rice and meat showed hikes in February. This is mentioned in NBS Selected Food Prices Watch Report for February 2023 issued in Abuja on Friday. The research stated the average price of 1kg beef boneless on a year-on-year basis, climbed by 27.43 per cent from N1,922.2 in February 2022 to N2,445.96 in February 2023. “On a month-on-month basis, 1kg beef boneless increased by 1.12 per cent from N2,418.91 recorded in January 2023.” The research indicated that the average price of 1kg rice (local, sold loose) grew…

An Oyo State Family Court 2, sitting in Iyaganku, Ibadan, ordered the remand of the owner of Kingdom Cornerstone Orphanage Home, who is accused of raping two girls in the orphanage, yesterday. The police charged the man, Kolade Ajayi, 52, with rape of two girls, one of whom was a minor. Due to a lack of jurisdiction, the Magistrate, Mrs P. O. Adetuyibi, did not take the defendant’s plea and instead ordered that he be remanded at the Abolongo Correctional Centre in Oyo town. Adetuyibi stated that Ajayi would be held in custody pending advice from the state Director of…

According to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, its efforts to protect Nigerians’ health are still threatened by “the dangerous tide of rampant and pervasive cases of Nigerians using bleaching creams.” It will be remembered that NAFDAC had previously declared a state of emergency on bleaching after discovering that Nigeria was ranked first among African countries in terms of bleaching cases. Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General of NAFDAC, lamented the widespread use of bleaching creams, particularly among women, at the launch of the North Central Zonal Media Sensitisation workshop on the dangers of bleaching creams on Friday…

Sheikh Yahya Al-Yolawi, a Muslim cleric, urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday in Abuja to improve electronic banking services to make citizens’ lives easier. The call was made by Al-Yolawi, the Chief Imam of Jumma’at Mosque, Area 10, Garki, Abuja, during his Jumma’ah Sermon titled “Etiquettes of Ramadan Fast.” He stated that the Muslim faithful were expected to help the needy in society, especially during the holy month of Ramadan, in order to make their lives easier. Al-Yolawi regretted that the cash shortage was making life in the country more difficult. The cleric, on the other hand,…

As part of a coordinated effort to ease the circulation of banknotes of various denominations, the Central Bank of Nigeria has directed all commercial banks to open on Saturdays and Sundays. The central bank also confirmed that banknotes from its vaults had been evacuated to commercial banks across the country. This latest development was announced on Friday afternoon in Abuja by CBN Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Isa AbdulMumin. The statement stated that commercial banks had received a substantial amount of money in various denominations for onward circulation to their respective customers, even though it was still necessary for banks…