Pope calls for end to violence against women in New Year message

Pope Francis leads a holy mass in St Peter's Basilica. Photograph: Giuseppe Lami/Ansa/Zuma Press/Rex/Shutterstock

Pope Francis has used his new year’s message to call for an end to violence against women, saying it was an insult to God, Guardian reports.

Celebrating mass in St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, on the day the Roman Catholic church marks its annual World Day of Peace, Francis wove his new year’s homily around the themes of motherhood and women, saying it was they who kept the threads of life together, the report stated further, adding that he used the message to make one of his strongest pleas yet for an end to violence against them.

“And since mothers bestow life, and women keep the world [together], let us all make greater efforts to promote mothers and to protect women,” he said.

Every life lost to insecurity gives me concern - Buhari

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration remains committed to protecting Nigerians by addressing insecurity.

In his New Year message to Nigerians, the President said ‘every life lost to insecurity is of concern to him and that his government will do more to protect Nigerians in this New Year’.

According to the President, the issue of security has remains at the front burner of priority areas that his administration has given utmost attention to and that the government has invested heavily in re-equipping the military in line with upgrading the platforms and firepower required to tackle the current challenges being faced in the country.

Simple things that will help in 2022 and beyond - Ugezu

Popular Nigerian Filmmaker, Ugezu Ugezu drops his fans a message for 2022.

The message which comes as a post on his IG submits in part that a woman who is a wife actually derives pleasure in watching her husband lie through his teeth just to save a bad situation because some truths are better left unsaid. By extension according to the message, unlike a ‘woman’ who is a wife, a 'lady' would go out of her way to prove to her man that he is a liar.

Lagos has since 1999 established a fine judicial tradition, for which we are known around the country - Sanwo-Olu

Lagos has since 1999 established a fine judicial tradition, for which we are known around the country.

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State made the statement in a recent post via his IG.

“Our system is staffed by well-trained and highly motivated judges, and we have over the years pioneered such landmark judicial reforms as the introduction of Citizen Mediation Centers, new High Court rules, Infrastructure upgrades for our High Court premises, introduction of a robust welfare package, post-retirement care, amongst others.

A song reminding us why preserving our memories of an historic year is vital

FROM THE 2020 ARCHIVE: From a church where white deacons once refused to seat African Americans, a group of Black singers in Alabama reminds us why preserving our memories of this historic year is vital. (Video by @1504.co ), NPR reports.

They’re singing “Auld Lang Syne,” which begins with this line: “Should auld acquaintance be forgot / And never brought to mind?”

That question — of whether to forget the past — is central to the @1504.co art film, “For The Sake Of Old Times.”

Don't overthink stuff you can't change or control - Linda

FROM THE IG DESK OF LINDA IKEJI

In 2022..

Do you! Live your life. Enjoy yourself. Spoil yourself. Things shouldn't be reserved for 'special occasions', treat everyday as a special day!

Don't worry about what anyone says about you or thinks of you. Their opinion is not your business. They probably don't like their lives that much that's why they care so much about yours!.😉

Dont send anybody whose opinion or action won't affect the quality of your life or your money. In 2022, we don't care! 😅😅

Covid - 19: Avoid Cruises Even If You Are Vaccinated - CDC

From the Washington Post comes the report that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday that all travelers — even those who are vaccinated — should avoid cruises.

In a statement, the agency said cruise lines reported 5,013 covid-19 cases on ships operating in U.S. waters between Dec. 15 and 29, a massive increase from the 162 cases reported over the prior two weeks.

Nigerian Nurse Jailed For Sexually Abusing Patients In US

From Punch Newspapers comes a report that a Nigerian health worker, Godbless Uwadiegwu, who pleaded guilty to sex crimes involving memory care patients in the United States has been sentenced to three years in prison.

According to the report, Uwadiegwu, 59, of Middletown, pleaded guilty to two counts of gross sexual imposition last month. He sexually assaulted two women at two different facilities in Warren County.

On Tuesday, Judge Don Oda sentenced Uwadiegwu to the maximum prison sentence, 18 months on each conviction for a total of three years, wlwt reports.

Hanging around the right people in 2022 will have a huge impact on your bank account - RENO

FROM THE IG DESK OF RENO OMOKRI

Hanging around the right people in 2022 will have a huge impact on your bank account. By hanging with them, you will overhear information that enables you make the right investment. You see them buying a stock and buy that stock. You notice them buying a cryptocurrency, and buy it too. You observe them taking their money out of a bank or business, and you quickly remove yours before it collapses. But all you will hear if you hang around the wrong people in 2022 is gossip and backbiting. They will tell you who is doing what with who, when what you really need to know is who is making money with who!

“NEXT CASH ‘N’ CARRY” GETS MINISTER’S SUPPORT TO BOUNCE BACK

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Muhammad Musa Bello, has pledged to provide the necessary assistance to the “NEXT Cash ‘N’ Carry” shopping center in order to assure its recovery from the Boxing Day fire.

Stating this while conducting an on-the-spot examination of the mall, the minister said the fire at the location rocked the city because it was a major investment that created many jobs.

The departmental stores according to Bello, was one of the companies that showed amazing support to the FCTA during the lockdown by distributing palliative products to vulnerable people of the community.

Rene Neira graduates from UTSA

A recent report by NPR submits that an 88-year-old grandfather in San Antonio, Texas, ends the year as a new college graduate – alongside his 23-year-old granddaughter.⁠

Rene Neira graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) on Dec. 11, receiving a degree of recognition in Economics, while his granddaughter Melanie Salazar received a bachelor’s degree in Communications, the report stated further.

Obasanjo Says Tribal Allegiance Must Be Suppressed - Trending W/Ojy Okpe

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s response to Edwin Clark, Ijaw leader representing the Niger Delta region, who had reportedly said Obasanjo’s hatred against the Niger Delta people was disappointing, has made headlines, Arise News reports.

In a letter on Tuesday addressed to Edwin Clark, according to the report, Obasanjo said that he had always stood for equity and justice in the federation but that tribal allegiance had to be suppressed for the state to emerge.

See the video below curtsey, Arise News:

Francis Ben Kaifala Outlines ACC's Accomplishment For 2021 (VIDEO)

In this video, an interview on Gud Mornin Salone, a breakfast radio programme on SN Radio, Commissioner Francis Ben Kaifala Outlines ACC's Accomplishment For 2021. Meanwhile, Francis Ben Kaifala, is the Commissioner of the Anti-Corruption Commission of Sierra Leone. Before now, he was Senior/Managing Partner in the Firm Kaifala, Kanneh & Co., a private law firm in Freetown.