Author: Opalim Lifted

Brighton kicked off their new Premier League campaign in emphatic fashion by thrashing Europa League winners Aston Villa 4-0 at Amex Stadium. It only took the Seagulls eight minutes to take the lead as Maxim de Cuyper forced an own goal out of Victor Lindelof before the Belgian added his name to the scoresheet 10 minutes later with an easy finish to make it 2-0. Villa crumbled as Jack Hinshelwood then struck two goals in as many minutes to put Brighton 4-0 up, before the visitors were reduced to 10 men following a red card for Joao Gomes, who lasted…

A landslide at a landfill in Guinea’s capital, Conakry, has killed 30 people after heavy overnight rains caused a massive mound of waste to collapse onto nearby tents and makeshift homes. The disaster occurred at about 2am (0200 GMT) on Sunday in the Gbessia commune, according to a government statement. Six people were seriously injured, while another 16 sustained minor injuries. Rescue workers used excavators and other equipment to clear the debris, with witnesses saying the landslide was large enough to bury an apartment building alongside more precarious dwellings. One woman, Cire Diallo, told reporters at the scene that all…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, to disclose whether the Commission has exercised its statutory power to prescribe limits on political contributions under Section 91 of the Electoral Act, 2026. SERAP also urged INEC to publish the applicable limits and widely communicate them to political parties, candidates, donors and the Nigerian public. The organisation made the demand in a Freedom of Information request dated August 22, 2026, and signed by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare. SERAP urged INEC to disclose the systems, personnel and procedures…

Iran has dismissed the threat of fresh US sanctions as an act of desperation, insisting that new measures will fail to force Tehran into submission. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi made the remarks on Sunday after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatened to impose what he described as “the toughest sanctions in history” on Iran. Bessent is expected to address the issue at a press conference on Monday at 2 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT). Iran’s economy is already under severe pressure from international sanctions, while its infrastructure has suffered repeated attacks. Thousands of people have also been killed in airstrikes…

Former Cross River State Governor and presidential candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Donald Duke, has criticised the economic policies of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, arguing that the removal of fuel subsidy has increased government revenue while worsening hardship for Nigerians. Duke said the ongoing exchanges between the Tinubu administration and opposition parties showed that the President was unwilling to review or reverse what he described as key “anti-people policies” of his administration. His comments come as political parties and presidential candidates intensify preparations for the 2027 election, with economic policies and the impact of the Federal Government’s reforms…

Eleven bodies have been recovered after a boat carrying Tunisian migrants sank off the country’s coast while attempting to reach Italy, Tunisia’s National Guard said on Sunday. Three people remain missing as coastguard, military and civil protection teams continue search operations, supported by two helicopters. The boat left Tunisia early on Thursday carrying 15 people, most of them young, according to migrant rights activists. Only one person was rescued alive after reportedly spending about 48 hours adrift at sea before being picked up by a commercial vessel. The head of the Tunisian Observatory for Human Rights told Reuters that seven…

Australia has confirmed its first case of H5N1 bird flu in a mammal after the virus was detected in a dead long-nosed fur seal in South Australia. South Australian authorities said the seal was found dead near Beachport, about 310km south of Adelaide, with no visible signs of injury. It is the first confirmed detection of H5N1 in an Australian mammal. The development comes as Australia battles a growing outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, which was first detected in migratory seabirds before spreading to native species. The country recorded its first mass seabird deaths from the virus this month,…

Suspected bandits have kidnapped the first wife of the Baale of Dabu in the Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, identified as Iya Ayoka. In a similar development, armed bandits have abducted the King of Igbesi, a community in Oke-Onigbin, Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State, Oba Moses Iwedunmoye I. The Commissioner of Police, Ojo Adekimi, confirmed the abduction, while a palace source said the monarch was abducted alongside some other residents of the community during the attack. The bandits reportedly invaded Igbesi at about 11:00 p.m. on Saturday and abducted the monarch. However, Adekimi said only the…

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed a N30 million registration fee for digital asset providers operating in Nigeria. The fee is contained in the SEC’s proposed rules on “Digital and virtual asset operations, custody and markets”, released on August 20. Under the framework, digital asset exchanges (DAXs), digital asset custodians (DACs), digital asset platform operators (DAPOs), digital asset offering platforms (DAOPs), and real-world asset tokenisation platforms (RATOPs) would each pay a N30 million registration fee. The commission also proposed higher capital requirements for operators. Under the framework, DAXs and DACs would each require minimum capital of N2 billion,…

A United States lawmaker, Chris Smith, has accused the Nigerian government of failing to adequately protect citizens and hold perpetrators accountable following a series of deadly attacks in Plateau State. Smith, a member of the US House of Representatives, made the remarks after violence in Mangu Local Government Area left communities grieving and homes and farmland destroyed. According to a report by Kanyi Daily News, several residents believed to be Fulani were killed on August 16 in Jwak Maitumbi community, Mangu LGA, while about 45 residential shelters and large quantities of crops were reportedly destroyed. Less than 48 hours later,…