Author: Opalim Lifted

England cemented their place in history with a penalty shootout victory over Spain to defend their European title at Euro 2025. Chloe Kelly, who scored the iconic winner at Wembley in the final of Euro 2022, was the hero again as she converted the decisive spot-kick to seal victory after Spain had missed three in a row, with Hannah Hampton saving two of them. It is the first time an England team has won a major trophy on foreign soil and cements manager Sarina Wiegman’s status as one of the world’s greatest with her third successive European title – achieved…

The Federal High Court in Abuja has declared the National Youth Service Corps’ (NYSC) refusal to permit female corps members to wear skirts in accordance with their religious beliefs as unconstitutional. In a landmark judgment delivered on June 13, 2025, Justice Hauwa Yilwa held that compelling female participants in the scheme to wear trousers contrary to their sincerely held religious convictions amounts to a breach of their rights to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion, as enshrined in the 1999 Constitution and relevant human rights instruments. The case was brought by two former corps members, Ogunjobi Blessing and Ayuba Vivian,…

The Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) final at the Olympic Stadium in Rabat on Saturday is a chance at redemption for both the Super Falcons of Nigeria and the Atlas Lionesses of Morocco. For the host nation, it is an opportunity to improve on their second-place finish at the last edition, where they lost to South Africa in the final. For Nigeria, however, it presents the chance to clinch the 10th continental title or ‘Mission X’ and inflict revenge on a Morocco side that defeated them on penalties in the semi-final of the previous edition of the competition. The…

The newly enacted Nigeria Tax Administration Act, 2025, has outlined sweeping penalties for individuals and companies who fail to comply with tax obligations. This includes steep fines for failing to register, file returns, use tarrif technology, or disclose basic information like a change of business address. The Act is among the tarrif laws signed by President Bola Tinubu on June 26. The tax administration law is expected to take effect from January 1, 2026, under a renamed agency — the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), currently known as the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). Chronicle NG looks at major offences and…

Nigeria’s government has announced plans to launch, a financial grant for student entrepreneurs in tertiary institutions across the country, aimed at stimulating innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic transformation. The grant, tagged the Sciences, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medical Sciences Student Venture Capital Grant (S-VCG), is a pioneering initiative designed to empower students in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions to build the next generation of scalable, job-creating ventures, according to the Federal Ministry of Education. The Minister of Education, Dr Olatunji Alausa, disclosed this in a statement issued by the Director of Press and Public Relations, Mrs Folasade Boriowo, on Friday in Abuja. He…

The Federal Government has dismissed media reports claiming it has raised the minimum admission age for Junior Secondary School 1 (JSS1) from 10 to 12 years, labelling them as false and misleading. In a statement issued on Friday, Boriowo Folasade, Director of Press and Public Relations at the Federal Ministry of Education, firmly stated that the minimum age for JSS1 admission remains 10 years. “Any report suggesting otherwise did not originate from an official source and does not reflect government policy,” Folasade said. The Ministry warned that no child should finish primary school before the age of 10, stressing that…

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has predicted a dismal performance for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2027 general elections, declaring that the opposition party could finish in fourth place. Speaking on Friday during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today, Fayose said the opposition party has been weakened by infighting and the marginalisation of its core leaders. “You know the situation of our party today, and it is in my prayer that the PDP does not come fourth in the coming elections,” he said. “When I came here, I said the party was already going into carcass.…

In a major step toward justice reform, the federal government has released over 4,000 inmates from correctional centres across Nigeria, citing efforts to decongest prisons and uphold human dignity. Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo made the announcement on Thursday during a meeting with Chinedu Ogah, chairman of the House of Representatives committee on reformatory institutions, in Abuja. According to Tunji-Ojo, the country’s inmate population has dropped from over 86,000 to approximately 81,450, thanks to a strategic review of minor offence cases. “The correctional service remains a key priority. We must uphold the dignity of even the most vulnerable citizens,” he stated.…

The national executive committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approved November 15 and 16 for the election of new national working committee (NWC) members. The dates were ratified during the NEC meeting held on Thursday at the PDP national headquarters in Abuja. The PDP governors proposed August 28 for the party’s national convention in April, at the peak of the crisis involving the national secretary position. Reading a communiqué issued after the meeting, Debo Ologunagba, PDP spokesperson, said NEC reassured members that the party is “strong, united, cohesive, stable, and focused”. “Pursuant to the foregoing, NEC approved…

Last week, social media exploded with a debate that was equal parts hilarious and eye-opening: ‘Nepo babies’ vs. ‘Lapo babies.’ What began as harmless internet humour, memes comparing kids eating jollof rice in luxury restaurants with those eating eba on plastic plates quickly revealed a deeper truth. Beneath the laughs was a global conversation about privilege, parenting, and what success truly means in an unequal world. What Do ‘Nepo’ and ‘Lapo’ Even Mean? “Nepo baby” is shorthand for “Numerous Endless Privileges & Opportunities.” These are children born into wealth, status, or powerful connections—kids whose parents open doors before they even…