Author: Opalim Lifted

President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the national tax policy implementation committee (NTPIC). In a statement on Friday, Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, said the committee will ensure the implementation of the administration’s tax reforms in line with the economic aspirations of the government and the people of Nigeria. According to Onanuga, the committee will be chaired by Joseph Tegbe, director-general (DG) of the Nigeria-China Strategic Partnership (NCSP), while Wale Edun, minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, will oversee the committee’s work. He said the committee comprises experts drawn…

Award-winning Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has spoken about the career she might have chosen if music had not become the turning point of her life. She shared this during a recent interactive session with fans via X. A fan asked her, “If music didn’t work, what else do you think you would be doing today?” and Tems replied, “I might have been an accountant or a mathematics teacher.” The response surprised many of her followers, who often see her as one of the most creative voices in Afrobeats. It also opened up fresh conversation about how…

Former Super Falcons head coach, Randy Waldrum, has questioned the Nigeria Football Federation’s (NFF) management of the funds provided by FIFA for the team’s preparation for the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Waldrum’s team was eliminated in the second round by England through a penalty shootout. But the American coach alleged in a viral video on X that his team was handicapped by the NFF’s failure to release the funds needed to properly prepare for the tournament. He claimed that the NFF received $960,000 from FIFA in October 2022 to support the Super Falcons’ preparation for…

Portugal won the FIFA Under-17 World Cup title Thursday, beating Austria 1-0 in the final of a 48-nation tournament where European teams took the first three places. Benfica forward Anísio Cabral narrowly stayed onside to receive a pass across the goalmouth and score into an empty net in the 32nd minute. It was Cabral’s seventh goal of the tournament, one fewer than Austria’s Golden Ball winner Johannes Moser. It was Portugal’s first U17 title and came in the 20th edition of an event FIFA has expanded and now organises annually instead of every two years. Qatar staged this edition and…

Barely a week after a police officer was killed in Guto, Bwari Area Council, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has again come under attack, with bandits abducting six young girls and a 16-year-old boy during a late-night raid on Gidan-Bijimi, a settlement in Kawu Ward. The attack occurred around 9:47 p.m. on Wednesday when armed men wielding AK-47 rifles stormed two homes, firing repeatedly into the air before escaping with their victims. Kawu, which borders Kaduna State, lies close to the Gidan Dogo and Kweti forests—long-known transit routes and hideouts for criminal gangs operating along the FCT–Kaduna corridor. Gidan-Bijimi itself sits…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has returned to Nigeria after being evacuated from Guinea-Bissau following a military takeover in the West African country. The former president arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Thursday evening. A video of his arrival showed Jonathan stepping off a Guinea-Bissau government aircraft at the Abuja airport as supporters and officials gathered to receive him. He was in Guinea-Bissau as head of the West African Elders Forum Election Observation Mission to monitor the country’s presidential and legislative elections held last Sunday. His delegation was still carrying out its assignment when soldiers announced they had…

Nottingham Forest breezed past Malmo in the Europa League to strengthen their grip on a play-off place. Skipper Ryan Yates, Arnaud Kalimuendo and Nikola Milenkovic scored to ensure a comfortable win, in a repeat of the 1979 European Cup final when Forest beat the 24-time Swedish champions. Nottingham recorded three successive wins for the first time since the turn of the year – the drop-off in their form during the second half of last season the reason why they are in the Europa League and not the Champions League. But they are now two points off the top eight -…

D’Tigers of Nigeria were defeated 88-78 by Tunisia in their first qualification game for the 2027 FIBA World Cup. Nigeria stuck with their opponents for most of the game until overtime at the Salle Multidisciplinaire de Radès, Tunisia, on Thursday. D’Tigers last featured at the World Cup in 2019, and the team is seeking redemption after missing out on the 2023 edition. However, the qualification series’ opener left a bitter taste. Although Nigeria led after the first quarter, 15-12, the team was down 35-32 by halftime with veterans Oussama Marnaoui and Omar Abada in impressive form for Tunisia. The third…

A Federal High Court in Abuja has thrown out a lawsuit filed by former Binance Head of Financial Crime Compliance, Tigran Gambaryan, who accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of unlawful and prolonged detention. Delivering judgement on Thursday, 27 November 2025, Justice Umar Mohammed ruled that the court would not use a fundamental rights application to “interfere” with the Nigerian government’s ongoing investigation into alleged foreign exchange breaches and money-laundering activities linked to the Binance platform. Gambaryan, who dragged both the EFCC and the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) to court, sought compensation for what he…

President Bola Tinubu has extended his condolences to the Muslim community in Nigeria following the death of Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, leader of the Tijjaniyya Muslim Brotherhood. The revered cleric died on Thursday at the age of 101. In a statement signed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Tinubu said he received the news of Sheikh Bauchi’s passing with “profound sadness and a deep sense of loss.” Describing the late scholar as a deeply pious figure, the President said: “Sheikh Bauchi’s death is monumental not only to his family and teeming followers but also…