Author: Opalim Lifted

Fulham strengthened their bid for a European place by beating Tottenham at home for a second consecutive season – the first time they have achieved that in 19 years. Rodrigo Muniz and Ryan Sessegnon scored in the closing 15 minutes to breathe life into what had been a largely drab Premier League London derby. Timothy Castagne was the only player to send a shot on target in the first half and the next such attempt came via Tottenham’s Ben Davies in the 65th minute. Spurs looked the most likely to break the deadlock as the second half progressed, with Dominic…

Mikel Merino scored the only goal of the game as Arsenal beat Chelsea to move 12 points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool. Both of these sides came into the match without their first-choice striker, with Kai Havertz ruled out for the season with a hamstring injury for Arsenal and Nicolas Jackson missing for Chelsea. Chelsea were also without their most important player in Cole Palmer, who was out of the squad with an injury, and it was the first time the Blues have to had to play without him since they lost 5-0 to Arsenal in April last season. Arsenal,…

A serving National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Ushie Uguamaye, in Lagos, has raised concerns over alleged threats following her viral video criticising President Bola Tinubu’s government over inflation and economic hardship. In a video shared on her TikTok account @talktoraye on Saturday, Uguamaye expressed frustration over Nigeria’s worsening economic conditions, lamenting that hard work seems futile amid financial struggles. She openly criticised Tinubu, calling him a “terrible leader,” and questioned the government’s efforts to alleviate citizens’ suffering. Additionally, she described Lagos State as a “smelling state,” complaining about its odour and poor living conditions. Shortly after her video gained…

The First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has emerged winner of the Independent Awards 2024 for Best Woman of the Year, dedicating the award to Nigerian women and youth. She praised their tireless contributions towards the nation’s growth and development at the Independent Awards 2024 Gala Night held on Saturday in Lagos. Mrs Tinubu, a former Lagos Central senator, was represented by Hajia Fatima Tajudeen, wife of the Speaker of the House of Representatives. She said the award was dedicated to every Nigerian woman and youth contributing to the country’s progress, describing them as Nigeria’s unsung heroes. The Independent Newspaper Awards recognise…

The Federal Government of Nigeria has unveiled requirements for civil servants seeking to migrate their salaries, change their names and their next-of-kin among others. This was revealed in a memo by the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation dated March 12,2025 and addressed to all Federal Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies. The memo said the government had observed that civil servants effecting the changes on their names and next-of-kins do not submit the necessary documents needed to effect such changes, hence the need for the memo. “Further to the Circular Ref. HCSF/PS/CMO/IPPIS/I/VOL.I/508 dated 1st November, 2022…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, over the failure to reverse the patently unlawful suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, saying the purported suspension is based solely on the peaceful exercise of her right to freedom of expression. It could be recalled that the Senate recently suspended Akpoti-Uduaghan for six months after she reportedly spoke without permission and refused her new seat in the Senate chamber. Her salary and allowances are said to have also been withheld for the duration of the suspension, and she has been barred from identifying herself as a…

The Federal Government has explained why it awarded the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project to Hitech Construction Company Ltd. The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, made the explanation during an inspection tour of the highway project in Lagos on Saturday. “Some people say that it didn’t go through a competitive bidding. “I want to explain this: we have three types of procurement allowed by law,” he said. Umahi listed the three types as restrictive procurement, selective/competitive bidding, and open bidding. “When we started this project, we asked for companies that have up to five wirtgne concrete paver. “You will agree with…

The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu, has said corrupt public officials who are guilty of corrupt practices must face the full wrath of the law. Aliyu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) made this statement during a courtesy visit by the management team of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) to the ICPC headquarters in Abuja. He assured the delegation of the Commission’s support in preventing corruption within government agencies, emphasising that eliminating corruption was vital to ensuring sufficient resources to discharge duties. Aliyu said the power sector…

Russia and Ukraine continued aerial attacks on each other, inflicting injuries and damages, officials said early on Sunday, as the fate of a proposed ceasefire to the three-year-old war remained uncertain. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he supported in principle Washington’s proposal for a 30-day ceasefire with Ukraine but that his forces would fight on until several crucial conditions were worked out. Both sides have since traded heavy aerial strikes, and Russia moved closer on battlefield to ejecting Ukrainian forces from their months-old foothold in the western Russian region of Kursk. The Russian defence ministry said on Sunday…

Nottingham Forest underlined their top-four credentials with a comfortable Premier League win over relegation-threatened Ipswich at Portman Road. The result moves Forest just a point behind second-placed Arsenal – who face Chelsea on Sunday – and ever closer to Champions League football next term. On an afternoon when Nuno Espirito Santo celebrated his 50th top-flight match in charge of Forest, his side ruthlessly exposed Ipswich’s defensive frailties in a devastating seven-minute period during the first half. Nikola Milenkovic opened the scoring for the visitors with a rising shot from eight yards after home forward Liam Delap had inadvertently nodded the…