Author: Opalim Lifted

The Junior Female Yellow-Greens of Nigeria secured a two-run victory over New Zealand at the 2025 ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup in Malaysia. The team stunned their New Zealander opponents to claim Nigeria’s first-ever win in the tournament on Monday. The game nearly followed the script of Nigeria’s scheduled first game against Samoa, which was abandoned due to a downpour on Friday. But the rain only forced a few minutes of delay as the Junior Female Yellow-Greens eventually wrote themselves into history. New Zealand elected to field first, sending the Nigerian batters into the crease. But Lucky Piety, Nigerian…

Nathaniel Bassey, the Nigerian gospel singer, on Monday, ministered at the presidential inaugural prayer breakfast of Donald Trump in Washington DC. The event, held after Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, is a non-official and non-governmental gathering, focusing on intercessory prayers and spiritual support for the incoming administration of Trump and Vice President JD Vance. Bassey, who was invited to minister to the guests, delivered a powerful rendition of his song ‘Take the Stage’. Through his music, he prayed for Jesus to guide the White House and for God’s glory to be manifested in…

Foremost Professor of Political Science, Bolaji Akinyemi, has asked President Bola Tinubu to avoid confrontation with the newly sworn-in 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump. “If I were President Tinubu, I would try to steer clear of antagonising him because there is nothing a bully likes better than taking on people who are not strong enough to resist him,” Akinyemi said on Channels TV on Monday. “You know there is that African proverb that if you are not strong enough to take on a bully and you take him on, you are just even going to suffer more…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the Former Managing Director of Assets Management Cooperation of Nigeria (AMCON), Ahmed Kuru, and four others for allegedly defrauding Arik Airline N76 billion and $31.5 million, respectively. Kuru and other defendants were arraigned before Justice Mojisola Dada of a Lagos Special Offences Court, Ikeja. Other defendants are: former Receiver Manager of Arik Airline Limited, Kamilu Omokide, the Chief Executive Officer of the airline, Captain Roy Ilegbodu, and Super Bravo Limited. They were arraigned on a five-count charge bordering on theft, abuse of office, and stealing by dishonestly taking the property of…

Donald Trump was sworn in for a historic second term as president on Monday, pledging a blitz of immediate orders on immigration and the US culture wars as he caps his extraordinary comeback. With one hand raised in the air and the other on a Bible given to him by his mother, the 47th US president solemnly took the oath of office beneath the huge Rotunda of the US Capitol. Republican Trump and outgoing Democratic President Joe Biden had earlier traveled by motorcade together to the Capitol, where the ceremony was being held indoors — and with a much smaller…

The Chairman of Honeywell Group, Oba Otudeko, and the former Managing Director of First Bank, Olabisi Onasanya were absent at the Federal High Court today for their arraignment on a 13 count charge of allegedly obtaining the sum of N12.3bn from First Bank. The duo were however represented by counsel in court. Counsel to Oba Otudeko, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Bode Olanipekun told Justice Chukwuejekwu Aneke that he was appearing in protest as the charge had not been served on him and the other defendants in the case. Apart from the former Managing Director of First Bank, Olabisi Onasanya, the…

President Joe Biden on Monday pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, using the extraordinary powers of his office in his final hours to guard against potential “revenge” by the incoming Trump administration. The decision by Biden comes after Donald Trump warned of an enemies list filled with those who have crossed him politically or sought to hold him accountable for his attempt to overturn his 2020 election loss and his role in the storming of the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Trump…

I will try as much as possible to be brief here. The contract we presented to May D was a good one. The duration was four years and the sharing formula was and 50-50. Everything started very well and proceeded well until May D had a little taste of fame. You can fact-check me. He had unrestricted access to all the luxuries in Square Ville. Whatever P-Square ate or drank was what he ate and drank. When they went shopping, he went with them and bought what he wanted. On many occasions, he would club with girls at Quilox and…

The Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) has notified the public about the murder of Yomi Adetula, who held the position of Director for Anti-Arms Smuggling at the Social Orientation and Safety (So-Safe) Corps in Ogun State. The organisation reported that suspected assassins murdered Yomi Adetula in Idi-Iroko, Ipokia Local Government Area of the state. According to multiple residents of Idi-Iroko, Yomi Adetula was in his church, located off Old Baggage Road, Idi-Iroko, when gunmen who were also bearing other dangerous weapons invaded his church minutes after 10 am on Sunday, attacking him. “They first shot him (Yomi Adetula), but the…

Manchester United, Man United manager Ruben Amorim labelled his side possibly the worst in the club’s history after a 10th Premier League defeat of the season at home by Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday. Man United’s 3-1 defeat leaves them in 13th place in the standings and on course for their lowest finish in the Premier League. Brighton cruised to victory and Man United have now managed 11 points from a possible 33 since Amorim joined from Sporting in November. It is the first time since 1989-90 that they have lost 10 of their first 22 games of the…