Author: Opalim Lifted

AC Milan sacked coach Paulo Fonseca on Monday after just six months in charge with the Italian giants failing to mount a Serie A title challenge. The 51-year-old Portuguese relieved of his job after an inconsistent run of form left the club eighth in Italy’s top football league. Milan, who drew 1-1 at home against struggling AS Roma on Sunday, have won only two of their last seven league games. The 19-time Italian champions sit eight points off the top four with a game in hand, and 14 points behind leaders Atalanta. “AC Milan announces that Paulo Fonseca has been…

Starlink, a satellite internet service, says it will increase the monthly subscription prices for its services in Nigeria from January 27, 2025. The company, in an email to users, said new subscribers will immediately pay the adjusted prices while existing customers will see the changes reflected in their upcoming bills. “To continue enhancing the Starlink network and provide reliable, high-quality service across Nigeria, we are adjusting our monthly subscription prices,” Starlink said. “These changes are part of our ongoing commitment to investing in the infrastructure needed to improve your experience with Starlink.” Under the new pricing structure, the firm said…

US President Joe Biden has declared January 9 a national day of mourning for late US leader, Jimmy Carter. Biden called on Americans to visit their places of worship to pay homage to the late US leader. “I call on the American people to assemble on that day in their respective places of worship, there to pay homage to the memory of President James Earl Carter, Jr. “I invite the people of the world who share our grief to join us in this solemn observance,” Biden said in a White House proclamation. Chronicle NG reported that Jimmy Carter, a former…

The Senior Pastor of The Second Coming of Christ’s Ministry, Adewale Giwa, has cautioned about the unguarded use of social media. Pastor Giwa disclosed that evil spirits now controls the social web, hence the propagation of negative vices. Addressing his followers in Akure on Sunday, the clergyman lamented that youths are currently using the social web for their personal benefits. According to Pastor Giwa: “Christ said go ye into the world and preach the gospel and part of the world today is social web which can be categorized as a tool used to propagate the word of God. “But it’s…

The World Bank has disbursed a $1.5 billion foreign loan to Nigeria as part of the federal government’s effort to implement fuel subsidy removal and tax reforms. The World Bank’s recent document on the progress of the loan revealed. Chronicle NG reports that the loan had been spearheaded as part of the Reforms for Economic Stabilisation to Enable Transformation Development Policy Financing initiative in six months. The document showed that the loan was approved on June 13, 2024, with the first tranche of $750m disbursed on July 2, 2024, while the latest disbursement was done in November. Accordingly, the second…

Former US President Jimmy Carter died at age 100 on Sunday. Here are several key events from the Georgia Democrat’s time in office from 1977 to 1981. Camp David Accords The Camp David Accords were a series of agreements signed in 1978 between Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. The agreements, brokered by Jimmy Carter at the presidential retreat in Maryland, eventually led to Israel and its Arab neighbor signing their first peace treaty. Begin and Sadat were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1978 for their work toward peace. Carter won in 2002 in part…

Christmas revellers descended on Nigeria’s southern port city of Calabar this weekend for its festive carnival dubbed “Africa’s biggest street party”, the Calabar carnival. A month of celebrations in December draws many partygoers to Calabar, the capital of Cross River State and home to many Christian communities. The organisers say up to two million people attend. At least 14 bands have reportedly taken part in performances and competitions this year. Most of the Calabar carnival goers danced to Afrobeats hits, blaring from giant speakers. The Calabar carnival is marking two decades since it was started. “We are seeing different designs,…

Liverpool stretched their lead at the top of the Premier League to eight points as they thrashed an abject West Ham United at the London Stadium. It was another capital goal-fest for Arne Slot’s irresistible side after the 6-3 win at Tottenham seven days previously, the outcome never in doubt as a first-half masterclass left a desperately passive Hammers well beaten. Liverpool had already missed several chances before Luis Diaz gave them the lead with a powerful finish on the half-hour mark. Cody Gakpo was then the beneficiary of Mohamed Salah’s brilliant footwork to add a second after 40 minutes,…

Nottingham Forest ended the year on a high by beating toothless Everton to move up to second in the Premier League. Nuno Espirito Santo’s high-flying side are quickly turning into the story of the season with stellar showings that are threatening to disrupt the top-flight’s elite. With Arsenal not in action until Wednesday, victory at Goodison Park guaranteed finishing the day just a place behind leaders Liverpool, who travel to West Ham later on Sunday (kick-off 17:15 GMT). Striker Chris Wood was involved in both of his side’s goals, netting a delightful finish for his 11th league goal of a…

Pep Guardiola celebrated 500 games in charge of Manchester City with a nervy win over Leicester. Savinho and Erling Haaland gave the floundering defending champions just a second win in their last 10 Premier League games. It was still not enough to lift them back into the top four, instead leaving them fifth and 11 points behind leaders Liverpool before the Reds’ trip to West Ham later on Sunday. Guardiola had promised not to give up amid the worst run of his managerial career but the visitors lived dangerously at the King Power Stadium with Jamie Vardy twice going close…