Author: Opalim Lifted

Nicolas Jackson and Enzo Fernandez goals secured a dominant away victory for Chelsea at Leicester. Jackson, 23, scored his fifth goal in four consecutive away games as he outbattled defender Wout Faes to win a long punt up field, which he finished well after Fernandez played him into position in the 15th minute. Fernandez then headed in from close range on the rebound, after goalkeeper Mads Hermansen saved Jackson’s initial effort, to seal the win. Jordan Ayew dispatched a late penalty for Leicester in the 95th minute after Romeo Lavia fouled Bobby Decordova-Reid in the box. The Blues were dominant…

Hisbah, Islamic morality police in the northern Nigerian city of Kano are to resume their crackdown on betting shops after a supreme court ruling on gambling. The Nigerian Supreme Court quashed a 2005 law Friday that established a national lottery commission and legalised sports betting and gambling. The court ruled gambling regulation is a matter for state governments. Kano State is one of 12 predominantly Muslim Nigerian states in which Islamic sharia is used alongside federal law. “We will resume our clampdown on betting shops with renewed determination since betting is illegal under Kano state sharia law,” Abba Sufi, director…

Harry Kane made history by reaching 50 Bundesliga goals at the fastest pace ever with a hat-trick in Bayern Munich’s 3-0 win over Augsburg. The England captain needed to score three goals to get to the landmark and after scoring a 63rd-minute penalty for the opener, he added two more in injury time. His second strike also came from the spot after he was fouled by Keven Schlotterbeck, who was sent off for a second yellow card, just before Kane headed in his third just before full-time after a fantastic first touch to control the ball. With the 50 goals…

An Indian man awoke on a funeral pyre moments before it was to be set on fire after a doctor skipped a postmortem, medical officials said Saturday. Rohitash Kumar, 25, who had speaking and hearing difficulties, had fallen sick and was taken to a hospital in Jhunjhunu in the western state of Rajasthan on Thursday. Indian media reported he had had an epileptic seizure, and a doctor declared him dead on arrival at the hospital. But instead of the required postmortem to ascertain the cause of death, doctors sent him to the mortuary, and then to be burned according to…

President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate, seeking Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede’s confirmation as the Chief of Army Staff (COAS). Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga said Tinubu’s move is in line with the laws of the country. “President Bola Tinubu has sent a letter to the Senate seeking confirmation of Lieutenant General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede’s appointment as the substantive Chief of Army Staff,” Onanuga said in a Friday statement. “In the letter sent today, President Tinubu seeks Oluyede’s confirmation in accordance with the provision of Section 218(2) of the 1999 Constitution as amended and Section 18(1) of the Armed Forces…

President Bola Tinubu has stated that his administration’s renewed focus on driving international and local investments into the livestock sector of the agricultural value chain will end the recurring crisis of farmer-herder clashes, eradicate hunger and poverty in Nigeria as well as promote economic prosperity. Tinubu made this assertion on Thursday, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during the signing of a Letter of Intent between the Nigerian government and JBS S.A., one of the world’s largest meat processing companies. Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, relayed Tinubu’s remarks in an official statement. “What we…

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola’s contract extension is “good news” for the Premier League, says Liverpool boss Arne Slot. Guardiola, who has managed City since 2016, has signed a new two-year deal that will run until 2027. City have won six Premier League titles under Guardiola – twice pipping Liverpool teams managed by Jurgen Klopp by just a point. The Reds finished ahead of City to win the title in 2020, and the two clubs have established one of the main rivalries in the top flight Slot succeeded Klopp in the summer and has guided Liverpool to the top of…

Premier League clubs have voted to approve changes to rules governing commercial deals, despite opposition from Manchester City, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa. At a meeting in London on Friday, clubs took under 30 minutes to approve the changes to Associated Party Transaction regulations (APTs). Clubs voted 16 in favour and four against. Manchester City and Aston Villa had both written to rival clubs before the meeting to seek support. For changes to be approved, a minimum of 14 Premier League clubs needed to vote in favour. Friday’s vote came after an independent panel found aspects of the…

Niger Delta human rights activist and environmentalist, Ann-Kio Briggs, has faulted President Bola Tinubu for scrapping the Ministry of Niger Delta. The environmentalist was a guest on the Friday edition of Inside Sources with Laolu Akande, a socio-political programme aired on Channels TV. “The Ministry of Niger Delta was created by the late (President Umaru) Yar’Adua. There was a reason for the creation. So, just removing it because the president was advised. I want to believe that he was advised because if he did it by himself that would be terribly wrong,” she said. In October, Tinubu scrapped the Ministry…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, has pledged to work closely with stakeholders in the sports sector to develop and commercialize the game of football in Nigeria. The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of NNPC Ltd., Mele Kyari, made the commitment while receiving a delegation from the National Sports Commission, the International Management Group (IMG), and AfroSport Network at the NNPC Towers Abuja. Addressing the delegation which was led by the Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Shehu Dikko, the stated-owned oil company GCEO was ready to be part of the initiative to revamp the nation’s football. Kyari said:…