Author: Opalim Lifted

England failed to end 58 years of pain as their Euro 2024 final defeat by Spain in Berlin still leaves the 1966 World Cup as their only men’s trophy. For the fourth game in a row England came from behind, but this time they fell short with Mikel Oyarzabal scoring a late winner to break their hearts. Nico Williams’ strike early in the second half put Spain ahead but Cole Palmer’s brilliant leveller had looked set to send the game into extra time before Oyarzabal pounced four minutes from time. This was the second European Championship final in a row…

The chairman of Dangote Group and owner of Dangote Refinery, Aliko Dangote has said that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), no longer owns a 20 per cent stake in Dangote Refinery. Dangote disclosed this during a press briefing at the refinery on Sunday. The African richest man noted that the Nigerian oil company now owns only 7.2 percent of the refinery due to the NNPC’s failure to pay the balance of their share, which was due last month in June. He stated that while NNPCL had promised to provide the funds, it has been unable to meet its…

The Lagos State government has insisted that there is no going back on its plan to ban all unregulated commercial bus operations. The special adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on transportation, Sola Giwa, told The Vanguard that the reminder on the planned ban, which is in line with the Lagos State Strategic Transportation Master Plan (STMP), was to dismiss rumours that the move had been suspended. Ahead of the state government’s restructuring plans to improve the commuting experience in the area, they sought the collaboration of public transport bus operators, including Korope/Danfo bus drivers. Giwa stated that a stakeholders’ meeting…

Carlos Alcaraz powered to victory over an out-of-sorts Novak Djokovic to retain his men’s singles title at Wimbledon. Although the players on show made this a repeat of last year’s final, it failed to live up to the five-set thriller of 12 months ago as Djokovic appeared mostly helpless against the dominant Spaniard. Despite squandering three championship points when trying to serve out a rapid victory, Alcaraz found focus again and held his arms aloft after battling through the third-set tie-break for a 6-2 6-2 7-6 (7-4) win. “Honestly, it is a dream for me winning this trophy,” said Alcaraz,…

Dangote Petroleum Refinery is set to import a cargo of Brazilian crude. It said this would add to the large number of overseas barrels of crude feedstock that the Nigerian firm was importing. Indigenous crude oil refiners, including Dangote refinery and modular refineries, as well as local crude producers have repeatedly raised concerns about the low crude oil output from Nigeria. Although the government, through the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, has been making efforts to tackle this, oil production from Nigeria has remained low. This has made it tough for local refiners to get crude, as bulk of the…

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State has ordered a former Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, and the Ministry of Information to disclose the details of the agreement between the Federal Government and X (formerly Twitter) to assess whether the agreement complies with the exercise of Nigerians’ human rights online in favour of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). According to a statement issued by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project’s Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, on Sunday, the judgment was delivered in May 2024 by Justice Nnamdi Dimgba following a Freedom of Information suit number: FHC/L/CS/238/2022,…

Federal Bureau of investigation (FBI) have identified Matthew Crooks as the man who shot at Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania. In a statement, the FBI said: “The FBI has identified Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, as the subject involved in the assassination attempt of former president Donald Trump on July 13, in Butler, Pennsylvania. “This remains an active and ongoing investigation, and anyone with information that may assist with the investigation is encouraged to submit photos or videos online at FBI.gov/butler or call 1-800-CALL-FBI.” Investigators said Crooks had been “neutralized” and was now dead. Video…

A major security lapse led to a shot in Donald Trump’s ear during a campaign rally on Saturday, an attack that will likely reshape this year’s presidential race and fuel long-standing fears that the campaign could descend into political violence following a failed assassination attempt. In the moments after the shooting, Trump was swarmed and covered up by his security agents. He quickly emerged, his face streaked with blood, and pumped his fist in the air, mouthing the words “Fight! Fight! Fight!” The FBI identified 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, as the “subject involved” in what it…

Former President Donald Trump was the target of an assassination attempt Saturday at a Pennsylvania rally, days before he was to accept the Republican nomination for a third time. A barrage of gunfire set off panic, and a bloodied Trump, who said he was shot in the ear, was surrounded by Secret Service and hurried to his SUV as he pumped his fist in a show of defiance. Trump’s campaign said the presumptive GOP nominee was doing “fine” after the shooting, which he said pierced the upper part of his right ear. “I knew immediately that something was wrong in…

Uruguay beat Canada on penalties in the Copa America third-place playoff match on Saturday after Luis Suarez scored a late equaliser in a 2-2 draw at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. Rodrigo Bentancur also scored in regulation time for Uruguay, while Jonathan David and Ismael Kone scored for Canada, who finished fourth in their Copa America debut. Canada’s Ismael Kone had a tame spot-kick saved by goalkeeper Sergio Rochet and Canadian defender Alphonso Davies hit the crossbar as Uruguay won the shootout 4-3. Suarez and Bentancur also converted their penalty kicks in the shootout. “It was…