Author: Opalim Lifted

Darwin Nunez scored a fine goal as Liverpool saw off West Ham to extend their unbeaten run to 18 games. After Nayef Aguerd brought him down, Mohamed Salah gave the Reds the lead against the odds with a penalty. Jarrod Bowen levelled for West Ham with an excellent stooping header to meet Vladimir Coufal’s cross. Soon after, Curtis Jones had a goal ruled out for the Reds for offside. Nunez put them ahead with a difficult hooked volley from Alexis MacAllister’s clipped ball over the top. Liverpool come back to beat LASK The Hammers played well in stages but never…

Self-acclaimed investigative journalist and social media influencer, Kemi Olunloyo, has taken a swipe at Israel DMW, an aide of popular Afrobeat singer David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, over his boast that DMW “is the safest record label” in Nigeria. Davido owns the record label Davido Music World (DMW), and Israel DMW is in charge of logistics. Kemi Olunloyo, who took to her social media pages on Sunday morning, disagreed with Davido’s aide, saying DMW couldn’t have been the safest record label in Nigeria after losing seven people in quick succession in recent years and being allegedly affiliated with unnamed…

An unstoppable second-half strike from Federico Dimarco gave Inter Milan a 1-0 away win at bottom club Empoli on Sunday, restoring their three-point lead at the top of the Serie A standings. The victory at Stadio Carlo Castellani left Inter on 15 points after five games, three ahead of second-placed rivals AC Milan, who beat Hellas Verona on Saturday. Empoli remain rooted to the bottom of the table with no points and no goals. Inter dominated a goalless first half before scoring the opener in the 51st minute when a clearance from a corner fell to Dimarco, whose spectacular volley…

The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has begun the distribution of palliatives to persons living with disabilities (PWDs) in the 27 local government areas of Borno State. During the flagging of the distribution exercise yesterday in Maiduguri, the managing director of NEDC,Mohammed Alkali, said the commission would extend the exercise to the 26 local government areas of the state after profiling the PWDs in the areas. He said that after the distribution of N15 billion in palliatives to cushion the effect of the removal of the oil subsidy, the commission decided to extend the gesture to those with disabilities in…

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has again extended his hands of fellowship to aggrieved parties to sheathe their swords for peace in order to allow functional democracy to thrive in the state. Addressing the people in a broadcast to commemorate the state’s 36th anniversary yesterday, Eno paid glowing tributes to former military leader, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), for heeding the yearnings and aspirations of the founding fathers to create the state on September 23, 1987, and commended successive administrations, both military and civilian, for their efforts on sustainable peace and socio-economic development. “Politics is over; now is the time…

Luton claimed their first-ever Premier League point with a 1-1 draw against 10-man Wolves at Kenilworth Road, but it was a chance wasted for the Hatters, who were by far the better side in an incident-packed contest. Striker Carlton Morris secured a draw when he sent Jose Sa the wrong way from the spot 25 minutes after Joao Gomes had handled. But Luton should have won given they played the majority of the contest with a man advantage after Jean-Ricner Bellegarde was sent off for kicking Tom Lockyer. They had the majority of possession and amassed 18 shots compared to…

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), African Union Development Agency-New Partnership for Africa’s Development (AUDA-NEPAD) Nigeria, Gloria Akobundu, says the AU agency is backing the food systems priorities of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Akobundu said this on the sidelines of the High Level Meeting on “Attracting Investments in Land Restoration, Food Systems, and Rural Transformation in Africa,” organized by AUDA-NEPAD on the margins of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in New York. In collaboration with its continental counterpart, the Nigeria Secretariat of AUDA-NEPAD organized the event. “President Tinubu has set his target and his goals, and we are so…

England captain Harry Kane scored a hat-trick and assisted twice as Bayern Munich extended their unbeaten start to the Bundesliga season. Kane reacted quickly to smash home a loose ball in the Bochum box in the first half before converting a penalty after the break. He secured the match ball by turning home a pass from Noussair Mazraoui in the 88th minute. Kane delivered precise passes to set up Leroy Sane and teenager Mathys Tel. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Matthijs de Ligt also scored for the Bavarians. Kane praises Bayern’s winning mentality, mocks Tottenham Harry, whose goal on Wednesday helped…

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced a plan to introduce the Computer Based Test (CBT) mode in the administration of its examinations. The Head of National Office, Nigeria, Mr. Patrick Areghan, gave the hint in an interview with journalists in Lagos on Saturday. Areghan, who spoke against the backdrop of notable achievements and advancements of the council under his watch as he prepared to bow out of office on October 1, said that introducing the CBT mode of administering the examination had been part of his vision for the body. ”We have already started something in terms of…

Spanish La Liga giant FC Barcelona and the Sri Lankan government have agreed to partner with Nigeria on football and cricket development, respectively. These were part of the benefits of Nigeria’s participation at the 2023 World Football Summit in Seville, Spain. The Sri Lankan government is partnering with Nigeria in the development of cricket and hockey, while the Barcelona Innovation Hub registered its readiness to collaborate with Nigeria in the areas of football education and training. Following fruitful discussions with Sri Lankan officials, the delegation at the World Football Summit under Senator John Owan Enoh’s leadership revealed that the South…