Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

EPL: Referees, VAR teams announced for matchweek one Premier League English Premier League action for the 2025/26 football season kicks off this weekend, beginning on Friday, August 15, 2025, with the defending champions Liverpool welcoming Bournemouth under the lights at Anfield. The Professional Game Match Officials Limited has confirmed the referees, assistant referees, fourth officials, and VAR teams for Match week 1. This is according to a release dated August 11, and retrieved by our correspondent on its website on Tuesday. With a fresh season comes renewed scrutiny on officiating standards, especially after last year’s heated debates over VAR calls…

Delta State SDGs Summer Camp 2025: Empowering the Young Generation of Global Goals Leaders  Empowering the Next Generation of Global Goals Leaders … envisioning a better future through young leaders. Under the leadership of His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Sheriff F. Oborevwori and the support of Her Excellency Deaconess Tobore Oborevwori, Delta State, continue to champion youth-centred sustainable development in Africa. From August 4–8, 2025, over 80 children from across the state’s three senatorial zones gathered in Sapele for the second edition of the Delta State SDGs Summer Camp, themed “From Awareness to Action.” Organised by the Office of the Special…

Ex-agitator Group Withdraws Petition Against PINL,  Expresses Remorsefulness Ex-agitator Group Withdraws Petition Against PINL,  Expresses Remorsefulness The Aggrieved Freedom Fighters Forum (AFFF), a coalition of Niger Delta ex-agitators, has withdrawn its petition to the federal government demanding the cancellation of the pipeline security surveillance contract awarded to Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL). The group had previously alleged non-performance, marginalization of local youths, forced renaming of Ijaw communities, increased bunkering, and sponsorship of tribal conflicts over Ijaw and Urhobo lands in Delta State. In a press statement issued last weekend in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, AFFF leader General Seiyifa Gbedeke, alias Don…

UBA Announces New Era of Digital Experience, Inaugurates Improved Website Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA), Plc, has unveiled its revamped Group website to enhance users’ digital experience. The newly improved website boasts of a faster, smarter, and more dynamic digital platform, designed to deliver live news updates, real-time Nigerian stock prices, and a world-class user experience among other world-class features. The upgrade marks a significant leap in the bank’s digital transformation journey, setting new standards for speed, accessibility, and innovation in the African banking industry. UBA’s Group Head, Marketing and Corporate Communication, Alero Ladipo, who spoke…

GAIM 6: Fidelity Bank Unveils 20 New Millionaires in 7th and 8th Monthly Draws …Rewards Another 29 Customers from the 4th, 5th, and 6th Monthly Draws with Cash Prizes L-R: Regional Bank Head, Lagos Central, Fidelity Bank Plc, Chioma Nwankwo; Divisional Head, Product Development, Fidelity Bank Plc, Osita Ede; Principal Legal Officer, Lagos State Lottery and Gaming Authority, Oyinkan Kusamotu; Winners of the 4th, 5th and 6th monthly draws of the Get Alert in Millions (GAIM) 6 Promo – Stephanie Onome Gere, Itua Michael Ehinomen, Maduabuchi Kalu Anya, and Chioma Grace Nnodim; South-West Zonal Coordinator, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection…

We withdraw criminal charges against KWAM1, Emmanson over unruly airport behaviours – FG Festus-Keyamo The Federal Government has decided to  withdraw criminal charges against Fuji musician, Wasiu Ayinde, aka KWAM1 and a lady, Comfort Emmanson over unruly airport incidents. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Technology announced this in a statement on Wednesday. See the full statement below PRESS STATEMENT: DECISION TO WITHDRAW CRIMINAL COMPLAINT AGAINST MS. COMFORT EMMANSON AND TO ADDRESS RELATED MATTERS Withdrawal of criminal complaints against Comfort Emmanson, a passenger of the Ibom Airline on Sunday, the 10th of August, 2025, I have conferred with Ibom Airline…

MKO Abiola’s daughter, Rinsola becomes DG CLTC Rinsola Abiola President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has decided to appoint Ms. Rinsola Abiola, daughter of the late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola, as Director-General of the Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre (CLTC). The appointment, announced on Monday in a statement by Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, places Ms. Abiola at the helm of the Abuja-based institution responsible for promoting leadership skills, patriotism, and civic responsibility among citizens. According to the statement, Ms. Abiola is an expert in strategic communication and government relations and previously served as…

VP Shettima inaugurates two new aircraft, ICT hub in Cross River Vice President Kashim Shettima has inaugurated two new aircraft for the Cross River State Government. Photo credit Vice President Kashim Shettima has launched two new aircraft for the Cross River State Government and an ICT hub/library designed to boost Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises, reaffirming the Bola Tinubu administration’s commitment to economic diversification under the Renewed Hope Agenda. The event, held in Calabar, the state capital, on Tuesday, was attended by top government officials, legislators, royal fathers, and business leaders. Shettima, in his remarks, commended the state government’s forward-looking…

RCCG 73rd Annual Convention Produces Over 6,000 Graduates from Bible College Pastor Adeboye Choose Spiritual Well-being Over Wealth – Adeboye The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) on has kicked off its 73rd Annual Convention with the graduation of 6,760 students from the Redeemed Christian Bible College (RCBC). This is another milestone in the church’s commitment to manpower development and theological education. The Bible College, which is one of RCCG’s key training arms, conferred certificates, diplomas, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate degrees on students who had undergone various theological and ministry training programmes. Speaking during the graduation ceremony, the Provost…

NIMC targets 30% faster services in 12 months, inaugurates new charter National Identification Number…Credit: NIMC The National Identity Management Commission has announced a focus on improving service delivery by 30 per cent within the next year through its newly launched Service Charter. The was made public during the official launch in Abuja on Tuesday, where the commission set out clear goals to enhance the efficiency and accessibility of Nigeria’s identity management system. Represented by the Director of the Inspectorate and Enforcement Unit, Mr Elias Okafor, the Director-General of NIMC, Dr Abisoye Coker-Odusote, highlighted the commission’s commitment to improving service delivery…