Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Nigerian Yemisi Akintoye will be the official referee for Wednesday’s 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations semi-final between Algeria and Malawi. The match will be played at the Olympic Stadium in Rabat, with kick-off scheduled for 6pm Nigerian time. It will be Akintoye’s second appearance as a referee at the tournament after she took charge of the Group A encounter between Senegal and Kenya at the same venue on 30 July. The Nigerian official, who is making her debut at Africa’s flagship women’s football tournament, also served as the fourth official for the opening match between Algeria and Kenya. Akintoye’s…

Afrobeats singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, is set to headline the “Davido & Friends” concert at the Crystal Palace Bowl in London on Friday. The concert is being organised as part of the Palace Bowl Presents summer festival series in the United Kingdom and is expected to bring together fans of the award-winning singer and other Afrobeats and African music acts. Davido had earlier announced the event on his social media platforms, describing it as his first-ever festival appearance in the United Kingdom and his only outdoor show in London this summer. The singer will be joined on…

The 3rd Delta State Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Summer Camp 2026 has entered its third day in Asaba, following two days of intensive experiential learning, leadership engagements, excursions and practical activities designed to help children understand sustainable development beyond the classroom. The week-long residential camp brings together over 150 children aged 7–15, including children with special needs, in furtherance of the global SDGs commitment to Leave No One Behind. This year’s edition is being held in honour of Her Excellency, Deaconess Tobore Oborevwori, First Lady of Delta State, in recognition of her commitment to the welfare, inclusion and empowerment of…

NMDPRA logo The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, has said crises in Western Europe and the Mediterranean should not automatically determine petroleum product prices in Nigeria and other African countries, arguing that West Africa needs a regional benchmark that reflects its own market realities. The Authority Chief Executive, Rabiu Umar, said this on Tuesday at the second West Africa Refined Fuel Market Conference in Abuja, where regulators, refiners, traders, financiers and other industry stakeholders renewed efforts to establish a transparent regional pricing system for refined petroleum products. The conference is jointly hosted by the…

President Bola Tinubu. Photo: State House … framework is expected to attract up to $50bn in fresh investment and revive major offshore projects. President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday approved a new framework governing foreign investment in Nigeria’s deep offshore oil and gas fields, replacing the previous system under which companies negotiated separate agreements with the Federal Government. The new framework is expected to attract up to $50bn in fresh investment and revive major offshore projects that have been stalled for years, beginning with Shell’s roughly $10bn Bonga South West project. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo…

The National Association of Nigerian Students, Turkish Zone, has appealed to the Senate to extend the Nigeria Education Loan Fund to eligible Nigerians studying in accredited institutions abroad. The association made the call during an engagement with the Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Diaspora and Non-Governmental Organisations, Anthony Siyako Yaro. In a statement released on Tuesday, NANS President, Turkish Zone, Daniel Okpala, said the delegation sought greater government attention to the welfare and educational financing challenges confronting Nigerian students in the diaspora. According to Okpala, the increasing number of Nigerians studying overseas requires a corresponding review of government…

The Vice President of the Business Summit Group in Nigeria, Innocent Obande (left), the President of the Business Summit Group, Dato’ Uzzaman, (middle), Vice President, Strategy, Business Summit Group, Abid Haider (right) and another executive. CREDIT: Business Summit Group … aims at creating direct platforms where international investors could meet Nigerian businesses and government investment agencies with investment-ready projects. Nigeria is set to draw in more than $100bn in investment commitments as business leaders and investors from over 50 countries converge in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, for the International Investors Summit Nigeria 2026. The two-day summit, organised by the…

Cristiano Ronaldo, Georgina Rodríguez | Photo: Instagram/@georginagio Both first met in 2016 and their love story have blossomed into union which is believed to cover remarkable milestones. The intimate ceremony marks a new chapter in the relationship between the Portuguese footballer and Rodriguez, who have been together for several years and have built a family together. Ronaldo and Rodriguez have largely kept details of their personal life away from the public, despite their enormous global following. Their relationship has, however, remained one of the most closely followed celebrity partnerships in the sports and entertainment world. The couple first met in…

Men dressed in what appeared to be Lagos State Task Force uniforms, alongside others in plain clothes, yesterday forced a Vanguard reporter to transfer money to them after stopping and damaging his vehicle on the Mile 2 Bridge in Lagos. The men jumped onto the reporter’s car, demanded money, damaged the vehicle and later forced their way into the car as the reporter remained trapped in traffic. The incident occurred at about 7:30pm as the reporter, who had just left Vanguard’s head office and was driving home, approached the heavily congested Mile 2 Bridge in a silver 2011 Toyota Camry.…

… promised that the Falcons would respond strongly against South Africa. Super Falcons forward Asisat Oshoala has vowed that Nigeria will fight to secure qualification for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup, insisting the team cannot afford to disappoint Nigerians again after the Super Eagles missed out on the 2026 men’s tournament. The Super Falcons suffered a 1-0 quarter-final defeat to Cameroon at the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday, ending their hopes of securing one of Africa’s four automatic World Cup tickets reserved for the semi-finalists. Justine Madugu’s side must now take the more difficult qualification route,…