Brighton on Saturday, 27 September, 2025 ended Chelsea’s 12-match unbeaten home run in the English Premier League(EPL) at Stamford Bridge as they beat 10-man Blues team 3-1. Argentinian international, Enzo Fernández, had given Chelsea the lead in the first half, heading home from a Reece James cross after good work by Moisés Caicedo. The hosts looked comfortable going into the break. But game turned bad for the hosts in the second half when Trevoh Chalobah was shown a red card for denying a goalscoring chance, leaving Chelsea to play with 10 men for the second week in a row. Brighton…
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The Special Unit Against Money Laundering, SCUML, of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, September 25, 2025, was declared Nigeria’s Most Effective Regulatory Agency of The Year 2025, in Abuja. Governance Today Nigeria, in collaboration with African Independent Good Governance Monitoring Network, AGMN, gave the award to the Unit for its “contribution to the fight against money laundering and countering terrorist financing through its regulatory standpoint”. SCUML achieved the feat in the Public Governance Category, after beating other nominees. The organizers also inducted the Unit into its Hall of Fame. The award was conferred on SCUML at…
President Bola Tinubu on Saturday, 27 September, 2025 called on Nigerian Armed Forces to confront insurgents and terrorists with renewed vigour, warning that their objective is to derail his administration’s reforms and plunge the country into economic chaos. Tinubu made call in message he delivered through Senate President Godswill Akpabio, on Saturday, 27 September, 2025 at the combined passing-out parade of the 72 Regular Course (Army, Navy and Air Force), Short Service Course and Branch Commission Course of the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna. Ttinubu’s call comes at a time when Nigeria continues to grapple with multiple security challenges, ranging from…
This is certainly a relief for intending pilgrims to the 2026 Hajj as the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) announced the approved fares for the 2026 Hajj, with N200,000 reduction across all categories. The commission which announced this development through a statement signed by its management, said the announcement followed “due consultations with all the relevant stakeholders, including the Forum of States leadership, and obtaining the approval of the Federal Government.” The announcement comes shortly after top management staff of the Commission, led by the Chairman, Prof. Abdullahi Usman, embarked on a trip to Saudi Arabia to inspect facilities, negotiate…
President Bola Tinubu has called on the World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF), and African Development Bank (AfDB) to increase financing for climate action. Tinubu made the call at a Climate Summit during the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, United States. The president, who represented by Vice-President Sen. Kashim Shettima at the seesion, stated that the climate emergency demands not just words, but courageous and sustained leadership. According to Tinubu, Nigeria was mobilising $20 to $25 billion in climate finance by 2030, including green bonds, blended finance, and public-private risk-sharing mechanisms. Tinubu also…
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced that the Abuja–Kaduna passenger train service will resume operations next week, following the successful completion of repair and safety checks on the affected section of track at Asham. The service was temporarily suspended after the unfortunate incident of August 26, 2025. Since then, the Corporation has worked tirelessly to ensure both the infrastructure and rolling stock are restored to the highest safety standards in line with global best practices. “As part of our commitment to passenger welfare, the NRC has refunded 512 passengers out of the 583 on board the affected train. Efforts…
From Chuks Collins, Awka Citizens of Anambra State would be experiencing a major positive time when Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming Nov 8, 2025 election in Anambra State takes over the mantle of leadership in the State. Addressing a mammoth crowd of Catholic faithful and friends of the St Joseph’s Catholic Cathedral, Ekwulobia during the maiden Diocesan Convention of the Catholic Men Organization (CMO) has assured of bringing good governance to the people, especially mechanized agriculture and industrialization all over the state. The CMO also launched the CADEK Integrated Farm…
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery on the evening of Friday, 26 September, 2025 announced the suspension of petrol sales in naira, citing the exhaustion of its crude-for-naira allocation as the reason. The refinery, which made this disclosure an email sent b to its customers at exactly 6:42 pm on Friday, 26 September, 2025 disclosed that the decision would take effect from Sunday, September 28, 2025,The notice, signed by the Group Commercial Operations of Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals, was titled “Suspension of DPRP PMS Naira Sales – Effective 28th September 2025”. The company also asked customers with ongoing naira-based transactions to…
Few minutes after his installment and receiving the Staff of Office from Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde as the 44th Olubadan, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, on Friday, 26 September, 2025 made a public appeal for the creation of Ibadan State before President Bola Tinubu who was present at the coronation ceremony. The new Monarch speaking in Yoruba at the august ceremony urged Tinubu to make this a reality before 2027. “My people sent me a message to Mr President. Mr President, they said the creation of Ibadan State is their priority.” Similarly, Governor Makinde said the emergence of Ladoja as…
Entrepreneur and philanthropist, Dr. Tunji Olowolafe, has unveiled two landmark projects in Are-Ekiti — the Gbemisola Olowolafe Memorial (GOM) ICT Centre and the GOM Community Secondary School (GOMCSS) — designed to transform education and digital empowerment in Nigeria. The twin projects, launched under the auspices of the Tunji Olowolafe Foundation, are named in honour of Dr. Olowolafe’s late wife, Mrs. Gbemisola Olutayo Olowolafe, who passed away on March 11, 2025. The GOMTECH ICT Centre, a 40-seater facility with high-speed internet, round-the-clock power, and security, is envisioned as the pilot of a broader network of world-class technology hubs across Nigeria and…