Month: July 2026

WAFCON 2026: CAF names Nigeria’s Akintoye among referees 

The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has named Nigerian referee Yemisi Akintoye among the match officials for the upcoming 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, DAILY POST reports.

Akintoye became a FIFA-badged referee in 2021.

The arbiter earned the appointment after successfully completing CAF medical, physical fitness and technical assessments ahead of the competition.

It’s the first time she will be officiating at Africa’s biggest women’s competition.

Morocco will host the WAFCON 2026 finals from Sunday, 26 July to Sunday, 16 August.

The Super Falcons of Nigeria are the defending champions of the competition.

WAFCON 2026: CAF names Nigeria’s Akintoye among referees 

NWFL Championship kickoff with Group A double-header in Calabar

The 2026 Nigeria Women Football League, NWFL, Championship is set begin with two Group A matches at the U.J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar.

First Mahi Babes will face Delta Babes FC in the opening fixture on Saturday. The game will kick-off at 9am.

DreamStars Ladies will take on Rosaria Victrix in the second Group A encounter. Kick-off is set at 11.30am.

Pelican Stars, Ikukuoma Queens, Moje Queens and Gallant Queens will compete in Group B.

Group C consist of Rangers Women, Unification Queens, Fortress Ladies and Wazbak International.

The matches mark the start of the race for promotion to the NWFL.

The U.J. Esuene Stadium in Calabar will host all Group A fixtures for the opening phase of the championship.

The 2026 Championship will feature clubs from across the country competing for promotion slots.

NWFL Championship kickoff with Group A double-header in Calabar

NLO: Kogi United announce end of season break

Kogi United have announced an end-of-season break for players and officials of the club.

The statement was issued after Kogi United’s management meeting in Lokoja.

According to the statement, the players could be recalled back from the break anytime.

The break period is to allow the team to rest, recover, and reflect after a demanding season.

DAILY POST reports that Kogi United missed out on promotion to the Nigeria National League, NLO.

Mighty Jets Feeders, Junior Danburam FC, DMD FC and Neurospark have all gained promotion to the Nigeria National League, NNL, from the Northern NLO play-off.

NLO: Kogi United announce end of season break

‘I didn’t eat or bathe for days’ – Peller on spending time in police detention

Controversial streamer, Peller, has broken his silence after spending four days in police detention.

DAILY POST reports that Peller was arrested on Friday July 3 2026, after a confrontation with some policemen who he accused of pointing a gun at him after he was stopped for driving a tinted vehicle.

He was arraigned before the Lagos State Magistrate court on Tuesday for conspiracy to commit felony, conduct likely to cause a breach of public peace, and obstruction of police officers in the discharge of their duties.

The court, however, granted him N500,000 bail among other conditions.

Breaking silence after his release, Peller in a post on his Snapchat page, shared his police custody experience.

Revealing why he hasn’t resumed streaming, Peller “I didn’t bathe or eat for four days. I can’t show my face yet because I look ugly. It has never happened to me before in my life.

“When they put me in the cell, the people wey dey there said, You’re our 001 now. Omo, I just burst into laugher. I didn’t eat or bathe for four days. They wanted to wicked me, but God saved me”, he added.

‘I didn’t eat or bathe for days’ – Peller on spending time in police detention

Police arrest DJ Chicken for threatening to kill President Tinubu’s son, Seyi

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested a controversial DJ for threatening the life of president Bola Tinubu’s son, Seyi Tinubu.

DAILY POST reports that DJ Chicken had two days ago in a video online, stated that the president cannot win a re-election in 2027, and threatened to kill Seyi Tinubu if the president won. 

Two days after the viral video, rumours of DJ Chicken’s arrest surfaced on social media.

However during a Livestream on Thursday night, content creator, Tunde Perry confirmed that DJ Chicken has been arrested.

“DJ Chicken did a video that Tinubu can’t win the next election. Knowing fully well that Tinubu is the only Yoruba man contesting for the next presidential election in 2027. And said even if Tinubu wins, he will kill Seyi Tinubu. The president and his son are not responsible for his arrest but those close to the presidency did.”

Watch Perry speak

Police arrest DJ Chicken for threatening to kill President Tinubu’s son, Seyi

SPECIAL REPORT: How soaring cooking gas prices are squeezing Nigerian households, businesses

Queue waiting to buy gas at AA Rano Gas station, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State

A PREMIUM TIMES nationwide survey shows how global supply disruptions and longstanding domestic bottlenecks combined to drive up the cost of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), leaving consumers and businesses under severe pressure.

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Love not same after year 2020 – Tekno claims 

Nigerian singer, Augustine Kelechi, popularly known as Tekno, has shared his observation about love over the years, claiming that since after 2020, love has not been the same.

Speaking in a recent interview with Cool FM Lagos, the ‘Pana’ crooner said he believes people grew fatigue of love after spending more time than usual with their lovers in 2020 due to the COVID-19 lockdown. 

He also claimed that marriages stopped working after 2020, and infidelity skyrocketed. 

He said, “I think since after 2020, love is not the same. I think during the lockdown people got to spend time with their lovers and realised ‘maybe I didn’t love this person as much as I think.’ I think we just grew fatigued of the ones we thought we loved the most. 

“If you can’t appreciate the absence then the presence doesn’t really matter. So, I feel like since 2020, people have leaned into not wanting to love as much. Marriages don’t work. You have some of our legends’ wives being chopped by young boys.

“There was a time when love was a thing, even our movies revolve around love. But now movies are just clout. It doesn’t feel organic.”

Love not same after year 2020 – Tekno claims 

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