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Chief Officer NPFL Laments Losing Millions To Inadequate Club Data ...Urges Club Mgt To Empower Media Department. The Chief Operating Officer of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Chief Davidson Owumi, has lamented that the league and its clubs are losing millions of naira in sponsorship opportunities due to inadequate and unreliable data from participating clubs. Owumi made the remarks on wednesday while delivering his welcome address at the mandatory seminar/workshop organized  for media directors and marketing officers of the 20 NPFL clubs in  Enugu. He charged the concerned club representatives to up their game and as well challenged the management of the premier league clubs to prioritize funding for their media department to be more equipped for the huge task on their shoulders. Owumi stressed that clubs can no longer depend solely on government's intervention for funding, urging them to embrace modern marketing strategies and data-driven operations ...

 Okpebholo Greets Archbishop Margaret Idahosa At 83, Extols Decades Of Spiritual Service By Editor   Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo has congratulated  Archbishop Margaret Idahosa on the occasion of her 83rd birthday, and described her as a symbol of unwavering faith, selfless service and enduring spiritual leadership whose contributions have transformed lives and strengthened society. In a goodwill message,to the Matriarch of the Church of God Mission International,  Governor Monday Okpebholo said he joins the Benson Idahosa family, the Christian community, and well-wishers across Nigeria in celebrating the milestone. The governor praised Archbishop Idahosa's decades of commitment to the Christian faith, saying her ministry has inspired generations through steadfast leadership, compassion, and dedication to advancing the Gospel. He said the renowned cleric's influence extends beyond the pulpit, citing her sustenance of her husband's vis...

Four Suspected Cultists Arrested In An Early Morning Raid At Egbaen Community  The Edo State Special Security Squad  codenamed "Operation flush out Kidnappers and Cultists" have recorded yet another success as personnel of the squad and other sister security agencies raided a hideout at Egbaen Community in Ovia North East local government area of Edo State arresting four suspected Cultists. Principal Security Officer (PSO) Saturday Okoh leading other security agencies stormed the hideout at about 6am to apprehend the suspects and dangerous weapons were recovered from them linking them to cult related activities. The weapon found with the suspects includes four locally made pistols, cut to size gun, one baretal pistol and one matchet despite finding the evidence in their hideout they all denied ownership but confessed to be members of Aiye Confraternity. Speaking to journalists, the coordinator of the squad Noah Idemudia commended the public for the provisions of u...

TUESDAY FLAT OUT OPINION:Osoba’s Short Spoon Dinner With Obasanjo   By Suyi Ayodele (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Tuesday, July 28, 2026) https://tribuneonlineng.com/osobas-short-spoon-dinner-with-obasanjo/ Two Yoruba ‘living ancestors’ are at each other’s throats at the moment. The two personages have made great and indelible marks in life. They are giants in their own ways, and both are supposed to be close relatives like the proverbial ìyekan Alábahun (close-knitted relatives of Tortoise). They hail from the same town and are both answerable to the same Oba. The underpinning axiom that established their common domain says: Ègbá méjì kìí ja ara won níyàn: bí ìkan bá ní bai sí, ìkejì  á ní báa wà (two Egba men don’t argue on any matter; if one asks ‘is it not so?’; the other will respond: ‘it is so’). So, what is the matter with the former governor of Ogun State, Aremo Olusegun Osoba, and his kinsman, the former military Head of State and two-term civ...

Okpebholo Charges Newly Trained Forest Guards To Protect Edo Forest Areas By Editor  Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has charged 497 newly trained forest guards to secure ungoverned forest areas and strengthen the state's security architecture. The governor gave the charge during the passing-out parade and induction ceremony for the recruits at the Police Training School, Ogida Barracks, Benin City. Represented by his Chief of Staff, Musa Yakubu, Okpebholo reaffirmed his administration's commitment to improving security and ensuring residents live in a peaceful and safe environment. Congratulating the recruits on completing the rigorous training programme, the governor urged them to uphold discipline, professionalism and integrity as they begin active duty across forest communities in the state. He described the Forest Guard initiative as a key part of his administration's security strategy to reclaim forests from criminal groups, curb illegal activities and...

Monday Lines 2 OPINION:For JAMB's Ishaq Oloyede By Lasisi Olagunju  (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 27 July, 2026).  In 1528, the sixteenth-century Italian writer Baldassare Castiglione published his classic, The Book of the Courtier (Il Libro del Cortegiano). One of the memorable words in that work is sprezzatura—his description of the art of making difficult things appear effortless. Oga Ray Ekpu invoked that word last week to describe Professor Ishaq Oloyede's manner and his work. I thank the legendary Ekpu for sending me back to Castiglione. In writing about the same man, however, I would rather use a string of simpler words: grace. Quiet strength. Emotional resilience garnished with uncommon candour. Succeeding where others fail is a gift; standing upright where others stumble is grace painted in theological colours. Those are the words and phrases I choose for the man whose remarkable ten-year tenure as registrar and chief executive of JAMB now ...