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By SCM ONLINE REPORTER IRAN firebrand leader has issued a defiant “peace” ultimatum to the West, demanding huge cash payouts and a total surrender to Tehran’s interests. President Masoud Pezeshkian took to social media to reveal he has been plotting his next moves with the leaders of Russia and Pakistan. But while he paid lip service to “peace,” his message was laced with typical anti-Western venom. The Iranian President claimed the only way to end the bloody conflicts currently tearing through the region is for the international community to bow to his list of “must-haves.” According to Pezeshkian, the West…
By SCM REPORTER BRITISH motorists were handed a massive boost last night as global energy chief International Energy Agency, IEA moved to “break the back” of the fuel crisis by releasing a record-breaking 400 million barrels of oil. In a dramatic bid to stop the misery at the pumps, the IEA has pulled the trigger on its biggest-ever emergency stockpile release. The move aims to flood the market with crude and “drown out” the speculators who have sent prices spiraling toward $120 a barrel. Speaking at a high-stakes press conference, IEA chief Fatih Birol said the “unprecedented” action was…
By SCM REPORTER PRESIDENT Donald Trump has declared a total knockout in the Middle East, boasting that there is “practically no target to hit anymore” in Iran. In a defiant address from the White House, the Commander-in-Chief revealed that US forces have decimated Tehran’s ability to wage war at sea, wiping out 28 specialist “mine ships” in a series of precision strikes. The President told reporters: “We’ve hit them so hard, there’s nothing left. We took out 28 of those mine ships—the ones they use to bully the world and stop the oil. It’s over.” And in news…
Titus Eleweke, South East Editor AWKA, Anambra – Renowned Nigerian human rights lawyer and lead counsel to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has been nominated for the Law Personality of the Year 2026 award. The award ceremony is scheduled to take place on June 28 in Lagos State. The honour is being conferred on him by the Organising Committee of the Eminent Man of the Year Awards & Fashion Show in recognition of his outstanding performance and contributions to legal practice. In a statement issued by Ejiofor on Wednesday titled “Midweek Musing: Nomination ,…
Ufoma Joseph Immanuel Emmanuel Thomas l Wednesday, March 11:26 IKEJA, Lagos – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned a man, Ufoma Joseph Immanuel before an Ikeja Special Offences Court on alleged $1.5 million oil fraud. Joseph was arraigned alongside his company, Intermediate Investment Holdings Ltd on a two-count charge of obtaining by false pretence and forgery. The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. EFCC Counsel, Mr Babatunde Sonoiki, thereafter asked the court for a trial date. The prosecutor also urged the court to remand the defendant with the interpol pending the conclusion…
As Speech Therapist is Charged By Our Man In LA POP queen Rihanna was left “freaking out” after a crazed gunman allegedly tried to assassinate her while her three tiny children played just yards away. The Umbrella singer, 38, was caught in a terrifying midday blitz when a woman allegedly sprayed her £11 million Beverly Hills mansion with a high-powered assault rifle. In a scene like a Hollywood action movie, Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, 35, is said to have pulled up in a white Tesla and squeezed off ten rounds from an AR-15-style weapon. Rihanna and her partner A$AP…
By SCM REPORTER MET bosses have sensationally AXED a controversial Iranian-backed march through the heart of London following fears of a bloodbath on our streets. In a move not seen for 14 years, the Metropolitan Police used emergency powers to ban the Al Quds Day march and all counter-protests for an entire month. Scotland Yard warned that “extreme tensions” between rival factions and a “volatile” Middle East meant the risk to the public was simply too high to ignore. The decision comes as counter-terrorism cops revealed they have foiled more than 20 Iranian state-backed plots on UK soil…
L-R: Chief Talent Officer, Union Bank of Nigeria, Omayuli Wale-Ajayi; Head, Corporate Banking, Union Bank of Nigeria, Ali Kadiri; Head, Retail and SME Business, Union Bank of Nigeria, Vivian Imoh-Ita; Founder/Executive Director, Deaf International Foundation, Funmilola Ogunro; MD/CEO, Union Bank of Nigeria, Yetunde Oni; SouthWest Coordinator, Nigeria Association of the Blind, Adenike Olorundare; Women Leader, Lagos Chapter, Nigeria Association of the Blind, Olubukola Salako; Executive Director, Corporate Bank & Business Banking Lagos & West, Union Bank of Nigeria, Taiwo Shote; Chief Brand and Marketing Officer, Union Bank of Nigeria, Olufunmilola Aluko; Regional Executive, Business Banking SouthWest and Lagos, Union Bank…
L-R: Chief Executive Officer, Innoson Kiara Academy, Endi Ezengwa; Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Lagos State, Bolaji Cecilia Dada; Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Fidelity Bank Plc, Dr. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe; and Commissioner for Commerce, Cooperatives, Trade and Investment, Lagos State, Folashade Ambrose-Medebem; during the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the launch of “Give Her Power” initiative as part of the 2026 International Women’s Day (IWD) activities at the Fidelity Bank Head Office in Lagos, recently Admin I Wednesday, March 11:26 LAGOS, Nigeria – Fidelity Bank Plc has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing women’s economic empowerment…
By SCM Online Reporter THE Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has issued a chilling warning that it will dramatically ramp up its aerial onslaught starting tonight, vowing to double its strategic missile strikes to counter what it calls the “savagery” of the White House. In a major escalation of the ongoing “Second Iran War,” an informed official told the Fars News Agency that the IRGC Aerospace Force is prepared to launch a massive new wave of drone and missile attacks across the region. The source warned that the volume of suicide drone operations will be boosted by 20%,…
