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Admin I Wednesday, June 24.2026 LAGOS, Nigeria – Digital solutions company, Globacom, has optimized its “Borrow Me Credit” service, reinforcing its commitment to ensuring that subscribers remain connected even when they have insufficient or low airtime balance. In a statement issued in Lagos, the company disclosed that it has simplified the eligibility requirements for the service, enabling millions of active prepaid subscribers nationwide to access instant airtime and data when needed. Globacom explained that although the service attracts a charge, its primary objective is to provide timely support to customers whenever they run low on credit. The enhanced “Borrow…
THE SCM SPECIAL REPORT: BY OUR CHIEF FOOTBALL WRITER AT TORONTO STADIUM Some footballers defy age, while others simply rewrite the laws of human longevity altogether. On a blistering, high-stakes evening by Lake Ontario, the sporting world stopped to salute the evergreen maestro of midfield brilliance. Luka Modric, the timeless technician of Croatian football, stepped onto the Toronto Stadium turf to achieve a milestone that borders on the mythical. At forty years of age, the midfield wizard earned his historic two-hundredth senior international cap. It is an elite, golden circle occupied only by the absolute titans of the sport—names…
By Our Man On The Spot at the Guadalajara Stadium It takes a lot to break through the gridlock of Mexican traffic, but trying to breach the human wall that was Lionel Mpasi in the Guadalajara Stadium last night felt entirely impossible. For seventy-five agonizing minutes, Colombia’s glitterati looked at one another in utter bewilderment. No matter what Liverpool’s flashing winger Luis Díaz or the ageless maestro James Rodríguez threw at the Congolese goal, it came back with interest. It was a World Cup masterclass in stubborn, unyielding defiance. Yet, just as the tension threatened to spill over into…
MemBy SCM Reporter TUNIS, Tunisia — Four international humanitarian volunteers arrived safely in the Tunisian capital on Tuesday, marking the first breakthrough in the high-stakes diplomatic standoff over a Gaza-bound aid convoy that was aggressively dismantled by a powerful Libyan militia exactly one month ago. The four activists—Achraf Khoja of Tunisia, Domenico Centrone and Leonarda Alberizia of Italy, and Matias Rodriguez of Uruguay—were part of a 10-member negotiating delegation from the “Global Sumud Land Convoy.” The remaining six volunteers, representing several countries including the United States, Spain, Poland, and Argentina, are expected to be released within the next 24…
By Our Chief Football Correspondent at Boston Stadium It was billed as the blockbuster trans-Atlantic showdown that would send Thomas Tuchel’s England sailing effortlessly into the knockout stages of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Instead, under the glaring lights of Boston Stadium, the Three Lions produced a performance as flat as stale lager, locked in a frustrating, toothless 0-0 stalemate by a magnificent, resilient Ghana side. On a historic night where individual milestones were meant to spark a celebration of English footballing excellence, the only sparks came from the fiery tackles of a disciplined Ghanaian defense. Jude Bellingham stepped onto…
By Emmanuel Thomas I Tuesday, June 23, 2026 LAGOS, Nigeria – There was palpable anxiety in the apex banking sector and across Lagos State on Tuesday following revelations that the Managing Director of First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Mr. Oluwasegun Alebiosu, was targeted in a chilling security threat after an envelope containing two live ammunition pieces was delivered to his private residence. The Lagos State Commissioner of Police confirmed the unsettling development to journalists, disclosing that the command has already launched a high-powered investigation to unmask the individuals behind the sinister package. According to police sources, the life-threatening parcel…
Titus Eleweke, Editor, South East AWKA, Anambra – The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), IGP Olatunji Disu, has emphasized the need for stronger collaboration among stakeholders to effectively combat crime and insecurity across the country. The IGP made the call on Tuesday in Awka, the Anambra State capital, during a stakeholders’ security meeting held to discuss the security situation in the state. Represented by the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Logistics and Supply at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, DIG Kenechukwu Onwuemelie, the IGP said effective crime-fighting requires mutual trust and confidence between the police and the communities they…
UAdmin I Tuesday, June 24, 2026 LAGOS, Nigeria – The first prosecution witness Babatunde Adebayo in alleged $1.5m criminal trial of alleged fraudster Ifoma Immanuel has narrated how he wired $500, 000 (give hundred thousand dollar into his personal and firm accounts domicile in United States of America and Mauritius before a Special Offences Court, sitting in Ikeja. The witness said this today while been led in evidence by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) counsel Babatunde Shonoiki the court presiding over by Justice Mojisola Dada. IAccording to the witness who is a financial advisor told the court…
Admin I Tuesday, June 24, 2026 LAGOS, Nigeria – Fidelity Bank Plc has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Nigeria’s economic diversification agenda through capacity building and export development, as it hosted the 19th edition of its Export Management Programme (EMP) at the Lagos Business School (LBS), Ajah, Lagos recently. Tagged EMP 19, the programme is an intense hands-on export management workshop, organized as a partnership between Fidelity Bank, Lagos Business School and Nigerian Export Promotion Council, brought together entrepreneurs, professionals, regulators and aspiring exporters for intensive training designed to equip participants with the knowledge, skills and networks required to…
By SCM Reporter An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Tuesday sentenced a civil servant, working in LASACO, Adio Serious, to seven years imprisonment for indecently treating his 15-year-old daughter. The convict, an employee of LASACO Assurance Plc, was found guilty of stripping his biological daughter naked and touching her private parts between 2018 and January 2020 at the Ahmadiya Bus Stop area of Abule-Egba, Lagos. Delivering judgment, Justice Rahman Oshodi held that the prosecution successfully proved the charge of indecent treatment of a child against the convict, which contravenes Section 135 (1) of the Criminal Law…