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By Ayo Gbotosho I Monday, June 22, 2026 OSUN, Nigeria – Every seasoned bricklayer knows you cannot build a straight, sturdy house on a shaky foundation. No matter how beautiful the coat of paint you apply to the walls later on, a flawed structural layout guarantees the building will eventually crack. The same truth governs politics. The development of our dear Osun State cannot happen by accident, nor can it be sustained by superficial showmanship and cosmetic updates. Real progress is always a direct function of the political and economic vehicle driving the state. As Osun approaches the August 15,…
Admin I Monday, June 22.26 LAGOS, Nigeria – Shareholders have expressed confidence in Access Holdings Plc’s long-term value creation strategy as Nigeria’s largest financial services group continues implementation of a deliberate plan to consolidate its pan-African and global investments into greater sustainable returns to investors. Speaking on the outcome of the group’s annual general meeting, shareholders, according to The Nation newspaper, said they were confident that Access Holdings has been well positioned for sustainable growth and high value-creation in the years ahead. They said the performance of the group in the past 15 months highlighted the fundamental strength of…
By SCM Judicial Correspondent ABUJA — A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday ordered that the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, be remanded at the Kuje Custodial Centre. The decision follows the formal enforcement of a bench warrant and the revocation of the political activist’s bail, which was ordered by the court last week due to his non-appearance for his scheduled trial. The presiding judge, Justice Mohammed Umar, ordered the remand after dismissing a separate, highly contentious application filed by Sowore. The AAC flagbearer had sought an order directing the trial judge…
By Our Football Correspondent They said it was a mismatch. They said it would be a slaughter. Just six days after being hit for seven by a ruthless German side, the tiny Caribbean island of Curaçao—a nation of just 158,000 souls—shook the footballing world to its very core. In front of a stunned crowd at the Kansas City Stadium, the tournament debutants fought tooth and nail to secure a heroic, historic, and downright impossible goalless draw against South American giants Ecuador. But let’s be entirely honest: this wasn’t just a team effort. This was the Eloy Room show.…
BY SCM SPORTS DESK LOS ANGELES — It was billed as the night Belgium’s fading stars would finally illuminate the dazzling California sky. Instead, Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku were completely upstaged in the City of Angels by a real-life Iranian superhero dressed in a goalkeeper’s jersey. In a drama-soaked Hollywood blockbuster that somehow finished without a single goal, it was Iran’s magnificent shot-stopper Alireza Beiranvand who walked away with the Oscar for best performance. The defiant Persian giant single-handedly built an impenetrable brick wall in front of the Iranian goal, frustrating Rudi Garcia’s star-studded Red Devils to…
BY SCM POLITICAL EDITOR KEIR STARMER has sensationally resigned as Prime Minister, plunging the country into a summer of political chaos. In a bombshell statement that has rocked Westminster to its core, Sir Keir announced he is stepping down as both PM and leader of the Labour Party. Speaking from Downing Street, a defeated-looking Starmer fired the starting gun on an immediate race for No10, revealing that his successor will be locked in within weeks. He confirmed: “A new leader will be in place before Parliament returns in September. I will remain in post until the contest is…
By SCM Sport Reporter at the Miami Stadium THE MAGICAL World Cup fairytale of tiny Cape Verde is officially the story of the summer after the African debutants produced a breathtaking, giant-killing display to hold two-time world champions Uruguay to a pulsating 2-2 draw under the Miami sun. Marcelo Bielsa’s heavily-fancied South Americans looked shell-shocked at the final whistle, left entirely disjointed by an island nation with just half a million inhabitants. The “Blue Sharks”—who already frustrated Spain in a opening-day stalemate—proved they are not just making up the numbers in the expanded 48-team tournament. Instead, they took a…
By Our Man at BC Place THEY HAVE waited nearly a century for this moment. For ninety-two long years and twenty-five excruciating days, Egypt had turned up to football’s greatest carnival only to leave with their pockets empty and their hearts broken. They failed in 1934. They failed in 1990. They failed in Russia in 2018. But last night in Vancouver, the long, agonising drought was finally ended by the eternal king of Egyptian football. Mohamed Salah stood tall when his nation needed him most, inspiring a magnificent second-half turnaround to secure a historic 3-1 victory over a heartbroken…
By Our Sports Correspondent in Atlanta The European kings are officially back in business. After an opening-round stalemate against tournament debutants Cape Verde that left the footballing world scratching its collective head, Luis de la Fuente’s red-hot matadors unleashed an absolute storm in Atlanta. Spain didn’t just win; they sent a terrifying statement of intent across the Atlantic with a devastating 4-0 drubbing of an entirely outclassed Saudi Arabia side. At the absolute heart of this clinical demolition was Spain’s golden boy, Lamine Yamal, alongside the ruthless Mikel Oyarzabal. Returning to the starting lineup after a grueling two-month…
By Titus Eleweke, Sunday, June 20, 2026 AWKA, Anambra – The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital (COOUTH), Amaku, Awka, Dr. Maureen Uche Umeakuewulu, has stated that her mission is to reposition the institution as a world-class teaching hospital. She made this known when she led a delegation of the hospital’s management team on a courtesy visit to the President General of Awka Development Union, Chief Fred Chinwuba. Dr. Umeakuewulu expressed gratitude to the President General of Awka Development Union (ADU) and members of his executive council for the warm reception and goodwill extended…