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By SCM Foreign Desk JERUSALEM — ISRAEL’S firebrand National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has dramatically axed a planned trip to the United States after Washington slapped him with humiliating security conditions. The far-right politician chose to pull the plug on his travel arrangements altogether after learning that American embassy officials were demanding his fingerprints and intended to formally interrogate him over his extensive history of criminal convictions. Israeli media outlets reported that the unexpected snub sent shockwaves through Jerusalem, serving as a clear, calculated signal from the White House that Washington is thoroughly unwilling to extend ordinary diplomatic courtesies…
BENJAMIN Omoike I Monday, June 15. 26 LAGOS, Nigeria – Lagos State Government has disclosed that more than ₦15 billion has been disbursed to over 20,000 small and medium-scale businesses through the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF), helping to create over 320,000 direct and indirect jobs across the state over the past decade. Executive Secretary of LSETF, Feyisayo Alayande, made the disclosure on Monday during a media parley in Ikeja, Lagos, where she presented the agency’s 10-year impact report and outlined its contribution to employment generation, enterprise development and wealth creation. Alayande said the fund, established in…
Admin I Monday, June 15, 2026 LAGOS, Nigeria – Interswitch, Africa’s leading technology company focused on creating solutions that enable individuals and communities prosper, has announced the commencement of the national pre-qualifying examinations for Season 8 of InterswitchSPAK, its flagship science competition for senior secondary school students across Nigeria. The examination phase began on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, and will run through Tuesday, June 16, 2026, with a total of over 21,000 students nationwide sitting for the examinations. This represents a 19.7 percent increase compared to the over 18,000 registrations recorded in Season 7, underscoring continued nationwide growth and…
Admin I Monday, June 15, 2026 KANO, Nigeria – Outspan Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of olam food ingredients (ofi), used the 2026 World Milk Day commemoration in Kano State to spotlight the role of women dairy farmers and reaffirm its commitment to growing the local dairy value chain through strategic backward integration. The event, held on Thursday, June 4, highlighted the business’ ongoing support for more inclusive and productive dairy farming communities. As a key driver of rural development, dairy production provides essential nourishment while creating jobs across farming, transportation, processing and marketing. Improved productivity in the sector can…
By SCM Reporter TWO RENEGADE thugs are facing a long stretch behind bars today after being found guilty of a terrifying, Russian-backed arson campaign targeting properties linked to Prime Minister Keir Starmer. In a plot straight out of a cold war spy thriller, Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, were recruited on the encrypted messaging app Telegram by a mysterious Russian-speaking puppet master known only as “El Money.” The mercenary duo sold out British security for dirty cash, unleashing a wave of fire attacks across North London. Believing they were on their way to a cryptocurrency payday,…
By SCM ONLINE REPORTER SIR Keir Starmer has sparked a furious backlash after announcing a draconian social media ban for under-16s—amid accusations he is trying to “censor” teenagers. Critics have branded the Prime Minister a “charisma vacuum” who is focusing on policing the internet instead of tackling the massive economic bludgeoning and food crisis facing Britain as a result of the escalating US-Israeli war on Iran. The shock policy would see millions of British teenagers blocked from platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and X. But Downing Street is facing heavy fire after it emerged the government’s own “careful review”…
Admin I Monday, June 15, 2026 ABUJA, Nigeria – The Deputy General Secretary of Nigeria Football Federation, Dr Emmanuel Ikpeme, MON will on Thursday make a public presentation of a book on sports development in Nigeria, titled Perspectives on Sports Development in Nigeria: Challenges and Ways Forward. The former university lecturer and highly-experienced administrator said he authored the book because he felt a “compelling responsibility to contribute meaningfully to the discourse on sports development in our nation.” He stated further: “Over the course of my career as a lecturer and sports administrator at both the state and national levels,…
By SCM Sport Reporter MONTERREY , Mexico – The 2026 FIFA World Cup has claimed its very first managerial casualty in brutal, record-breaking fashion. Tunisia has sacked head coach Sabri Lamouchi after just a single game in charge at the tournament, ruthlessly swinging the axe only hours after their humiliating 5-1 defeat at the hands of a rampant Sweden. The Tunisian Football Federation (FTF) acted with astonishing speed following the Group F disaster at the Monterrey Stadium in Mexico. Shockwaves reverberated through the tournament as French journalist Romain Molina broke the news that Lamouchi’s short-lived reign was over, making…
By SCM Correspondent ABUJA — The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately deregister the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four other political parties for failing to meet the mandatory constitutional requirements during the last general elections. The affected political parties are the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Accord Party (A), Action Alliance (AA), Action Peoples Party (APP), and the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP). Delivering judgement, Justice Peter Lifu held that the five political parties failed to secure the legally mandated 25 percent of votes in the recent elections, thereby breaching…
THE GLOBAL energy market has been thrown into an absolute tailspin—but this time, it is great news for hard-pressed British motorists. Crude oil prices tanked by more than 5 per cent this morning following the blockbuster announcement that Donald Trump and Iranian chiefs have signed a secret peace memo. The international benchmark, Brent crude, plummeted 4.8 per cent to $83.18 a barrel, completely erasing the terrifying “bunker pricing” premium that has gripped the markets since the war erupted three months ago. In the US, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) fell just as hard, dropping 5.3 per cent to $83.26 a barrel.…