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The NDDC Director of Culture and Women Affairs, Mrs. Ahunna Imoni (middle), with members of the National Council of Women Societies, NCWS, after receiving an award on behalf of the NDDC MD, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, during the 2026 Bayelsa State Convention of the NCWS at the Cultural Centre, Yenagoa. Admin I Wednesday, August 12, 2026 YENEGOA, Bayelsa – The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has received a Special Award of Excellence in recognition of his commitment to gender equality and the advancement of women. The award was presented to him…
Admin I Wednesday, August 12,2026 ABUJA – The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has commenced moves to deepen technology development, Technical and Vocational Education and Training TVET), research, innovation, skills development and technology commercialisation cooperation with the Republic of The Gambia, with both sides agreeing to develop a comprehensive Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) This development followed a high-level experiential learning visit by the Gambian Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (GMoHERST), Professor Pierre Gomez and his delegation to NASENI Headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, during which the Agency showcased its…
Admin I Wednesday, August 12, 2026 ABUJA – After quarter-final exit at the Women Africa Cup of Nations finals in Morocco, the Super Falcons are determined to make the best of a second window of opportunity to reach next year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup finals, as they confront arch-rivals Banyana Banyana of South Africa in Casablanca on Thursday. It is a year and 22 days since both teams’ last clash – a turgid and dramatic Women Africa Cup of Nations semi final also played in Casablanca, which Nigeria edged 2-1 with a spectacular added-time goal by defender Michelle Alozie.…
Admin I Wednesday, August 12, 2026 ABUJA The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has called on road construction companies, contractors, engineers and other stakeholders to strengthen coordination and adopt preventive measures to protect fibre-optic cables during road construction, rehabilitation and other civil works across the country The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the NCC, Dr. Aminu Maida, made the call August 11, 2026, at a stakeholders’ workshop on the protection of fibre-optic cables held at the National Counter- Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Office of the National Security Adviser in Abuja stressing that the nation’s drive to expand…
By SCM Reporter, Wednesday, August 12, 2026 OSOGBO – Ahead of the upcoming governorship election in Osun State, Peter Obi, the 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, has strongly condemned the recent inflammatory comments and threat-laden rhetoric attributed to Senator Francis Fadahunsi, describing them as alarming, unacceptable, and capable of inciting electoral violence. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Obi expressed deep regret over the remarks made by the high-ranking National Assembly lawmaker, emphasizing that public officers hold a solemn constitutional and moral duty to preserve peace, uphold democratic norms, and foster national unity rather than instil fear…
By Emmanuel Thomas l Wednesday, August 12,2026 ABUJA — Ahead of the Osun State Governorship Election scheduled for Saturday, August 15, 2026, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has issued a stern warning against any form of electoral violence, vote buying, or disruption of the democratic process, declaring a zero-tolerance policy for election-related criminality. The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, psc(+), NPM, directed the full deployment of security personnel across all 30 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Osun State to ensure a peaceful environment for voters, electoral officials, and international observers. Exclusion of Non-State Security Outfits In…
By Emmanuel Thomas l Wednesday, August 12,2026 OSOGBO — Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has raised an alarm over an alleged police directive instructing operatives to carry out mass arrests of Accord Party leaders across Osun State and transport them to Abuja ahead of the upcoming governorship election. Addressing newsmen during an emergency press briefing in Osogbo on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, Governor Adeleke described the purported police signal as an illegal plot designed to suppress opposition voices and assist the All Progressives Congress (APC) in rigging the forthcoming polls. Adeleke revealed that he personally engaged the Inspector-General…
Admin I Tuesday, August 11, 2026 ABUJA – President of Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau, on behalf of the NFF Executive Committee, the Super Falcons and the entire Nigerian football family, expressed deepest regrets, and sincere apologies to the Government and people of Nigeria following the Super Falcons’ failure to secure a direct qualification ticket to the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup at the ongoing 14th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. “We recognise the disappointment this result has caused millions of Nigerians who passionately support and identify with the Super Falcons. The team went into the competition…
OSOGBO, Osun – There is a profoundly unsettling irony when a lawmaker—a custodian of the Constitution, elected to frame laws that protect human life and enforce order—publicly orders the slaughter of political opponents and the forceful disenfranchisement of voters. When a sitting Senator uses rhetoric that treats political competition not as a contest of ideas but as an act of war, it signals a dangerous collapse of democratic norms. Beyond the immediate shock value, such inflammatory utterances carry grave legal and political implications that threaten the very survival of Nigeria’s constitutional order Yet, this is the…
By SCM Correspondent l Tuesday, August 11, 2026 OSOGBO — A wave of public outrage and fierce condemnation has swept across the nation following the emergence of a viral video in which the Senator representing Osun East Senatorial District, Francis Ade Fadahunsi, allegedly issued a direct order inciting violent attacks and voter suppression against members of the rival Accord party. The controversial video footage, which was brought to widespread public attention after being shared on X (formerly Twitter) by international Afrobeats star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, captures the sitting lawmaker addressing a crowd with inflammatory and…