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By Emmanuel Thomas GLOBAL Afrobeats sensation Burna Boy has paid an emotional tribute to his grandfather on his landmark 90th birthday, declaring: “He’s a great man. I’m forever indebted to him.” The Grammy-winning superstar, 34, paused his grueling world tour schedule to fly back to Lagos, Nigeria, for a glittering, star-studded family gala celebrating the incredible life of patriarch Pa Benson Idonije. Dressed to the nines, the “Last Last” singer looked uncharacteristically humbled as he stood alongside his mother and long-time manager, Bose Ogulu, to shower praises on the man who quite literally shaped the history of modern African…
Admin I Sunday, June 06.2026 ABUJA, Nigeria – About 85 global medical professionals, scientists and policymakers participating in the “Science of Defeating Malaria”, leadership development course and initiative from Harvard University, USA, have commended the establishment of NASENI-TROMENT Biotechnologies factory as pivotal to eradicating malaria and infectious diseases in Nigeria and Africa. While touring the multi-million dollars NASENI-TROMENT Biotechnologies factory on Sunday, June 7, 2027, the team impressed by the facility for the production of PCR kits and rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs), said it was a good move to establish 100 per cent Nigerian-owned diagnostic brand. Chief Executive Officer…
Benjamin Omoike I Sunday, June 06.2026 LAGOS, Nigeria — Movement for Credible Elections, MCE in conjunction with June 12 Pro Democracy Movement of Nigeria will on Friday host top Political Leaders and Leading Activists in the country in commemoration of this year’s June 12 Democracy Day Anniversary in Nigeria. The historic event holding in Lagos is billed to have Chief Emeka Anyaoku, GCON ( Chairman of Eminent Patriots and Former Secretary General of the Commonwealth) as Chairman, while Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Chief (Mrs) Bisi Abiola and other family members of MKO Abiola will be Special Guests of Honour…
By Our Reporter ABUJA — The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced sweeping structural reforms aimed at transitioning the party from a mere electoral platform into a permanent political institution. Chief among the resolutions is the strict enforcement of “party supremacy,” which will now compel all elected officials on its platform to clear policy directions and government appointments with the party leadership. The decisions were part of the resolutions reached at the party’s Second National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting and made public in a statement signed on Sunday by the National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director. According to the main…
Says We Will Not Build Infrastructure At Human Lives Admin I Sunday, June 06, 2026 Abia State is not poor but its resources are poorly managed, the governorship candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the State for the 2027 election, Dr. Kelechi Anosike, has declared. He however said that with prudent leadership and people-oriented policies, Abia State has sufficient resources to transform the lives of its people, including workers, pensioners, and ordinary citizens, and also ensure a holistic infrastructural development. Anosike, frowned at what he described as social media-driven and propaganda-based governance in the state under Governor…
By SCM ONLINE REPORTER I June 7, 2026 THE MIDDLE EAST is on the absolute brink of an all-out regional war tonight after Iran launched a terrifying ballistic missile strike directly at a major Israeli air base. Tehran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) confirmed its Aerospace Force targeted Israel’s strategic Ramat David airbase in a dramatic escalation that threatens to plunge the region into chaos. In a chilling statement, the rogue state warned that the blitz was merely a “warning shot”—and promised a much broader onslaught against both Israeli and American targets if the West strikes back.…
oooBy Iyiola Oludotun IBADAN, Oyo- As the pendulum of politics swings towards the August 15, 2026, governorship election in Osun State, the political atmosphere is charged with intense calculations. At the center of this gathering storm is Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, popularly known as AMBO. If Oyebamiji wins the August 15, 2026 election, it will not just be a change of tenant in the Bola Ige House; it will be a foundational reset of the direction of Osun State. It will mark the transition from a populist, emotive model of governance to a calculative, system-driven, and technocratic…
By Our Reporter In a judicial intervention that could reshape public procurement and accountability in Nigeria’s legislature, the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has declared the National Assembly’s controversial N110 billion vehicle and allowance schemes unlawful. The landmark judgment, delivered by Justice Yellim Bogoro in Suit No. FHC/L/CS/1606/2023, ruled that the expenditure of N40 billion on 465 luxury vehicles for federal lawmakers, alongside N70 billion earmarked as support allowances for newly elected members, fundamentally breached the country’s procurement laws, constitutional obligations, and public trust. Although the judgment was delivered on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, the Certified True…
By SCM Reporter PORT HARCOURT—In a bid to strengthen healthcare infrastructure and improve access to quality medical services in the Niger Delta, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has donated essential medical equipment to the Model Primary Health Care Centre in Orogbum Community, Port Harcourt Local Government Area of Rivers State. Speaking during the official handover ceremony at the facility, the Managing Director of the NDDC, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, stated that the intervention directly aligns with the Commission’s core mandate to enhance healthcare delivery and uplift the well-being of rural and urban communities across the region. Dr. Ogbuku,…
Admin I Sunday, June 05. 2026 ABUJA, Nigeria – The Abia State Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2027 election, Dr. Kelechi Anosike, has congratulated the Alhaji Mohammed Abdulrahman-led National Working Committee (NWC) over the Court of Appeal’s decisive ruling on the appeal filed by the Taminu Turaki group. Speaking during a visit to the National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Mohammed Abdulrahman, at the Wadata Plaza National Secretariat of the PDP in Abuja, Anosike described the appellate court’s ruling as timely and decisive. He also commended the party’s NWC for conducting successful and rancour-free…