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Admin I Wednesday,August 05, 2026 ABUJA, Nigeria – Head Coach Uwejamomere Eboboritse has called up a total of 62 players to the camp of Nigeria’s U17 team, Golden Eaglets, as the team commences its screening and training programmes ahead of this year’s WAFU B U17 Championship. The list is made up of five goalkeepers, 18 defenders, 20 midfielders and 19 forwards. The players have been advised to report to camp in Abuja as Eboboritse and his assistants Kalli Mohammed Kachalla and Abdullahi Isa, begin the arduous task of building another world-champion squad, with Nigeria having won the global title…
PAdmin I Wednesday, August 05, 2026 IVORY COAST – Nigeria’s U20 team, Flying Eagles, on Wednesday evening booked their place in the final of the 2026 WAFU B U20 Championship after a dramatic 4-3 penalty shootout victory over host nation Côte d’Ivoire. The pulsating semi final encounter ended 2-2 after extra time, making the penalty shootout inevitable. The hosts started on the front foot and controlled the tempo from kickoff. They came close to an early opener twice in the 12th and 14th minutes, but Flying Eagles goalkeeper Clinton Lawani was alert and kept Nigeria in the game. The…
. By SCM Admin I Wednesday, August 05, 2026 LAGOS, Nigeria – Access Holdings Plc has published its Sustainability Report for the year ended 31 December 2025 on the Nigerian Exchange Limited, demonstrating how the Group is translating sustainability commitments into measurable business, environmental and social outcomes. The report shows a green asset portfolio of ₦92.14 billion, a 28.47 per cent reduction in operational greenhouse gas emissions against its 2022 baseline and expanded access to finance for about 2.53 million low-income individuals. The report reinforces the Group’s strategic shift from scale to value by showing how sustainability is being…
By SCM Political Desk I Wednesday, August 05, 2026 OSOGBO — Political tension reached a fever pitch in Osun State on Wednesday following reported early-morning raids by operatives of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) from the Force Headquarters, Abuja, on the Osogbo and Ilesa residences of Hon. Ibukun Ishola Fadipe, popularly known as IBK, the Accord candidate for the Osun East Senatorial District. The coordinated operation, which reportedly threw residents of both communities into panic, has triggered accusations of political witch-hunting and state-sponsored intimidation aimed at weakening opposition forces ahead of the upcoming election. According to top party chieftains…
By SCM International Desk I Wednesday, August 05, 2026 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A spent SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage collided with the lunar surface at seven times the speed of sound, carving a fresh 100-foot crater across the dusty gray terrain and leaving behind a stark reminder of humanity’s expanding footprint in deep space. The high-speed impact unleashed energy equivalent to approximately three tons of TNT upon collision. While the kinetic blast delivered a powerful localized shockwave to the lunar crust, scientists confirmed that the resulting impact structure remains far too small to be seen from Earth with…
By SCM Sports Desk I Wednesday, August 05, 2025 FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Major League Soccer fixture Inter Miami CF has suspended global icon Lionel Messi and midfielder Rodrigo De Paul indefinitely following serious allegations of workplace misconduct and racial harassment, club co-owner David Beckham announced. The disciplinary action was triggered after multiple Black staff members employed by the club came forward with formal internal complaints. The allegations specify that both Messi and De Paul engaged in repeated verbal harassment directed at club personnel. In a formal statement released by the organization, Beckham emphasized that management moved swiftly once…
By Emmanuel Thomas l Wednesday, August 05, 2026 ABUJA, Nigeria – The Presidential Renewed Hope Media Tour has commended the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) for its remarkable progress in advancing local technology development, describing the Agency as a key driver of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda and Nigeria’s industrial transformation. Speaking on behalf of the team, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Communication, Information and Strategy, described the visit as “impressive, impressive, impressive,” noting that NASENI’s achievements demonstrate the capacity of Nigerian youths to excel when supported by purposeful leadership.…
By SCM Correspondent l Aug. 5, 2026 LONDON — Metropolitan Police officers executed a weeklong intelligence-driven surge across South London, arresting nearly 300 people and seizing dozens of weapons as part of a targeted effort to suppress a recent flare-up in youth gang violence. The targeted operation focused heavily on the boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark, areas long at the epicenter of London’s struggle with knife crime and organized street syndicates. Over seven days, tactical teams, plainclothes detectives, and armed patrol units executed search warrants, conducted targeted street stops, and swept public spaces. In total, police arrested 297 individuals,…
,By SCM Correspondent l Wednesday, August 05, 2026 OSOGBO — With barely 10 days to the August 15 Osun State governorship election, Governor Ademola Adeleke has raised an alarm over reported plans by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to freeze all official bank accounts belonging to the state government. The governor also alleged that the anti-graft agency is targeting the personal accounts of key state government functionaries in what he described as a calculated attempt to paralyze administrative operations and destabilize the state ahead of the crucial poll. In a statement issued in Osogbo by the…
By SCM International Desk I Wednesday, August 05, 2026 JERUSALEM — Israel’s National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, drew severe condemnation on Tuesday after posting video footage of female Palestinian prisoners in distress, accompanied by a caption boasting about the harsh conditions imposed under his tenure. The clip, shared across the ultra-nationalist minister’s official social media accounts, showed several Palestinian women held in an Israeli detention facility appearing visibly upset and weeping. Accompanying the video was a statement from Ben-Gvir: “If they’re crying, it means I’m doing a good job.” The post marked the latest in a series of…