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By Foreign Correspondent WASHINGTON — A ballistic missile strike launched by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targeted a major military installation in Kuwait, injuring four American service members and three civilian contractors, U.S. and regional officials confirmed. The attack, which struck the Ali Al-Salem Air Base, has abruptly heightened regional tensions and cast a dark shadow over highly sensitive, ongoing negotiations in Washington aimed at solidifying a temporary truce between the two nations. According to United States Central Command (CENTCOM), Kuwaiti air defense systems successfully intercepted the incoming Iranian projectile—identified by intelligence analysts as a Fateh-110 short-range ballistic…
Jeff Godwin Doki Ph.D I Saturday, May 31. 2026 ABUJA, Nigeria – At an international Conference in Abuja on “Language in Education” last year November, Nigeria’s Education Minister, Dr. Tunji Alausa, announced the scrapping of indigenous languages in Nigeria’s school curriculum. The reason he trumped off for his decision was poor performance in examinations like WAEC, NECO and JAMB. Turn wherever you may, there is enormous evidence to show the heroic value of preserving our mother tongues. As a matter of fact, the whole uncritical acceptance of English as the inevitable medium of instruction in our schools and…
Admin I Sunday, May 31, 2026 IBADAN, Oyo – The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has directed all public primary and secondary school teachers in Oyo State to withdraw their services from schools beginning Monday, June 1, 2026, until further notice. The directive, issued by the national leadership of the union, is in protest against the continued captivity of abducted teachers and pupils, whose rescue and safe release remain uncertain. According to the union, the prolonged detention of the victims has created fear and anxiety among teachers, discouraged parents from sending their children to school, and heightened tension across…
Omisore, Basiru Camps Kick OSUN, Nigeria – A member of the House of Representatives for Oriade-Obokun Federal Constituency, Wole Oke, has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State would have been dead but for former Governor Gboyega Oyetola who is currently the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy. Already, two rival camps belonging to APC National Secretary, Ajibola Basiru and its former Scribe and ex-Deputy Governor Iyiola Omisore are not happy with Oke’s claim. The National Legislator, who is also the Director-General of the APC 2026 Governorship Campaign, had in his official Facebook page said the…
Jeff Godwin Doki Ph.D I Sunday, May 31.2026 ABUJA, Nigeria – At an international Conference in Abuja on “Language in Education” last year November, Nigeria’s Education Minister, Dr. Tunji Alausa, announced the scrapping of indigenous languages in Nigeria’s school curriculum. Now, let’s be clear on a point. The biggest weapon usually wielded by imperialist agents, like Nigeria’s Education Minister, is the cultural bomb. The effect of the cultural bomb is to annihilate a people’s belief in their languages, in their names, in their environment, in their unity, in their capacities and ultimately in themselves The reason he…
…makes history, becoming the first and only entrepreneur globally to have won in both emerging and master categories in any region in 40 years, and invited to global jury for the 3rd year running Admin I Saturday, May 31, 2026 LAGOS, Nigeria – Mitchell Elegbe, Founder and Group Managing Director/CEO of Interswitch Group has again been re-appointed as the only entrepreneur from Africa into the global jury of the 2025 Ernst & Young (EY) World Entrepreneur of The Year Awards, which takes place annually in June in Monte Carlo, Monaco, for the third consecutive year, following his inaugural…
By SCM Staff Writer UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations is facing the most severe financial insolvency crisis in its 81-year history, with top officials warning that the international body could completely run out of cash to fund its global operations by mid-August. The immediate trigger for the imminent bankruptcy is a synchronized, bilateral chokehold by the world’s two largest economies. The United States has aggressively escalated a multi-year campaign of withholding dues under the Trump administration, while China has quietly compounded the bleeding by implementing unprecedented delays on its own massive financial commitments. Together, the two geopolitical rivals…
By SCM Staff Writer I May 31, 2026 BEIRUT, Lebanon — Israeli ground forces have captured the historic Beaufort Castle and its commanding mountain ridge in southern Lebanon, the military announced Sunday. The advance marks the deepest tactical incursion into Lebanese territory in more than a quarter-century and signals a major escalation as Israel openly expands its operations across the Litani River. The capture of the 900-year-old Crusader-era fortress, known locally as Qalaat al-Shaqif, came after days of intense airstrikes, artillery duels, and close-quarters infantry fighting in the rugged villages surrounding the strongholds of Yohmor and Nabatiyeh. Photographs released by…
Says We Must Build Bridges, Heal Our Fractured Nation to Avert Self-Destruction By Emmanuel Thomas l Sunday, May 31.26 ABUJA, Nigeria – In a political development that has drastically reshaped the horizon of the upcoming 2027 general elections, former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, was on Saturday, May 30, 2026, officially nominated as the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC). The national convention, held amid tight security and high euphoria in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, drew party delegates, stakeholders, and thousands of enthusiastic supporters from all geopolitical zones of the country. Accepting the…
Admin I Sunday, May 31.2026 LAGOS, Nigeria – Leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, is set to launch a strategic engagement platform aimed at promoting the growth and sustainability of small and medium enterprises across Nigeria. Known as the Fidelity Quarterly Business Forum, the initiative is designed to bring together SME business leaders, founders, policymakers and industry experts to discuss business opportunities, economic trends, innovation and sustainable growth strategies. Speaking on the initiative, Ugochi Osinigwe, Divisional Head, Small and Medium-scale Enterprises, Fidelity Bank Plc, said the forum reflects the bank’s commitment to delivering a wide range of initiatives that…