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Admin I Saturday, May 30. 26 JAMAICA – Nigeria retained the Afro-Caribbean Football Tournament (The Unity Cup) crown with a surefooted display that flummoxed Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz at The Valley on Saturday. USA-based midfielder Alhassan Yusuf Abdullahi netted a brace to cap a brilliant mini-tournament for himself, with stand-in captain Terem Moffi scoring in-between to ensure despair for the Reggae Boyz’ teeming crowd in south-east London. Abdullahi was quickest to the ball as goalkeeper Coniah Boyce-Clarke punched the ball following a long throw-in from the left by Kenneth Igboke in the 4th minute. The Super Eagles’ early advantage, just…
By SCM Correspondent ABUJA — The New Democratic Congress (NDC) has officially ratified the former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, as its presidential candidate for the upcoming general elections. In a decisive move aimed at building a formidable national coalition, Obi has also announced the former Governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, as his vice-presidential running mate. Addressing party delegates and supporters shortly after his ratification, Obi outlined a governance vision centered on inclusivity, national unity, and a deliberate departure from the zero-sum politics that has traditionally characterized the Nigerian political landscape. In…
By Our Chief Football Correspondent at the Puskás Aréna Mikel Arteta’s North London galaxy of stars suffered the ultimate cosmic collapse in Budapest last night, watching their dream of a historic first-ever Champions League crown vanish into the night sky. It was a penalty shootout laced with pure, unadulterated drama. After a grueling 120 minutes left the continent’s two heavyweights deadlocked at 1-1, it came down to a battle of nerves under the bright lights of the Puskás Aréna. Under immense, suffocating pressure, Arsenal’s ultimate defensive warrior, Gabriel Magalhães, turned from hero to heartbroken villain, blasting his crucial fifth-round…
Titus Eleweke, Editor, South East AWKA, Anambra – Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Soludo, has urged Ndi Igbo to move away from agitation and embrace robust, evidence-based debate as a pathway to addressing the challenges confronting the Igbo people within Nigeria. Governor made the remarks at the Light House in Awka after watching a compelling stage performance titled The Tale of Two Nnamdis, written by Tobe Osigwe and directed by Prof. Uche Nwaozuzu. The play was presented by students of the Department of Theatre Arts and Film Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN). Addressing the audience, Governor…
By SCM Reporter In a major breakthrough in the ongoing counter-insurgency operations in Nigeria’s North-East, frontline troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI, have successfully rescued ninety-two (92) kidnapped victims from the clutches of Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists. The high-stakes rescue operation took place along the notorious Buratai–Kamuya road in the Biu Local Government Area of Borno State, a region that has long been a flashpoint for insurgent activities. This disclosure was contained in an official press statement released on Saturday by the Media Information Officer of Operation…
Ben Omoike I Saturday, May 30.2026 LAGOS, Nigeria – Lagos State Government has pledged to intensify its advocacy to ensure residents embrace voluntary cleanliness of their environment, saying the monthly environmental sanitation exercise has come to stay in a bid to ensure a cleaner city. The state government stated this during the second edition of the reintroduced monthly Environmental sanitation which took place across the state While the wife of the Lagos State Governor, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu participated in the exercise at Alimosho Local Government Area, accompanied by the state’s commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, Special…
By Our Health Writer HAVANA — In the global landscape of oncology research, the most groundbreaking advancements are typically expected to emerge from heavily funded, multi-billion-dollar Western laboratories but not so with Vaxira. Yet, once again, a small island nation under decades of strict economic blockades is turning international medicine on its head. Cuba has done it again. In a powerful testament to scientific resilience, Cuban and Argentine scientists have co-developed VAXIRA, a novel therapeutic cancer vaccine that is fundamentally changing how doctors approach advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Already approved for clinical use in both Cuba and…
By SCM Art writer LONDON – The concept of “home” is rarely static, but for contemporary Iranian artists, it is an ongoing, borderless conversation. This week, London’s Mall Galleries—tucked elegantly between the institutional majesty of Trafalgar Square and Buckingham Palace—becomes the epicentre of that dialogue. The sixth Iranian Contemporary Art Biennial, poignantly titled “With My Roots,” is a sweeping survey of artistic resilience. Running from May 22 to May 30, 2026, the exhibition functions less like a traditional regional showcase and more like a global atlas. It gathers 182 distinct works crafted by 127 Iranian artists who, while bound…
By SCM Sports Desk LIVERPOOL — In a stunning postseason twist that has reverberated across European football, Liverpool FC have confirmed that head coach Arne Slot has been relieved of his duties with immediate effect. The decision brings a sudden, unceremonious end to the Dutchman’s two-year tenure at Anfield, just twelve months after he successfully guided the club to a historic 20th English league title. In a formal statement released on Saturday, the Merseyside club announced: ”Liverpool FC can confirm Arne Slot is to depart his role as head coach with immediate effect and that the process to…
By SCM Correspondent The legal and political battle for the control of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State took a dramatic turn yesterday, as the Court of Appeal in Abuja upheld a lower court order nullifying the ward, local government, and state congresses that produced the Chief Tony Okocha-led executive committee. The Okocha-led faction is fiercely loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. The controversy stems from an earlier ex parte order issued by the Rivers State High Court, which restrained the APC from conducting the congresses that ultimately installed Okocha’s executive.…