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By SCM Foreign Desk JERUSALEM – In a rare and severe breakdown of military discipline, more than 100 Israeli soldiers and commanders from an elite infantry unit abandoned their base in southern Israel on Thursday, leaving their personal weapons behind after an intense dispute with their commanding officer, military officials and Israeli media reported. The troops, members of the Givati Brigade’s Tzabar Battalion, walked off the Sde Teiman military base in the Negev Desert following a clash over the commander’s decision to remove and destroy long-standing company symbols and signs. According to military accounts and reporting by Israel…
By Gboyega Akosile I Thursday, July 30,2026 LAGOS, Nigeria – The grand ballroom of Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, became a living canvas of Lagos’ story as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu unveiled Against All Odds, a photographic chronicle of his administration’s journey through some of the state’s defining moments in his first term and part of the second term. The atmosphere carried a symbolism that words could scarcely capture. White-cap chiefs and Lagos monarchs, resplendent in flowing white regalia, gave the evening the splendour of an Eyo procession, as though history, tradition and governance had converged to celebrate the…
Declares US 12.0 Cents Dividend Per Share By Admin I Thursday, July 30, 2026 LAGOS and LONDON – Seplat Energy PLC, foremost Nigerian independent energy company listed on both the Nigerian Exchange and the London Stock Exchange, has announced its unaudited results for the for the six months ended 30 June 2026, declaring US 12.0 Cents total dividend per share for the period, with its Profit After Tax (PAT) for the period rising by 498 per cent to $164m. The energy company grew its revenue to $1.82bn from $1.398bn Year-on-Year with cash generated hitting $985.9m. Production averaged…
Balance Sheet Nears ₦5 Trillion Admin I Thursday, July 30,2026 LAGOS, Nigeria – Sterling Financial Holdings Company Plc (“Sterling Financial” or “the Group”) today released its unaudited results for the half-year ended 30 June 2026, posting broad-based growth across key performance indices. The Group’s gross earnings rose 31.5% to ₦279.6 billion over the corresponding period in 2025, led by a 33.7% jump in interest income to ₦223.6 billion as the loan book expanded and asset yields improved. Net interest income climbed 41.0% to ₦137.4 billion, while non-interest income grew by 23.3% to ₦56.0 billion, supported by notable…
By SCM Crime Desk UMUAHIA — What began as a routine day at a popular local barbershop in Azuahia Uzobi, Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State, has transformed into a spine-chilling tale of obsession, fetish ritual practices, and an alleged plot for murder. Residents of the quiet Umuahia community were left in sheer disbelief after detectives from the Abia State Police Command arrested a young local barber following allegations that he contracted a military officer to execute a target, Johnson Ikenga, a native of Ohafia. However, it was not just the assassination plot that stunned investigators—it…
CP Dodges Questions, Says He’s not aware Admin I Thursday, July 30, 2026 OSUN, Nigeria – The Imole Campaign Council, the campaign organisation of Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State is calling on the Nigerian Police to release 86 members of the Accord Party who were arrested and detained at the Headquarters of the IGP Intelligence Response Team (IRT) in Abuja. They also called on President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the ongoing political tension in Osun State ahead of the governorship election scheduled for August 15. Speaking with journalists after his visit to the IRT Headquarters…
Irabor, Dickson, Agwai, Diri, Okiro, Tietie, Others Proffer Solutions Admin I Thursday, July 30, 2026 LAGOS – Key decision makers in Nigeria have supported the debate for the establishment of state police. According to them, emergency funding for security agencies and reforms of Nigeria’s security architecture are pivotal in sustaining the battle against insecurity. These were their broad consensus at the First Daily Newspaper 6th Anniversary National Dialogue on Security with the theme, “Declaration of State of Emergency on Security: Matching Words with Action”, held at the Yar Adua Centre in Abuja and attended by a former Chief…
Admin I Thursday, July 30, 2026 LAGOS – The Lagos State Government on Wednesday presented Land Allocation letters to 98 villages within Ito-Omu and other communities in Sangotedo and Ibeju-Lekki areas of the State. The allocation letters were presented to leaders of each village by the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, during a ceremony held at Ito-Omu Link Bridge, Sangotedo, Lagos. The presentation of the allocation letters was a result of the Lagos State Government’s acquisition of 16,300 hectares of land in Ito-Omu and other communities through the New Towns Development Authority (NTDA) to develop and maintain…
Admin I Wednesday, July 30.2026 LAGOS, Nigeria – Residents of Alimosho and neighbouring communities in Lagos are set to benefit from faster and more reliable emergency medical services following the establishment of a new operational centre by Medical Services Bridge Africa Ltd. in the area. The healthcare company will officially inaugurate its Alimosho operational base on Saturday, August 1, 2026, at Block 701, Flat 2, Abesan Estate, Ipaja, Lagos, in a move expected to strengthen emergency healthcare delivery across one of Lagos State’s most populous local government areas. The expansion is part of the company’s broader strategy to improve…
By SCM Foreign Desk STARKE, Fla. — In an unprecedented display of lethal force, the State of Florida put two condemned men to death in a single afternoon, executing a former police officer and an 80-year-old grandfather five hours apart at Florida State Prison. The rare double execution was the first carried out in Florida in 62 years, and the first anywhere in the United States in nearly a decade. It highlights an aggressive push by Governor Ron DeSantis to accelerate capital punishment during his final years in office. The first lethal injection was administered early Tuesday afternoon…