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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…
Admin I Tuesday, July 29, 2026 ABUJA – Nigeria’s U20 Boys, Flying Eagles, will on Thursday seek an early passage into the semi finals of this year’s WAFU B U20 Championship ongoing in the Ivorian city of Yamoussoukro, when they confront the Sparrow Hawks from Togo in their second match of the group phase. A sweet 4-2 win over West African rivals Ghana on Monday has established the Cup-holders at the top of Group B on goals difference, ahead of Burkina Faso’s Young Stallions who trounced the Sparrow Hawks 3-1 on Monday. While the Flying Eagles seek a win…
Admin I Tuesday, July 28, 2026 ABUJA, Nigeria – This year’s Elective Congress of the Nigeria Football Federation, earlier scheduled for Saturday, 26th September in Lafia, capital city of Nasarawa State, has now been moved by 24 hours. The Elective Congress, which will usher in members into the Executive Committee of the NFF for the next four years, will now take place in the same city on Sunday, 27th September. At an extraordinary general assembly of the NFF held virtually on Wednesday, President of NFF, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau MON, explained that the request for date-change was necessitated by…
Admin I Tuesday, July 29, 2026 LAGOS, NIGERIA – Former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo will headline the public presentation of 999, the latest memoir by iconic entertainer, social activist and television personality, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, at a special event in Lagos dedicated to celebrating the extraordinary life and enduring legacy of the late Justice Chukwudifu Oputa. Scheduled for Friday, July 31, 2026 at the Alliance Française de Lagos/Mike Adenuga Centre, Osborne Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, the event promises an unforgettable evening where legacy meets literature, storytelling inspires reflection and advocacy drives social impact. The presentation, to…
By Our Reporter WARRI — In a major bid to tackle preventable deaths among mothers and infants, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has launched a strategic intervention under the Federal Government’s Maternal and Neonatal Mortality Reduction Innovation Initiative (MAMII). The Commission flagged off the campaign during a specialized Traditional Birth Attendant (TBA) Workshop organized for healthcare practitioners and community women across Delta and Bayelsa States. Speaking at the event, the Managing Director of the NDDC, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, called on rural women and birth attendants to integrate traditional birthing techniques with orthodox medical practices to…
By SCM Foreign Desk WASHINGTON — An active-duty member of the United States Air Force died after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington on Sunday afternoon, in an extreme act of protest against the war in Gaza, law enforcement officials and military representatives confirmed. The airman, identified by the Air Force as 25-year-old Senior Airman Aaron Bushnell of San Antonio, Texas, doused himself with an accelerant outside the embassy gates shortly before 1:00 p.m. while livestreaming on the video platform Twitch. Dressed in full military fatigues, Mr. Bushnell declared that he would “no longer be…
By Emmanuel Thomas l Tuesday, July 29,2026 MANCHESTER, England — Pep Guardiola has offered a candid assessment of why he turned down the chance to manage the Italian national football team, warning that the country’s footballing crisis cannot be fixed simply by changing who sits on the touchline. Speaking about his decision to walk away from talks with the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC), the Manchester City manager emphasized that systemic failures, structural instability, and a lack of long-term vision made the role unviable for him at this time. “Perhaps now people understand why I made that decision,”…