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Admin I Monday, July 27, 2026 ABUJA – Nigeria’s U20 Boys, Flying Eagles, began their campaign in this year’s WAFU B U20 Championship with a statement win on Monday, defeating Ghana’s Black Satellites 4-2 in a pulsating six-goal encounter that had fans on the edge of their seats from start to finish. The game exploded into life early. Olayemi Ayinla gave Nigeria the perfect start in the 6th minute, unleashing a blistering shot that left the Ghanaian goalkeeper rooted to the spot. But the lead didn’t last long. Ghana hit back in the 23rd minute through Mohammed Zaidan to…
By SCM Foreign Desk ASHBURN, Va. — The 27-year-old son of Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy was arrested late Sunday after authorities said he shot his mother, Mia Bieniemy, multiple times inside their Northern Virginia home. Deputies with the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office responded at approximately 7:32 p.m. to a report of gunfire in the 20000 block of Northpark Drive in Ashburn, Virginia, a suburb situated roughly 30 miles west of Washington, D.C. Upon arrival, law enforcement officers located Mia Bieniemy, 57, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. She was immediately transported to a nearby medical center…
Admin I Monday, July 27, 2026 ABUJA, Nigeria – Cup-holders Nigeria aim to kick off their defence of the Women Africa Cup of Nations title in an emphatic manner when they lock horns with debuting ‘Scorchers’ of Malawi at the Al Medina Stadium in Rabat on Tuesday night. Last year, the most successful women’s team on the African continent and one of the best in the world came from behind to snatch the crown from the hands of Morocco’s Atlas Lionesses, with a 3-2 win in a memorable Final. The Lionesses, targeting a third successive Final appearance with…
By SCM Foreign Desk GAZA CITY — Israeli military authorities released 60 Palestinian detainees back into the Gaza Strip on Monday, including 20 cross-border laborers who were caught in Israel when war erupted and 40 detainees held at the Ketziot Prison in the southern Negev desert. The group arrived at southern Gaza border crossings, where family members and medical teams met them. Several of the released men showed signs of physical exhaustion and weight loss, and medical workers quickly transferred several individuals to nearby facilities for evaluation, according to local Palestinian health officials and the International Committee of…
By SCM Foreign Desk GAZA CITY — Three more Palestinians were killed and a dozen injured over the past 24 hours in the Gaza Strip, health officials said on Monday, bringing the total recorded death toll in the enclave to 73,329 since the conflict began nearly three years ago. According to a daily statistical update released by the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza on July 27, 2026, two of the latest fatalities occurred in recent strikes, while a third victim succumbed to injuries sustained in earlier bombardments. Twelve additional wounded individuals arrived at local medical facilities…
By SCM Foreign Desk A SERVING Metropolitan Police officer is set to appear in the dock this week accused of rape and serious violence against a woman. Inspector Jason Wu, attached to Met Detention and based out of Colindale police station, faces two counts of rape and one count of causing grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent. The 50-year-old senior cop has been suspended from active duty while legal proceedings take place. He is scheduled to appear at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, to face the charges. Allegations and Investigation The serious charges relate to…
By SCM Foreign Desk JERUSALEM — Escalating military confrontation involving Israel, the United States, and Iranian forces is backfiring on regional security goals by accelerating Tehran’s push toward operational nuclear weapons, according to Admiral Ami Ayalon, former director of Israel’s internal security service, the Shin Bet. Speaking in a wide-ranging interview, Ayalon delivered a stark assessment of the regional strategic balance, arguing that heavy military pressure has inadvertently convinced Iranian decision-makers that a nuclear weapon is their only safeguard against existential destruction. “The result of the U.S.-Israeli war brings Iran closer to building nuclear weapons,” Ayalon warned. “They…
By Thandisizwe Mgudlwa | Cape Town, South Africa SOUTH AFRICA – More than a week has passed since the final whistle blew on the 2026 FIFA World Cup, where Spain claimed victory over former champions Argentina at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. While the expanded tournament—spanning 104 matches across 16 host cities in Mexico, Canada, and the United States—was marketed as the greatest spectacle in sporting history, political friction threatened to overshadow the pitch long before kickoff. Global tensions cast a heavy shadow over the event. Escalating conflicts involving host nation the United States, alongside…
Admin I Monday, July 27, 2026 LAGOS, Nigeria – Stanbic IBTC, a member of Standard Bank Group, was named winner in four categories at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2026: Best Bank for Sustainable Finance, Best Bank for Consumer Lending, Best Bank for Mortgages/Home Loans and Best Bank for Securities Services. The Euromoney Awards for Excellence include categories across global and regional financial markets. Commenting on the awards, Chuma Nwokocha, Chief Executive, Stanbic IBTC Holdings, said: “We are pleased to have been named winner in these categories at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2026. These are important…
Titus Eleweke, Editor, South East AWKA, Anambra – The Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital (COOUTH), Amaku, Awka, will commence a one-week free cervical cancer screening (Pap smear), mammography for early breast cancer detection, and prostate cancer screening on Monday, July 27, 2026. The free cervical cancer screening (Pap smear) and mammography programme will run until Friday, July 31, 2026. The initiative is organized to commemorate the birthdays of the Governor of Anambra State, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, CFR, and his wife, Dr. Mrs. Nonye Soludo, which fall on July 28 and July 31, 2026, respectively. The free medical…