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Police in India extract a thief from vent By SCM Reporter INDIA – A hapless housebreaker in India learned the hard way that he isn’t quite as nimble as Father Christmas after getting wedged solid in a family’s ventilation shaft. The red-faced rogue was discovered dangling like a lost parcel when a family in Rajasthan returned home from a day out. Expecting to find their living room exactly as they left it, the homeowners were instead greeted by a pair of legs kicking frantically from the ceiling. Local police were called to the scene, not to give chase,…
Chief Emmanuel Uduaghan Tackles Udogun Okpe, Sapele Okpe Community leaders By Admin I Tuesday, Jan.05.26 SAPELE – The Alema of Warri, Chief Emmanuel Oritsejolomi Uduaghan, has asserted that all the demands of the Orodje in Council should be discountenanced as the said claims are unfounded in historical facts and law. ‘’The land where PPL 220 is situated belongs to Abigborodo Community’’ He also stated that Ajaji, Ugwo, Ajimele, Aji-Dore, Obotie and Irakpa are Itsekiri communities. ‘’The only existing communities known in Sapele from time immemorial are all Itsekiri communities. Sapele was never an Okpe Community. Rather it…
BY OUR FOOTBALL CORRESPONDENT IN FEZ VICTOR OSIMHEN and Ademola Lookman proved they are the undisputed Kings of Africa as Nigeria’s superstars tore Mozambique to shreds in a 4-0 demolition. The Super Eagles didn’t just win; they delivered a statement of intent that will be heard from Lagos to London. In a ruthless display of attacking football at the Stade de Fès, Nigeria’s “Big Three” turned the Round of 16 clash into a personal playground, securing a spot in the quarter-finals with terrifying ease. The carnage began in the 20th minute when former Everton man Alex Iwobi—pulling the strings…
By our man in Morocco THE Egyptian King reigned supreme in Morocco last night as Mohamed Salah produced a moment of pure magic to break Benin hearts. Liverpool’s talismanic forward struck in the dying seconds of extra time to secure a 3-1 win for the Pharaohs, but only after the seven-time champions were given the fright of their lives. For long periods in Agadir, it looked like the upset of the century was on the cards as plucky Benin refused to follow the script. Manchester City’s new sensation Omar Marmoush was the man causing chaos early on, dancing…
BY BLAISE UDUNZE I Monday, January 05.26 LAGOS, Nigeria – As the new economic year begins in Nigeria, statements and policies emanating from government officials’ corridors project cautious optimism. One of the official narratives that expresses renewal of hope and confidence is the projection from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) that the economy is expected to continue expanding, with GDP growth at 4.49 percent, and headline inflation is projected to moderate to 12.9 percent. The signs of stabilisation are real. But so is the urgency for deeper reforms that trickles down to the daily…
By SCM Correspondent in North London THOMAS FRANK was left staring at a familiar nightmare as TOTTENHAM were booed off after failing to kill off a resilient SUNDERLAND in a 1-1 north London stalemate. On a day when the spotlight was fixed on the superstars, it was the Black Cats’ heavy hitter BRIAN BROBBEY who stole the show, rifling an 80th-minute rocket into the top corner to silence the Spurs faithful. The Dutch dynamo’s strike was a dagger to the heart of a Tottenham side that had dominated for long spells but lacked the clinical edge to put the…
BY OUR MAN AT THE COTTAGE ARNE SLOT’S billion-pound brigade of superstars were sensationally sent packing from West London with only a point after Harrison Reed’s last-gasp miracle cancelled out the Reds’ star power. On a day where Mohamed Salah and Florian Wirtz were expected to run riot, it was a local hero who stole the headlines and left Liverpool’s global icons looking like Sunday League amateurs. VAN THE PANIC The drama started when the world’s most expensive defender, Virgil van Dijk, was caught napping. The Dutch giant—usually the coolest man in the building—was caught playing Harry Wilson onside,…
By our football writer at the Etihad THE ETIHAD STADIUM was transformed into a freezing cauldron of frustration last night as Manchester City’s title charge hit a snowy roadblock. Under the blinding glow of the East Manchester floodlights, Pep Guardiola’s superstars were left frozen out by a dogged, managerless Chelsea side who refused to follow the script. The Etihad, usually a fortress of sky-blue celebration, felt more like a library of nerves as the clock ticked down through a biting winter gale. City looked to have the game in the palm of their hands when Tijjani Reijnders sent…
By our man at Elland Road ELLAND ROAD was a bear pit yesterday as Manchester United survived a Leeds United onslaught to escape the Yorkshire cauldron with a point. In an atmosphere so thick with hostility you could have cut it with a rusty blade, the Red Devils found themselves trapped in a white-hot wall of noise. From the first whistle, the Elland Road faithful made sure Ruben Amorim’s men knew they were in enemy territory, booing every touch and shaking the very foundations of the historic old ground. The famous stadium, often described as a throwback to…
By our man at St James’ Park NEWCASTLE UNITED’S St James’ Park fortress stood tall as the Magpies kicked off 2026 with a clinical 2-0 demolition of a drifting Crystal Palace. In the biting Tyneside chill, the Geordie faithful turned the stadium into a black-and-white cauldron, roaring their side to an eleventh consecutive home game without defeat. While the Gallowgate End spent much of the first half frustrated by the linesman’s flag—with Anthony Gordon and Joelinton both seeing strikes chalked off—the atmosphere never dipped, eventually wilting the resolve of Oliver Glasner’s men. The breakthrough finally came in…
