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By Emmanuel Thomas Reporter Imagine hitting the chaotic, sun-baked streets of Lagos as a penniless teenager with nothing but the clothes on your back, only to end up running a multi-billion-pound global empire. It sounds like a Hollywood script. But for a select group of legendary African industrialists, it is absolute reality. Now, their jaw-dropping, rags-to-riches secrets are about to be beamed directly into millions of British and international homes in a blockbuster television event that is set to rock the media landscape. Next week marks a seismic shift in global broadcasting. Professor Pat Utomi, the legendary intellectual…
Admin I Friday, June 26, 2026 Noah Lyles has been announced as an Ultimate Star for the World Athletics Ultimate Championship, taking place on 11-13 September in Budapest, Hungary. Lyles, the dominant US sprinter who has won consecutive 200m Ngolds at the past four World Championships, is locked in to compete at the inaugural edition of the new global championship. Lyles has earned automatic qualification into both the 100m and 200m by virtue of his podium-topping performances in those disciplines at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25, respectively. In his role, Lyles will…
By Our Chief Sports Correspondent at Kansas City Stadium The rain poured down on Missouri, but nothing could dampen the sizzling, blockbusting display of Ronald Koeman’s rampant Oranje, team, Holland. On a night when Kansas City played host to football royalty, the Netherlands didn’t just top Group F—they did it with the kind of swagger, flair, and clinical arrogance that will have the rest of the world shivering in their boots. By the time the final whistle blew on this one-sided 3-1 Dutch demolition, a hapless Tunisia side were left completely drowned, their World Cup dreams washed away into…
JaBy Our Football Correspondent at Dallas Stadium The World Cup exploded into life in the Lone Star State last night as Newcastle United winger Anthony Elanga produced a moment of absolute wizardry to rescue Graham Potter’s Sweden and secure a dramatic passage into the knockout rounds. On a scorching night at Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas, the Swedes looked to be heading out through the trapdoor of Group F when Celtic’s speed-demon Daizen Maeda put a dazzling Japan ahead. But step forward Anthony Elanga. The former Manchester United starlet etched his name into Swedish folklore with a breathtaking solo run…
By Our Man in Los Angeles IT HAD all the ingredients of a classic Hollywood blockbuster, played out under the blinding lights of the magnificent SoFi Stadium. Brad Pitt and Edward Norton were watching from the VIP luxury suites, but even the finest scriptwriters in Tinseltown could not have conjured up a more dramatic, heart-stopping narrative than this. In an unforgettable five-goal FIFA World Cup rollercoaster that threatened to overflow into a genuine West Coast Fight Club, an already-eliminated Turkiye side found their cutting edge to shatter American hearts. A 98th-minute winner from substitute Kaan Ayhan secured a breathless 3-2…
By SCM Sports Desk SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA — There are times when a goalless draw feels like a funeral, and there are times when it feels like a coronation. On a chilly California night at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, Tony Popovic and his defiant Socceroos walked off the pitch feeling like royalty, having secured their place in the FIFA World Cup Round of 32. It was not a match that will be remembered for its artistic flair, nor will it be studied for decades by pure football romanticists. Instead, this final Group D encounter was a brutal,…
By SCM Foreign Desk Published June 26, 2026 CARACAS, Venezuela — A pair of catastrophic, back-to-back earthquakes tore through north-central Venezuela, leveling high-rise buildings, shattering critical infrastructure, and reducing entire residential blocks to dust. The dual tremors, which struck within 40 seconds of each other, have left at least 235 people dead and more than 4,300 injured, according to health officials. With over 40,000 citizens currently reported missing, authorities warn that the death toll is expected to rise exponentially as emergency crews claw through mounds of unstable concrete. The national government has officially declared a state of emergency. Describing the…
Admin I Thursday, June 25, 2026 PLATEAU, Nigeria – In a significant demonstration of its commitment to the development of education and community empowerment, Fidelity Bank Plc has donated back-to-school packs to school pupils in Plateau State. The intervention, which took place in Jos, saw over 600 randomly selected pupils drawn from all 17 Local Government Areas of the state benefit from the bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative. Each pupil received a school bag containing exercise books, writing materials, a mathematical set, and a water bottle, in a gesture designed to support their learning journey and encourage…
Admin I Thursday, June 25, 2025 ABUJA, Nigeria – The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), a framework for cooperation in institutional digital systems, capacity building and technical advisory. The agreement which was signed at NASENI headquarters, Idu, Abuja took place on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, would see both agencies work together more closely, strengthen their operation and improve service delivery in line with their respective mandates. Welcoming the delegation, the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NASENI, Khalil Suleiman Halilu, noted that…
Admin I Thursday, June 25, 2026 LAGOS, Nigeria – Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, is driving awareness and adoption of innovative pension solutions introduced by the National Pension Commission (PenCom). These initiatives, the Personal Pension Plan (PPP) and the Foreign Currency Pension Plan (FCY) are designed to expand access to retirement savings, preserve long-term value, and enhance financial security for Nigerians. These initiatives reflect a broader effort to deepen financial inclusion and adapt retirement planning to the evolving realities of today’s workforce, where income patterns are increasingly flexible and, in many cases, global.…