Author: TheScrutinyNG

It was a gathering of who-is-who among the leaders of Rivers State and others as Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Friday, hosted a New Year Luncheon to herald 2025. The luncheon presented an opportunity for the leaders to brainstorm with the former governor on the state of affairs in the state and also to praise him on his strides as the minister in charge of the nation’s capital. Those at the luncheon included leader of the Rivers State Elders Council, 86-Year-Old Chief Ferdinand Alabraba, former NBA President, Chief OCJ Okocha (SAN); Senator Magnus Abe;…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has flayed the national oil company, Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) over the latter’s invitation to him to tour both Port Harcourt and Warri refineries, describing it as disrespectful. Reacting to the invitation, through his media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, Obasanjo said such an open invitation was disrespectful to his office and person. He noted that the oil company had not sent any formal invitation to him as of Thursday, January 2, 2024. “Is that the right way to invite a former president of the country? Who says Baba has even seen the statement or read…

Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa, former governor of Sokoto State, has alleged that notorious terrorist and bandit kingpin, Bello Turji, had mobilized his men and launched attacks in communities along the Zamfara- Sokoto axis, calling on the government to intervene. “If an individual like Turji would unleash such mayhem and disrupt movement in our communities, then it calls for action. Government should rise up to the challenge,” Bafarawa said in an interview with RFI Hausa. Reports indicated that Turji, whose relatives were allegedly detained by security operatives for alleged terrorist acts, issued a January 1, 2025 deadline for his relative to to…

Gunmen suspected to be members of the Lakurawa terrorist group have killed two policemen and rustled over 200 cows from Natsini village in Argungu Local Government Area of Kebbi State. It was learnt that the incident happened on Thursday at about 11 pm. According to sources at the village, the policemen were manning a checkpoint along the Augie/Kangiwa road when the terrorists numbering over 50 on motorcycles attacked and killed two of them before rustling cows in the village. Natsini village is along Augie/Kangiwa road and about 5 kilometres from Argungu town. A local, Abubakar Augie, told Weekend Trust that…

The Rivers State chapter of Ohanaeze Ndigbo has endorsed former Inspector General of Police, Mike Okiro, for the position of President General of the apex Igbo socio-cultural body. The is as the apex Igbo body is scheduled to have its election between January 10 and 11, 2025. The endorsement on Friday bfollowed the zoning of the leadership position to Rivers State after the tenure of Nze Ozichukwu Chukwu, who was appointed to complete the term of late businessman and politician, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, from Imo State. Speaking at the event held in Port Harcourt, the President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Rivers State,…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and other affiliate bodies have vowed to come down hard on states yet to implement the new minimum wage, saying such action would take place at the end of January. The Federal Government designated this January as the starting date for state governments’ implementation of the minimum wage. While most states have committed to paying the N70,000 minimum wage approved by President Bola Tinubu in 2024, not many have started making payments since the approval in July. A top official of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), who spoke on the condition of anonymity (as per…

The Kwara State Police Command has promised to arrest those involved in Wednesday’s killing of a retired controller of works, Abdulrazaq Ajani, in Ilorin. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, gave the assurance in Ilorin on Friday while presenting an update on the incident. According to the police spokesperson, investigations are ongoing to arrest and make those found culpable face the law. “The Kwara Police Command assures the family that those involved in this dastardly act will be made to face the full wrath of the law. “No arrest has been made as of this moment, but our police detectives…

The Naira on Friday depreciated to N1,660 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,655 per dollar.. But the Naira appreciated to N1,535 per dollar in the official foreign exchange market. Data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) showed that the exchange rate for Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) fell to N1535 per dollar from N1,538.5 per dollar on Thursday, maintaining the decline on Friday, indicating N3.5 appreciation for the naira. Consequently, the margin between the parallel market and NFEM rate widened to N125 per dollar from N116.5 per dollar.

The New York judge presiding over President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money case on Friday set sentencing for January 10, falling 10 days before his White House inauguration. Judge Juan Merchan also said he was not inclined to impose jail time on the former president. Trump will be inaugurated as the President of the United States after he defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in a poll last year.

The Commissioner of Police, Abia Command, Danladi Isa, has reactivated the Command’s Radio Communications Office for 24-hour operation daily. The Police Public Relations Officer, Abia, Maureen Chinaka, in a statement in Umuahia on Friday, explained that the purpose was to attend to the security needs of Abia residents in 2025. She stated that the coverage of the office had been extended to all parts of the state. According to the statement, it is to ensure seamless communication, as necessary equipments have been installed and outdated systems replaced. “It is for enhanced efficiency in managing directives and responding promptly to security…