Author: TheScrutinyNG

A zookeeper with the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) Wildlife Park has been killed by a lion in the park. In a statement on Sunday, the management of OOPL Wildlife Park said the incident happened on Saturday evening. The statement read: “The zookeeper, at the heeding of some guests who came after the closing time of the park, agreed to take the guests to demonstrate the feeding routine of the lion in its inner enclosure. The zookeeper, apparently, feeling comfortable with the animal, left the safety protection gate open and proceeded to feed the animal. He was mauled by the…

Nyesom Wike, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, and former Rivers State governor has bragged that he is too big to be challenged by anyone, making reference to those who he alleged are aligning with Governor Sim Fubara against him. Wike said contrary to reports that Ijaw people were against him in the ongoing political crisis against Fubara, Ijaw nation is solidly behind him. Speaking at a civic reception organised in his honour by Rivers Ijaw People’s Congress, in Port Harcourt, yesterday, Wike said he chose to make Fubara his successor against the opinion of some Ijaw people in 2023.…

Rights activist, Deji Adeyanju, has said the Federal Government has been taking Nigerians for a ride because the citizens have failed to recognise and pursue their rights. The activist who spoke on the backdrop of the planned October 1 Protest also revealed that over 1,000 #EndBadGovernance protesters are still being held in various detention centres around the country, however, assured that they are making every efforts to ensure that they are released. He said; “We can tell you that over 1, 000 people are still held in various prisons across the country. We are currently working with branches of Nigerian…

Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah has been killed in an air attack on Lebanon’s capital Beirut, according to Israel’s military and the Lebanese group, in what is a significant blow to Hezbollah as it reels from an escalating campaign of Israeli attacks. “Hassan Nasrallah is dead,” Israeli military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani announced on X on Saturday. Ali Karki, the commander of Hezbollah’s southern front, and additional Hezbollah commanders were also killed in the massive air strike in Beirut’s southern suburb of Dahiyeh on Friday, the Israeli military said. The strike levelled six apartment buildings while injuring 91 people, according…

Immediate past governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Udom Emmanuel has commiserated with his successor, Pastor Umo Eno, the family as well as Akwa Ibom State on the sad and painful passing of his wife, the First Lady of our state, Pastor (Mrs.) Patience Umo Eno. In a condolence message released by his Media Office, he wrote: “My wife, Dr. (Mrs.) Martha Udom Emmanuel and I received the devastating news of the passing of your dear wife, our First Lady, H.E., Pastor (Mrs.) Patience Umo Eno and we are saddened and pained by this unfortunate event. “Your late Wife was…

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, October 1, 2024, a public holiday to commemorate the nation’s 64th Independence Day. Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on Saturday on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement issued by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Dr Magdalene Ajani. Tunji-Ojo congratulated Nigerians at home and abroad on this occasion and praised the patient and hardworking Nigerian men and women, stating that their sacrifices would not be in vain. He reiterated the need for Nigerians to reflect on the “labour of our heroes past and be inspired for the tasks ahead,…

In a bid to ensure reforms of Nigeria’s electoral system, fifteen Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have presented 37 priority areas that should be considered for amendments if the country will get it right. The recommendations were made to the National Assembly and they would serve as priority areas and a guide to the National Assembly and other stakeholders towards sanitising Nigerian electoral system. The recommendations covered reforming INEC, alternating the 1999 Constitution and making amendments to the Electoral Act. The text of the coalition was read to journalists at a news conference on Wednesday by the Executive Director, Centre for…

President Bola Tinubu has submitted the names of seven inaugural Governing Board members of the North West Development Commission to the Senate for confirmation. The Presidency announced this on Saturday in a statement signed by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, titled ‘President Tinubu Appoints the Governing Board of the North West Development Commission.’ The statement said this follows President Tinubu’s signing of the North West Development Commission Bill into law on 24 July, marking a crucial milestone in the establishment of the Commission. Tinubu nominated Haruna Ginsau (Jigawa) as Chairman and Professor Abdullahi Shehu Ma’aji…

Ahead of the two-legged 2025 African Cup of Nations qualifiers between Nigeria and Libya next month, the North African country has listed 28 Mediterranean Knights to face the Super Eagles. The Mediterranean Knights are scheduled to play two very important matches against the Super Eagles on Matchday 3 and 4 of the qualifiers for the African Cup of Nations, which will be held next year in Morocco. The Libyan national team will be hosted by its Nigerian counterpart on Friday, October 11, and then the confrontation between them will be renewed on October 15 in Libya. The Mediterranean Knights occupy…

An explosion tore through a service station in Russia’s Caucasus republic of Dagestan Friday, killing at least 10 people and wounding 11 others, the emergency situations ministry said. Two children were among the dead, the ministry added on social media network Telegram. The initial ministry statement had put the toll at five dead and three wounded without giving a cause for the blast. “The station’s building is destroyed,” it posted on Telegram. “The technical area and the cafeteria are burning over a surface of 500 square metres.” The ministry update said the fire had been brought under control but not…