Author: TheScrutinyNG

The National Association of Seadogs, Pyrates Confraternity has charged the Federal Government to address rising hunger, out-of-school children and other problems facing the nation as the country marks 64th nationhood anniversary. The group also emphasizes the need for President Bola Tinubu to tackle the pervasive issues of insecurity, poverty, bad roads, and out-of-school children. In their Independence Day message, titled “Nigeria@64: Walking on Tightrope,” NAS, through its Capn, Dr Joseph Oteri, warned that the worsening economic conditions could trigger social unrest if left unaddressed. He warned that arresting protesters and charging them with terrorism is not the solution to the…

NFF President Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau has reaffirmed his commitment to advancing Nigerian football, assuring the public of concerted efforts to push the sport forward. Celebrating his second year in office on Monday, Gusau highlighted several significant achievements under his administration since his election in 2022. One of the major successes, according to Gusau, is the stability within Nigerian football, which has contributed to the improved performance of both the men’s and women’s national teams on the international stage. He noted the Super Eagles’ close call at the 2024 AFCON in Côte d’Ivoire, where they narrowly missed clinching the title. “We…

Joint security forces in Anambra State have killed a member of a secessionist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), and seized several items, including police uniforms. Among the recovered goods were a Prado jeep, two AK-47 rifles, a pump-action gun, two magazines filled with live ammunition, and 15 live cartridges. Reports indicate that other gang members escaped with gunshot wounds, while a few security personnel sustained injuries. The incident occurred around midnight on Sunday along the Uga-Ezinifite axis in the Aguata local government area. Anambra State Police Spokesman, Superintendent Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the event but stated that no security…

Residents of Kano State have been warned against being part of the planned October 1 protest. The warning was handed down by the state police command which said it would not condone residents being part of the protest, vowing to deal decisively with any person or group of persons that violated the order. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Abdullahi Haruna, gave the warning while parading some arrested criminals at the Command’s headquarters in Bompai Kano on Monday. He said that the police will not allow a repeat of the violence witnessed in the state during the recent #EndBadGovernance protests. “On the…

A Taliban court publicly flogged a woman in Afghanistan’s northern province of Faryab for having an illegitimate relationship and running away from home. In a statement, the Taliban’s Supreme Court announced on Monday, said that the woman received a punishment of 30 lashes and was sentenced to six months in prison. In Afghanistan, any kind of sexual relationship outside marriage is illegal. Girls running away from home in most cases face severe punishment by the family. In a separate case over the weekend, two individuals in the southern Kandahar province were publicly whipped for committing sodomy, the court said. Both received 30…

There are indications that ahead of the October 1 protest by some Nigerians, police commands of various states have deployed personnel to some of the flashpoints. The protest will be the second time in two months that angry Nigerians would hit the streets in disapproval of the hardship in the country occasioned by the hike in petrol price and electricity tariff and the floating of the naira by President Bola Tinubu’s government. According to the organisers, the #FearlessOctober1 demonstration is a continuation of the #Endbadgovernance protest, which took place from August 1 to 10. They added that the latest demonstration…

Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Sunday, returned to Abuja after representing Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, the United States of America (U.S.A). The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications in the Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha, announced this in a statement last night. The statement said Shettima presented Nigeria’s National Statement at the General Debate and engaged in several bilateral meetings and sideline events during the event. The Vice President’s visit was deemed a success, with Nigeria securing $600,000 in donations for…

Afenifere, the Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, has promised to join forces to ensure that unitarianism as a form of government is not enthroned in Nigeria politics. Afenifere stated this in a communique issued after its monthly meeting held at Isanya Ogbo Ogun State, the residence of its Leader, Pa Ayo Adebanjo. The communique, by its Deputy Leader and National Publicity Secretary, Oba Oladipo Olaitan and Justice Faloye respectively, reads: “Afenifere resolved to, in due course and soon, mobilise and join democratic forces with all lovers of Nigeria against all tenets, tendencies, pretences, policies and practices of unitarianism in the Nigerian body…

South West governors have been tasked to address hunger in the region and also to make agriculture more attractive for the people of the South West. The challenge was posed by a group, Yoruba One Voice (YOV), and Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams. The YOV said this at the end of its quarterly conference held via Zoom, with no fewer than 500 participants online from across the six continents of the world. According to YOV, the conference with the theme ‘Rescuing Yoruba Nation from hunger, your task, my task’, was a wake-up call to both the Federal Government…

The body of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, killed in an Israeli air strike in southern Beirut, has been recovered, a source close to the movement told AFP yesterday. Friday’s air strike also killed Ali Karake, the group’s top commander in southern Lebanon, Hezbollah said on Sunday. It has not named others who died alongside Nasrallah and Karake. A medical source and a security source said Nasrallah’s body was found intact at the site of an Israeli air attack on Beirut’s southern suburbs. Meanwhile, Israeli military yesterday disclosed it has also killed Nabil Kaouk amid exchange of strikes between the two…