Author: TheScrutinyNG

A former Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (retd) has challenged the military to end the insecurity and killings in the country. According to him, the military has no excuse not to end insecurity once and for all. Danjuma spoke in Abuja on Tuesday at the public presentation of a book titled “Big Boots: Lessons from My Military Service,” authored by Maj. Gen. Solomon Udounwa (retd.). Speaking at the occasion, Danjuma said, “The number one problem today is security. We must end the pandemic and stop the killings that are going on in our country as soon as possible.…

Mr Julius Abure, the former National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), who is now the factional leader of the same party, has faulted position of Senator Nanedi Usman, the interim National Chairperson of the party, over her claim that her committee saved the LP from being deregistered by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Former National Publicity Secretary of the party, Obiora Ifoh, who said this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, stated: “Labour Party leadership wishes to refute that statement as ludicrous, unattainable, unsubstantiated and a pack of lies. “We wish to state emphatically that the Labour Party…

The Federal Government has alleged that some Nigerians are the ones giving the country a bad name abroad. This was alleged by Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the Minister of Interior, at the opening session of a three-day national training workshop on counter-terrorism financing, organised by the Inter-Governmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), where he further noted that plans were underway to harmonise the citizenship database for effective individual and corporate identity management. The minister said the database harmonization would ensure that identities of Nigerians were easily verified from any part of the world. He said it would…

The United Nations has supported the victims of the September 10 flooding in Borno State with $6 million. This was announced on Tuesday by Mohammed Fall, the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria. He announced that the sum was donated from the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund to support the flood victims. Alau Dam, located just over 10 miles to the south of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State collapsed on September 10, compelling hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes. UN spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, at a briefing in New York Monday, said a joint mission, comprising UN agencies and…

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday described the murder of Prince Kazeem Ademola Akinloye, first son of the Ojomu of Ajiran land, Oba Tijani Akinloye, as one too many. The House urged Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, to urgently commence investigation into the incident with the goal of ensuring justice for the bereaved family. According to a press statement by Mr. Eromosele Ebhomele, the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, theHouse, which observed a minute silence in honour of the deceased, also resolved to send…

The police in Borno State has announced the rearrest of one of the fleeing inmates, Abubakar Mohammed, who escaped following the September 10 devastating flood that rocked Maiduguri, the state capital, recently, affecting the Nigerian Correctional facility which carved in under the heavy flood. This was disclosed in a statement released on Tuesday by the Police Public Relations Officer in Borno, SP Ahmed Wakil. Wakil said the police were alerted by a resident who had sighted Abubakar in Gubio town. He said, “The Borno Police Command is pleased to announce the successful rearrest of an escaped convict, Abubakar Mohammed, 27,…

After forty member of Tijjaniyya Movement in Nigeria died in accident on Sunday while traveling to celebrate the 2024 Id el Maulud, President Bola Tinubu has extended his condolences to members and leaders of the group. Tinubu conveyed his sympathies in a statement signed on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga. The statement is titled ‘President Tinubu Mourns 40 Participants Killed in Auto Crash’. The Muslim worshippers were travelling from Kwandari in Plateau State to Saminaka, Kaduna State, for a celebratory event to mark Eid-el-Maulud — Prophet Muhammad’s birthday. However, their bus collided with…

Mr Olanrewaju Ishola has assumed duty as the new Commissioner of Police in Lagos State. The new CP took over from Mr Adegoke Fayoade on Tuesday at the Command Headquarters, Ikeja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Fayoade, immediately after handing over, proceeded to take over the reins of office at Zone-2 Command, Lagos, as Assistance Inspector-General of Police (AIG). NAN reports that Fayoade is among seven Police Commissioners promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector General (AIG) by the Police Service Commission (PSC) on Aug. 30, 2024. The Force Spokesperson, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Sept. 9, announced…

Former US president Donald Trump along with his sons and entrepreneurs late Monday launched a cryptocurrency platform but provided few details. Little was revealed about the Trump family crypto project during a two-hour online presentation other than an offer to let people buy digital “tokens” giving them a vote in platform decisions. The event went ahead as planned despite an apparent assassination attempt against Trump on Sunday at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida. World Liberty Financial intends to offer services based on so-called decentralized finance, a mechanism that eliminates the need for an intermediary such as a…

In order to ensure energy transition, the Federal Government has commenced training youths in Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) conversion, as part of efforts to empower Nigerian youth and reduce the country’s reliance on imported fuels. Led by Hon. Titilope Gbadamosi, Special Assistant to the President on Youth Initiatives, and Mr. Joseph Osanipin, Director General of the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), a two-day event tagged ‘Harnessing Youth Potentials and Career Prospects in the Nigerian Automotive Sector with a Focus on the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Conversion Value Chain’ commenced on September 11th and 12th, 2024, at the Shehu…