Author: TheScrutinyNG

The Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC) has said that former Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State evaded arrest by operatives of the anti-graft agency on Wednesday with the assistance of his successor, Governor Usman Ododo. The EFCC said its operatives had laid siege to the Kogi State Government Lodge in Abuja in an attempt to apprehend Bello, who is wanted over an alleged N80.2bn fraud case. Despite the operation, Ododo allegedly helped Bello avoid arrest, leveraging the immunity he enjoys as a sitting governor. The incident follows a similar attempt in April, where Ododo reportedly facilitated Bello’s escape from EFCC…

By J. ‘Femifola Durosomo The First set of Postage Stamps issued for the area known as Nigeria today, clocked 150 years on the 10th of June 2024. The stamps popularly referred to as: “Stamps of Lagos”, were released in 1874. It was a set of six postage stamps, valued and denominated in British currencies of Pound (£), Shilling (S), and Pence (d). The one penny (1d) and two pence (2d) denominations were released on June 10, 1874, while the 3d, 4d, 6d and one shilling (1s) denominations were released in August 1874. The postage stamps were designed and decorated with the…

Deji Adeyanju, one of the lawyers handling the case for the #EndBadGovernance protesters, on Thursday, revealed that lawyers, under the auspices of Citizens’ Liberties Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) have secured the release of six protesters in Kano State. This came as civil society organisations, numbering 67, Thursday, declared that attack on the civic space and democracy was no more acceptable, noting that Nigerians were yearning for good governance. According to Adeyanju, the committee was able to secure their release, yesterday at the ongoing trial of the protesters in Kano. The NBA Civil Liberties Committee chaired is by…

Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, one time player of Arsenal, has reportedly been apprehended for allegedly trying to smuggle cannabis worth ₦1.2 billion. Emmanuel-Thomas, 33, who currently plies his trade for Greenock Morton in the Scottish Championship was said to be arrested on Wednesday. According to Sky News, he was detained by officers from the National Crime Agency (NCA) during an operation supported by Police Scotland. The forward was caught with 60kg of cannabis concealed in two suitcases that arrived on a flight from Bangkok. Emmanuel-Thomas, who was at Arsenal from the age of 8 spent most of his times playing for the…

Ademola Adeleke, the Osun State governor, has disclosed that he standing by the party’s constitution on the chairmanship crisis raging in the party. In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed on Thursday, he disclosed that he is not with anyone but the constitution of the party. He also disclosed that as a governor of the party, he aligned with the decision of the PDP’s governors’ forum on the matter. “I stand by the Constitution of our great party which spelt out the succession procedure in case of the exit of an elected chairman. “I also stand by the…

Nigeria’s nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has hit N60.930 trillion in the second quarter (Q2) of 2024. GDP represents the total monetary value of goods produced and services rendered within a specific period in a country. This was revealed by the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Finance, Mrs. Lydia Jafiya, who noted that this figure represents a 16.94% improvement compared to the N52.103 trillion recorded in the second quarter of the previous year. Mrs. Jafiya, represented by the Ministry’s Director, Economic Research and Policy Management (ERPM), Mrs. Grace Ogbonna, disclosed this at a stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja. The…

Frontline youth leaders from over 60 youth organisations have declared that their members would not participate in the  rumoured national protest being planned by some persons and groups for October 1 against the administration of President Bola Tinubu. President of Nigeria Youth Organisation, Duke Alamboye, made the position of the youth leaders known when he led a delegation of representatives of the groups on a courtesy visit to the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dr Dennis Otuaro, in Abuja on Thursday. This was contained in a press release issued by the Special Assistant on Media to the PAP…

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the June/July 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination, with 60.55 percent of candidates securing five credits and above in English Language and Mathematics. The Registrar of NECO, Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, made this known while briefing journalists at the NECO headquarters on Thursday in Minna, Niger State. Prof. Wushishi disclosed that a total of 1,376,423 candidates, comprising 706,950 males and 669,473 females, registered for the exam. The NECO boss provided a further breakdown of the results: “The number of candidates that sat for the exam is 1,367,736, comprising 702,112 males and…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, has absolved himself of an alleged fresh plot to dethrone the emir of Kano, Mohammad Lamido Sanusi. A press statement on Thursday signed by Senior Special Assistant to the APC National Chairman on Public Enlightenment, Chief Oliver Okpala,  dispelled allegations and insinuations in some quarters that Ganduje is part of any plot. The statement reads, “A report circulating in the social media captioned “Ganduje leads  fresh plot to dethrone Emir Mohammad Sanusi” had alleged  “a fresh plot” by Ganduje ‘to dethrone Muhammad Sanusi as the Emir of Kano.’ “The…

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has described Deputy Governor Kadiri Obafemi Hamzat as a seasoned administrator passionate about the growth and development of Lagos. Dr. Obasa said this on Wednesday in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Eromosele Ebhomele, celebrating Dr. Hamzat, who clocks 60 on Thursday, September 19. The Speaker, while calling Dr. Hamzat a blessing to Lagos and Nigeria, added that the Deputy Governor had shown over the years that he is a strong believer in the Lagos project and that his contributions to the progress of the State…