Author: TheScrutinyNG

Barrister Nyesom Wike, the FCT Minister, might have held firm his grip on the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) endorsed the the Rivers State Congress he indirectly orchestrated. Wike’s loyalists within the PDP NWC not only secured the approval but also postponed the National Executive Committee meeting, originally set for September 26, to October 24, which could have overturned the decision. The PDP NWC, led by acting National Chairman Umar Damagum, made this decision during a meeting at the party’s national headquarters, Wadata Plaza, in Abuja on Thursday. The NWC meeting…

About four hundred Nigerians deported from the United Arabs Emirates have arrived from the country to Abuja, according to a report relayed by the Nigerian Television Authority, Punch reports. The deportees were received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, by officials from the Office of the National Security Adviser, in collaboration with the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, the National Emergency Management Agency, and other relevant stakeholders. “Four hundred Nigerians, including 90 females and 310 males, have been deported from the United Arab Emirates back…

Usman Ododo, the governor of Kogi State, has said the state government would support the rebuilding of the GSM village at Kpata in Lokoja, the state capital, ravaged by fire on Thursday, to enable victims of the fire disaster to have their sources of livelihood restored. Ododo gave the assurance on Thursday when he visited the scene of the fire incident for an on-the-spot assessment of the level of damage caused by the fire outbreak. The governor, who sympathized with the victims of the fire, described the extent of damage as worrisome and promised to ensure that owners of businesses…

A video showing a Metropolitan Police officer allegedly telling a group of Nigerian women not to call police on their husbands but to “manage it”, is now being investigated after resurfacing six years later on the social media. The clip filmed inside Divine Restoration International Church in Camberwell in 2018 shows a police staff member addressing a group of mainly women as three officers stand beside, sparking outrage from abuse charities. In the video, which the UK Mirror has seen, the officer can be heard speaking in Yoruba – a Nigerian language, as well as English, while he stands at…

Some maritime stakeholders have come down on the Nigerian Navy as controversy trails the continued issuance of bunkering license which is being labeled as aberration. As reported by Vanguard, Commodore Igbani Agwu, General Manager, Planning of the Nigerian Navy, speaking at the ongoing Lagos International Maritime Week, said the Navy had to come to issuance of bunkering permit because the space had to be regulated because of the unwholesome activities being experienced in that sector. Agwu also said that the Navy had to come into the issuance of bunkering permit because Nigeria is the only country in the world where…

The Ogun State Government has planned price control mechanism in order to regulate the price of goods and services in the state and this is coming in the face of t he escalating hardship in the country. Governor Dapo Abiodun, who made this known also declared that all forms of market levies had been suspended, noting that only development and environmental levies will be allowed, as they are meant for the development of markets in the state. The governor disclosed these during a meeting with market leaders led by the Iyaloja General, Mrs Yemisi Abass, at the Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan…

The Edo House of Assembly on Thursday faulted the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun over the suspension of the Edo State Security Network (ESSN). The Majority Leader of the House, Charity Aiguobarueghian, said that the security network was established in line with the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended. Aiguobarueghian told newsmen in Benin that the security network would continue to protect the people regardless of the IG’s pronouncement. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the IG had on Wednesday ordered the suspension of the activities of the security network till further notice. Egbetokun, who warned…

The Federal Government on Thursday, September 12, signed the Cape Town Accord on aircraft Lease, 20 years after it came into effect. The Cape Town Accord was designed to facilitate assets-based financing and leasing of aviation equipment, including aircraft. It also helps to expand financing opportunities and reduce costs, with the intended economic benefits. Vice President Kashim Shettima presided over the signing of the accord in the presence of aviation stakeholders, including the Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema. It was gathered at the Presidential Villa where the signing took place that with the signing of the Accord, Nigerian airline…

President Bola Tinubu was received on Wednesday in London by His Majesty King Charles III at Buckingham Palace for a private meeting, highlighting the enduring and cherished relationship between Nigeria and the United Kingdom. This will be the two leaders’ first meeting since they met in Dubai at the COP 28 Climate Summit last year. The latest meeting was at the King’s request. Both leaders discussed global and regional matters of shared priority, focusing on the urgent and complex challenge of climate change. President Tinubu and His Majesty also explored opportunities for collaboration in anticipation of the upcoming COP 29…

The Osun Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC) has revealed that a total of eighteen political parties have registered to partake in the forthcoming local government area election in the state. The disclosure as made by Hashim Abioye , the chairman of OSIEC, while speaking at a three-day retreat at Regina Hotel and Suites, Osogbo on Thursday. While disclosing that the 18 political parties, for the first time, would be participating in the poll slated to hold in February next year, he said the commission had received nominations from the parties and is verifying the credentials of the received nominations. The OSIEC…